Configuring Atom from GitHub to work with PHP, Python and some other programming languages

After installation, the GitHub Atom editor supports syntax highlighting for major programming languages. However, for more complete work - code validation, syntax checking, basic debugging, and snippet, as in most code editors, you need to connect additional packages and a number of actions.
Under the cut, we will additionally tell:

• about running scripts
• work in the terminal directly from the interface Atom
• and a little bit about Apple’s stated Swift support

Attention traffic - clickable images and animated gif. (~ 3MB)


Initially, we believe that you have a supported operating system, Node.JS and Atom. In the examples we are working in OpenSUSE (13.1) in it (and generally in distributions * nix) already out of the box there is usually not only Python but PHP and other programming languages. It also works properly on Ubuntu (> 12.04). If you have Windows 7 or 8, and earlier you didn’t work with them (languages), you must first download and install them.
Note: Before starting, it is advisable to run Atom as root.
experience shows - it works more stable

Linter

Atom's ideology for highlighting is that the main package for working with syntax and its analysis will be Linter , which is the top level API for other code linters. This is done to end the “war between plugins”. However, not all third-party developers adhere to this ideology and write their own plugins.
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Script Package: Launch Programs from Atom

Script - package to run the code in atom.

Installation of the Script package is possible from the command line:

apm install script 

or menu
Packages-> Settings View-> Install-> Packages



Each language works if there is a pre-installed compiler / interpreter.
Script package is updated quite often. For example, Swift support appeared less than two weeks ago. So most likely in the near future there will be support for new languages.

To run the program, you must select
Packages -> Script -> Run



Additional options can be found in the documentation either on the Atom or Project pages.

A working directory must be created to function.
The path to it is necessary to register here:
Packages -> Script -> Configure Script -> Current Working Directory
Application developers to support the new language can be left here (respond quickly)

And a bit of humor from the Script developers,
who, apparently, ask everything in the world:

pervod: Atom can not find Nod | Ruby | Python | My socks

Python

Support for highlighting this language comes initially. Packages for syntax and debugging:
Linter + Language Python + Linter Python Pep8 + Script

Script runs Python code, and Linter and Linter Python Pep8 show syntax errors.
Perhaps the Atom Python Debugger will also help you to work with Python.
Highlighting errors and running after installation will look like this:

Php

For PHP, we also included Script and some packages:

• Language php
• Linter php
• Php twig

Swift

For Mac OS, there are at least two options for running Swift code:

• Swift Playground package
• and the Script package already described.

Unfortunately, we do not write anything for Mac, therefore this item is from the words of the developers.
Immediately noted that Swift will run only on Mac OS, other distributions do not support it.

Terminal

To run C, C ++, Java executable code, it is sometimes easier to use a third-party package (not the Atom package, but your distribution package) that runs through the terminal, since Atom itself supports a large number of languages. If Atom acts as a code editor, and the terminal runs it next to it, this is very convenient for us, since the terminal does not have the advantage of editing as Atom.
To start the terminal in the Atom window, install the package Term . To start the terminal in the Atom window, select
Packages -> Command Palette -> Toggle and Term
with the necessary parameters.



In conclusion, another interesting clickable animated gif from developers script, links.

Links

• Atom.io
  
• Linter
  
• Term
  
• Script
  
• Python Plugins
  
• Php plugins
  
• Packages for various languages ​​adapted for Atom
  
• This post is a continuation of the previous one, about installing Atom on the base OS .