Uncaught TypeError: editor.getCommentStrings is not a function

[XanderXAJ]

Steps to reproduce:

1. Select text.
2. Run the convert action.
3. Select a font.

The error is thrown immediately. I assume it's because APIs have changed in newer Atom versions.

Atom: 1.23.0-beta1 x64
Electron: 1.6.15
OS: Mac OS X 10.13.1
Thrown From: figlet package 0.5.4

Stack Trace

Uncaught TypeError: editor.getCommentStrings is not a function

At /Users/alexp/.atom/packages/figlet/lib/figlet.coffee:68

TypeError: editor.getCommentStrings is not a function
    at Object.getTextToConvert (/packages/figlet/lib/figlet.coffee:68:117)
    at Object.convert (/packages/figlet/lib/figlet.coffee:38:44)
    at FigletFontView.module.exports.FigletFontView.confirmed (/packages/figlet/lib/figlet-font-view.coffee:62:20)
    at FigletFontView.module.exports.SelectListView.confirmSelection (/packages/git-plus/node_modules/atom-space-pen-views/lib/select-list-view.js:338:21)
    at /packages/git-plus/node_modules/atom-space-pen-views/lib/select-list-view.js:109:19)
    at CommandRegistry.handleCommandEvent (/Applications/Atom Beta.app/Contents/Resources/app/src/command-registry.js:388:36)
    at KeymapManager.module.exports.KeymapManager.dispatchCommandEvent (/Applications/Atom Beta.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/atom-keymap/lib/keymap-manager.js:621:22)
    at KeymapManager.module.exports.KeymapManager.handleKeyboardEvent (/Applications/Atom Beta.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/atom-keymap/lib/keymap-manager.js:412:28)
    at WindowEventHandler.handleDocumentKeyEvent (/Applications/Atom Beta.app/Contents/Resources/app/src/window-event-handler.js:108:40)

Commands

  4x -2:23.7.0 core:confirm (input.hidden-input)
     -0:36.9.0 pane:show-next-recently-used-item (atom-workspace.workspace.scrollbars-visible-always.theme-one-dark-syntax.theme-one-dark-ui.teletype-Guest)
     -0:36.8.0 pane:move-active-item-to-top-of-stack (atom-workspace.workspace.scrollbars-visible-always.theme-one-dark-syntax.theme-one-dark-ui.teletype-Guest)
     -0:33.4.0 pane:show-next-recently-used-item (input.hidden-input)
     -0:33.2.0 pane:move-active-item-to-top-of-stack (div.panels-item)
     -0:28.2.0 pane:show-next-recently-used-item (input.hidden-input)
     -0:28.1.0 pane:move-active-item-to-top-of-stack (input.hidden-input)
  2x -0:25.8.0 editor:newline (input.hidden-input)
     -0:19.8.0 editor:select-to-beginning-of-word (input.hidden-input)
     -0:17.9.0 command-palette:toggle (input.hidden-input)
     -0:15.5.0 core:confirm (input.hidden-input)
     -0:15.5.0 figlet:convert (input.hidden-input)
  6x -0:14.6.0 core:move-up (input.hidden-input)
     -0:13.5.0 core:confirm (input.hidden-input)
     -0:11.9.0 editor:consolidate-selections (input.hidden-input)
     -0:11.9.0 core:cancel (input.hidden-input)

Non-Core Packages

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change-case 0.6.5 
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geiger 2.1.0 
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gutter-shadow 1.1.0 
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minimap-highlight-selected 4.6.1 
minimap-selection 4.5.0 
minimap-split-diff 0.3.7 
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valign 1.1.3 
wordcount 2.10.4 

[danielhickman]

I forked it to test a change I found on another package and it works.

// -
editor.getCommentStrings(scope)

// +
editor.getScopedSettingsDelegate().getCommentStrings(scope)

I just Googled the error and plopped in the change from nteract/hydrogen. I haven't spent enough time tinkering with Atom packages to know about the API and how it'll affect each version. I just had a free moment to tinker with this line and test on my machine.

