Lockup on code generation if port name is missing

[bergm]

When generating code for a flow when a port name is missing, drawFBP freezes.
Just create two processes, connect them and remove one port name. When creating the code, the window freezes and one has to kill the process.

[jpaulm]

Thanks Michael, that's a big help - hope to deliver a new version within the next week...

Cheers

[jpaulm]

Fixed as of v2.22.4 - at least, doesn't lock!

Question for @bergm : should users be forced to enter a port name? Thanks

[bergm]

Question for @bergm : should users be forced to enter a port name? Thanks

As of your philosophy of not forcing much at a certain point in time, I would say no. At any point a user might not know the port name (yet). IMO, It would be best (from a useability point of view) to mark a missing port name in an obvious way, so the user has a hard time missing it. Or maybe alert him when he wants to generate code. A further reason for not enforcing it, is that you used it to create flows for all kinds of illustration purposes. And maybe one just doesn't want to show a port name because it's unnecessary detail. All in all I kind of learned to appreciate your stance of not forcibly coupling code and diagram elements in time and space, like most other tools do.

[jpaulm]

Important point! I am now just generating a message if you decide to generate code... If the port name is omitted, I am now also putting a question mark in the port number in the generated code... Thanks, as always!