CodegenIDE

A lightweight desktop IDE for the Codegen programming language. Codegen is a language-agnostic source language that generates equivalent programs in C++, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, Rust and Swift.

Features

Code Editor

• Syntax highlighting for Codegen source files (.src)
• Find and replace with regex support
• Undo/redo with deep history (200 levels)
• Block indent/outdent (Cmd/Ctrl+[ and ])
• Tab-to-spaces conversion on file open
• Monospaced font selection and sizing

Code Generation

• Generate target language source from Codegen: C++, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, Swift
• Generate all languages at once
• Automatic regeneration when running if source has changed

Run & Test

• Compile and run generated code directly from the IDE
• Built-in terminal emulator with ANSI color support, scrollback, and text selection
• Command-line arguments field for passing args to programs
• Keyboard interrupt support (Ctrl+C)

AI Assistant

• Integrated AI chat panel for coding assistance
• Multi-vendor LLM support: OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, Alibaba, Ollama
• Context-aware: sends current source code and console output to the LLM
• Codegen grammar and built-in function reference included in system prompt
• Code suggestions with Accept/Reject workflow
• Styled message rendering (bold, italic, code blocks, headers)
• Configurable chat bubble colors and fonts

Settings

• Customizable syntax highlighting colors (9 categories)
• Console foreground/background colors
• AI chat font and size (any installed font)
• LLM vendor, model, and API key configuration with live model list fetching
• User prompt and AI response bubble colors
• Window size and layout persisted between sessions

Multi-Platform Packaging

• GitHub Actions workflow for automated native packaging
• macOS: signed and notarized DMG (ARM64)
• Windows: MSI installer with code signing (x64, ARM64)
• Linux: DEB and RPM packages (x64, ARM64)
• File association for .src files with custom document icon

Other

• Multiple windows (File → New)
• Native look and feel on each platform
• macOS integration (system menu bar, About/Preferences/Quit handlers)
• Donation splash screen and optional license key system

Requirements

• Java 21 or later
• Maven (for building)

Building

mvn clean package

Running

./run.sh

Or directly:

java -jar target/CodegenIDE-1.1.0.jar

The lib/ directory contains runtime dependencies (Codegen compiler, Utils, ANTLR) that must be on the classpath. The default classpath can be overridden with -Dcodegen.classpath=....

License

GNU General Public License v3.0 — see LICENSE for details.

© 2026 Richard Lesh