I'm improving our free IDE CodeFusion and just added configurable snippet support in the new version. Internally we are using ACE Editor. Now technically I'm already done and it works like a charm.
With ACE also came a bunch of pre-defined snippets - which are very nice for JavaScript but not perfect for APEX and all Salesforce-special-stuff.
The Snippet-Format is something like ApexMate - it also reminds me of Sublime-Snippets. Just as an example they look like this:
snippet for-\n\
for(var ${1:i} = ${2:Things}.length; ${1:i}--; ) {\n\
${0:${2:Things}[${1:i}];}\n\
}\n\
# for (...) {...}\n\
snippet for\n\
for(var ${1:i} = 0; $1 < ${2:Things}.length; $1++) {\n\
${3:$2[$1]}$0\n\
}\n\
# for (...) {...} (Improved Native For-Loop)\n\
But I don't mind the format - it looks pretty easy to adjust or convert them if necessary.
What I'm more interested in is a snippet-collection which has proven to be good in any environment and has evolved through time and many projects. Sure thing I can write my own - but actually I just started the snippet-business and would have to start form scratch. Now I would be interested if any MavensMate/Sublime/TextMate enthusiast maybe have already something and are in the mood of sharing it with the community?
A short google reseach brought up nothing on the first page. I had also a quick look in Joe Ferraros MavensMate and @superfell ApexMate but either they come without snippets - or I didn't see them.
Anyway one brilliant snippet collection could improve all of our IDEs (at least those supporting them at all). Would you like to share?
