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[[Image:Class_Browser.png|thumb|The VDF Tools for Eclipse Class Browser]] | [[Image:Class_Browser.png|thumb|The VDF Tools for Eclipse Class Browser]] | ||
The VDF Tools for Eclipse started out as a simple [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javacc JavaCC] grammar for FMAC/ICODE in 2003. In 2004 it was decided that it should be put to use, but since it was clear that it would not be a good idea to use this low-level language parser to provide the foundations, the parser was rewritten for VDF7 using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANTLR ANTLR]. | The VDF Tools for Eclipse started out as a simple [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javacc JavaCC] grammar for FMAC/ICODE in 2003. In 2004 it was decided that it should be put to use, but since it was clear that it would not be a good idea to use this low-level language parser to provide the foundations, the parser was rewritten for VDF7 using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANTLR ANTLR]. | ||
The feature set grew steadily and in February 2005 the first trials were done at [[Emma EDB AS]]. One year later it was ready and the 1.0 version was released. | |||
VDF Tools works more or less like any programming language IDE. It has a parser that builds an index or metadata model of the code. These data forms the foundation of a number of features such as: | VDF Tools works more or less like any programming language IDE. It has a parser that builds an index or metadata model of the code. These data forms the foundation of a number of features such as: |