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The iSphere Source Code has been moved to GitHub (https://github.com/rdi-open-source/isphere) on January 3rd, 2024. The update site is still available on SourceForge, as is ticket management.
iSphere is an open source plug-in for IBM's Rational Developer for i 9.5.1.3+. It delivers high quality extensions to improve developer productivity.
IBM's current Eclipse based Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is a huge step beyond SEU, but it still lacks features available only on the green screen. That is where the iSphere Project comes into play, filling in those gaps.
The iSphere library requires V7R1 or higher. For lower releases you can try to compile the library from an i Project by hand. Refer to the iSphere help for details.
Available at SourceForge since December 3rd, 2013.
Features
- Message File Editor for editing message file descriptions within a message file.
- Binding Directory Editor for editing binding directory entries within a binding directory.
- Compare/Merge Editor for comparing/merging source physical file members.
- An extremely fast search feature for searching source files. Searching a member filter in the Remote Systems Explorer with iSphere Source File Search is about 60 times faster than searching with the original RSE Search.
- An extremely fast search feature for searching message files.
- An extremely fast search feature for searching stream files.
- A spooled file subsystem with the ability to open spooled files in Text, HTML and PDF format.
- LPEX Task Tags for marking positions in your source like TODO, FIXME ...
- Decorators for objects in the RSE tree view
- RSE Filter Management to export/import some or all filters to/from a repository
- RSE Command Management to export/import some or all compile commands to/from a repository
- RSE User Action Management to export/import some or all user actions to/from a repository
- Data Area Editor
- User Space Editor
- Data Area Monitor/Viewer
- User Space Monitor/Viewer
- Data Queue Monitor/Viewer
- Message Subsystem/Message Monitor
- Job Log Explorer
- Journal Explorer
- Job Trace Explorer
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User Reviews
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This plugin for RDi has everything the base product needs to make it awesome (and more).
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Once you start using it, you cannot live without it
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An essential plugin for IBM i programmers who use RDi
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This is a project you can rely on to fill gaps left by IBM work on RDi.
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Smart tool in use for every day at work with RPG and RDi. It enhances small steps which we use multiple times per day :)