[squeak-dev] differently organized method categories in the Debugger dnu: create process

1 Nov 2012


      Hi-
When I create methods using the Debugger's 'Create' button I am never 
sure which categories are used in the class I'm adding the method to 
versus those in its super classes. In an effort to not have to think 
about that any more I've adapted the 
ClassDescription>>#allMethodCategoriesIntegratedThrough: to put the 
method categories that are used in the target class first, then those in 
the super classes after that.
I think this should work in Pharo and Squeak but I've only tested it in 
Pharo 1.4.  I've attached a changeset and also pasted the method below
Paul
allMethodCategoriesIntegratedThrough: mostGenericClass
    "Answer a list of all the method categories of the receiver and all its 
superclasses, up through mostGenericClass"
| otherClassCategories thisClassCategories combinedClassCategories |
    otherClassCategories := OrderedCollection new.
    self allSuperclasses
    	do: [ :aClass |
    		(aClass includesBehavior: mostGenericClass)
    			ifTrue: [ otherClassCategories addAll: aClass organization 
categories ] ].
    otherClassCategories remove: 'no messages' asSymbol ifAbsent: [  ].
    thisClassCategories := self organization categories asSortedCollection: 
[ :a :b | a asLowercase < b asLowercase ].
    ^ Array
    	streamContents: [ :stream |
    		stream
    			nextPutAll: thisClassCategories;
    			nextPutAll:
    					((otherClassCategories asSet removeAllSuchThat: [ :each | 
thisClassCategories includes: each ])
    							asSortedCollection: [ :a :b | a asLowercase < b asLowercase ]) ]