I don't think it's enough to warrant a PR since I didn't do testing for older Atom versions and it's such a small change.

[pcdgroup]

This fix worked for me. It looks like the author isn't paying attention or has abandoned this project...? - @danielhickman maybe you should go ahead and submit a pull request to try and get their attention.

[danielhickman]

@pcdgroup I'm sure he's just busy but I'll go ahead and submit a PR, but discussion will probably need to take place there about how to move forward with support for older versions.

[danielhickman]

Done > #10.

I overwrote my existing test commit with a simple check for the function as the previous did. This should still support the older versions I can't test due to the time it takes to use multiple instances of Atom since I'm [again] unfamiliar with Atom's core.

[mischnu]

Sorry, my mistake: just created a new issue #11 that's actually only related to #10.

[Shonen17]

I don't know if I do it well, first time I comment on this website.
But no one of your correction work on my Atom version (1.25.0).

This is what I do to correct it :

//68
//-
{commentStartString, commentEndString} = editor.languageMode.commentStartAndEndStringsForScope?(scope) ? editor.getCommentStrings(scope)
//68
//+
{commentStartString, commentEndString} = editor.languageMode.commentStartAndEndStringsForScope?(scope) ? editor.tokenizedBuffer.commentStringsForPosition(editor.getCursorBufferPosition())

Find here :
https://github.com/nteract/hydrogen/pull/1147/files

Sorry for bad English but I hope this can help.

[stanmarc]

This is my hack to overcome identification of commented strings (only for // and #, add others in the array if needed)

Replace this:
(lines 69 to 79 in .atom\packages\figlet\lib\figlet.coffee)

    {commentStartString, commentEndString} = editor.languageMode.commentStartAndEndStringsForScope?(scope) ? editor.getCommentStrings(scope)

    if commentStartString?
      commentStartRegexString = escapeRegExp(commentStartString).replace(/(\s+)$/, '')
      commentStartRegex = new RegExp("^(\\s*)(#{commentStartRegexString})*\\s+")

      match = commentStartRegex.exec(selectionText)

      if match?
        {length} = match[0]
        start.column += length
        selectionText = selectionText[length..-1]

with this:

    for key in ['//', '#']
      commentStartRegexString = escapeRegExp(key)
      commentStartRegex = new RegExp("^(\\s*)(#{commentStartRegexString})*\\s+")

      match = commentStartRegex.exec(selectionText)
      if match?
        {length} = match[0]
        start.column += length
        selectionText = selectionText[length..-1]

[Shonen17]

Ok, now it does not support anymore the keystroke ctrl-alt-shift-F for the command figlet:convert-last
Now i used another package with minimap and it works perfectly. This one is out of date.

[stanmarc]

Hm...

I have the latest (1.40.1 x64 Windows based) version of Atom and just now tried the ctrl-alt-shift-F and it still works as usual.
I have tried your suggested package, the minimap-titles, but it clashes with some another package and attempts to create a block comment:

	/**
	 	 * Block comment
	 	 *
	 	 * @param type
	 	 * @return void
	██   ██ ███████ ██      ██       ██████      ██     ██  ██████  ██████  ██      ██████
	██   ██ ██      ██      ██      ██    ██     ██     ██ ██    ██ ██   ██ ██      ██   ██
	███████ █████   ██      ██      ██    ██     ██  █  ██ ██    ██ ██████  ██      ██   ██
	██   ██ ██      ██      ██      ██    ██     ██ ███ ██ ██    ██ ██   ██ ██      ██   ██
	██   ██ ███████ ███████ ███████  ██████       ███ ███   ██████  ██   ██ ███████ ██████
	*/

Then, the package lacks a interface to choose fonts (you have to set your ASCI font through the config file).

[pdnataraj]

@stanmarc your solution worked for me, (including the ctrl-alt-f command), thanks!