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django-ace provides integration for ajax.org ACE with Django

Project description

Usage

from django import forms
from django_ace import AceWidget

class EditorForm(forms.Form):
    text = forms.CharField(widget=AceWidget)

Syntax highlighting and static analysis can be enabled by specifying the language:

class EditorForm(forms.Form):
    text = forms.CharField(widget=AceWidget(mode='css'))

Themes are also supported:

class EditorForm(forms.Form):
    text = forms.CharField(widget=AceWidget(mode='css', theme='twilight'))

All options, and their default values, are:

class EditorForm(forms.Form):
    text = forms.CharField(widget=AceWidget(
        mode=None,  # try for example "python"
        theme=None,  # try for example "twilight"
        wordwrap=False,
        width="500px",
        height="300px",
        minlines=None,
        maxlines=None,
        showprintmargin=True,
        showinvisibles=False,
        usesofttabs=True,
        tabsize=None,
        fontsize=None,
        toolbar=True,
        readonly=False,
        showgutter=True,  # To hide/show line numbers
        behaviours=True,  # To disable auto-append of quote when quotes are entered
    ))

Install

  1. Install using pip:

    pip install django_ace
  2. Update INSTALLED_APPS:

    INSTALLED_APPS = (
        # ...
        'django_ace',
    )

Example Project

There’s an example project included in the source, to try it do:

cd example/
virtualenv .env
. .env/bin/activate
pip install -e ..
./manage.py makemigrations app
./manage.py migrate
./manage.py runserver

Then browser to http://localhost:8000.

Change log

v1.14.0

  • Update ACE editor to version v1.14.0.

  • Follow ACE version numbers.

v1.0.13

  • Update ACE editor to version v1.11.2.

v1.0.12

  • Update ACE editor to version v1.5.0.

v1.0.11

  • Support Grappelli inlines.

v1.0.10

  • FIX JavaScript error when using JavaScriptCatalog.

v1.0.9

  • New widget option showgutters to hide line numbers.

  • New widget option behaviours to avoid auto-insert of quotes.

v1.0.8

  • New widget option readonly.

  • Update ACE editor to version v1.4.12.

v1.0.7

  • New widget option toolbar.

  • Update ACE editor to version v1.4.8.

v1.0.6

  • New widget option fontsize.

  • Update ACE editor to version v1.4.7.

v1.0.5

  • New widget option tabsize.

  • Upgrade ACE editor to version v1.4.2.

v1.0.4

  • Update Django compatibility to >1.11,<=2.1

  • New widget options minLines, maxLines, showinvisibles, usesofttabs.

  • Upgrade ACE editor to version v1.4.0.

  • Updated example for Django 1.11

  • PEP8 improvements

v1.0.2

  • Upgrade ACE editor to version 1.1.8

  • Add support for showprintmargin

v1.0.1

  • Add support for Django 1.7 by removing deprecated imports.

v1.0.0

  • Initial release.

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