On-Save Handlers

The on-save handler (also known as the compiler strategy) is used to transform files when they are saved in an editor. In an IDE, when a new project is opened, the compiler strategy is also executed on each file in the project, as well as when files change in the background. In a command-line batch compiler setting, it is used to transform all files.

The compiler strategy is configured in an ESV file with the on save key:

language

  on save : $Strategy

The identifier after the colon refers to the Stratego strategy that performs the transformation. This strategy must have the exact same signature as the one for actions.

For example:

language

  on save : compile-file

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Last update: April 19, 2024
Created: April 19, 2024