Script Editor - New Foundation and First Features

[RuizuKun_Dev (Kitsune)]

Hi, @GeneralRelish, @PaintedGardener, @tnavarts, @yohooyohoo, @cruiser_forever

We desperately need better IntelliSense support for ModuleScripts, stored Variables and the ScriptEditor in general

IntelliSense for ModuleScripts

As a Roblox developer, it gets quite frustrating when you forget what a certain module’s function name is, or what arguments to input and in which order. Occasionally, I’ll have function name IntelliSense for modules, but sometimes I won’t. Even if I do have it, it doesn’t describe that function or show the required arguments, which is frustrating. If this were to be implemented, it would benefit quite a few programmers that frequently create their own modules, or use others’ modules, such as my…

What's Coming in 2019: This Year's Developer Roadmap

[image] Currently, IntelliSense cannot check what methods a ModuleScript has when required. Does this mean we’ll be getting an update to IntelliSense as well to bring this feature? I’m going to presume 70% of people who will use type checking also make use of ModuleScripts to have a OOP style of code. Without an IntelliSense update, I doubt type checking will really take off.

Fine-tuning Intellisense

Here are a few problems/suggestions I have for Intellisense in the Studio script editor. Feel free to add to the list by replying to this thread. Keywords should take precedence over variable names If the word typed so far is “end” or “do,” for example, and the user presses enter, it should not autofill to the closest variable name. I think this exception should be applied only in cases where the FULL keyword name has been typed. Accessing variable names in tables/modules This will proba…