With the plugin [[https://gitlab.com/grogra/groimp-plugins/Autocompletors|Autocompletors]] comes the possibility to use a text autocomplete in GroIMP text editors.



Completors available:
  * **Static only**: The completions included comes from the [[:user-guide:common_panels#preferences|function browser]]. It also includes all classes from IMP3D objects and turtle commands. When a project is recompiled, its modules and static fields are added to the completions. Warning there is not notion of scope in this completor, i.e. it do not check if a completion is available at a __java__ level.
  * **Scope Based**: in development completor. It suggests completions based on the scope and context of the caret. It is based on a parser written in ANTLR 4. The development of the antlr parser and scope builder is available [[https://gitlab.com/grogra/groimp-plugins/Suggest|here]]. The first completion in a project is always slow as it build the scope for the default imports. Then, each completions should be faster. The speed can be an issue for big project. **Note that "import my.package.lib.* " are quite slow to process**.  

==== How to select a completor ====

Text completors are selected in the options (see how to use the [[:user-guide:common_panels#preferences|preference panel]]).

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==== Options ====

Currently available options:
  * Display description popup: It enables/disables the description popup next to the completion popup.
  * Automatically complete words with only one completion: Words with only one completion available will be autocompleted automatically when the completion is triggered (CTRL +SPACE by default).

==== How to use it ====

To make the completion, you press ''CTRL + Space''. The possible completions will appear in a popup, by pressing ''Enter'' the selected completion will be inserted in the text.

It is possible to use the arrows ''UP'' and ''DOWN'' when the popup is open to select other completions.