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Embedded Python: Add a built-in variable to represent class

Currently coding an embedded python method in ObjectScript class when I want to call a classmethod of the same class I need to use the construction: iris.cls(__name__).ClassMethod() Would it be possible to add a built-in variable, e.g. cself, that...
Evgeny Shvarov about 2 years ago in InterSystems IRIS 0 Future consideration

Modernize terminal

Add command and variable/global name completion in the terminal.
Fabian Haupt about 2 years ago in InterSystems IRIS 4 Future consideration

Do not change formatting when compiling through GUI

In mixed development environments where some team members use the GUI and others use VS Code, the latter will remove the formatting (comments, algebraic assignment notation, spacing) performed by the former when compiling.
Jonathan Anglin about 2 years ago in InterSystems IRIS 2 Future consideration

Cloud Service Starter Kit

Create a tool/utility/framework to build a new cloud native micro-service. Automating the mundane parts of making a micro-service, and letting a developer start from the kit and just need to add in the logic of the service itself, and then be able...
Milton Gore about 2 years ago in InterSystems IRIS 0 Future consideration

VS Code: Index local workspace folder

The VS Code Language Server currently relies on the connected InterSystems server for most intelloisense. For people who work client-side and either work without an active server connection or don't sync their local files with the server often, th...
Brett Saviano about 2 years ago in InterSystems IRIS 0 Future consideration

Bare minimum start of IRIS for docker build

During docker build, it's useless to start full functional IRIS, it would be enough to start just bare minimally, do not start the internal web server, ECP, and so on. Just only staff enough to build a code and make some changes in settings.
Dmitry Maslennikov about 2 years ago in InterSystems IRIS 0 Future consideration

Simplify classnames calls in ObjectScript

Currently everyone use ##class(classname).methodname() to call it. e.g. do ##class(Sample).ClassMethod() This is one of the painful moments about ObjectScript for developers. Can we introduce a parallel support of more simplified way, as: #classna...
Evgeny Shvarov about 2 years ago in InterSystems IRIS 0 Future consideration

Use of package management systems

There is no way at the moment to install any driver to IRIS for any suppoorted programming language. Java drivers not available on Maven (even https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/com.intersystems/intersystems-jdbc, just fake empty files) Python dri...
Dmitry Maslennikov over 2 years ago in InterSystems IRIS 1 Future consideration

Open source Parser for ObjectScript

Open source parser driven by InterSystems, required by many types of projects, which could be implemented then by community. Linters, Syntax Analyzers, Security Scans and so on are require parser for ObjectScript Language Server in VSCode is awful...
Dmitry Maslennikov over 2 years ago in InterSystems IRIS 1 Future consideration