NPP-syntax-check-on-save

An environment helper to program in JavaScript, PHP and AHK in Notepad++.

Despite the name, it actually does not help with setting it up, it only helps when everything else is done: if a file you are saving with a Control+S key combination in Notepad++ is a JavaScript or PHP file, the script will run a syntax check on them. When working on an AHK script, it will automatically reload it.

Lots of steps are necessary for the script to work as intended:

in Windows:

1. install MAMP (uncheck "MAMP Pro", if you do not have a paid account) or a standalone PHP engine

2. set "Run as administrator" in "Compatibility" section of AHK executable's settings

3. set "Run as administrator" in "Compatibility" section of NPP executable's settings OR -- since the flag is sometimes dropped with NPP updates -- use Task Scheduler to launch it with elevated rights

in NPP:

4. install JSLint plugin via "Plugins", "Plagins Admin..." menu

5. install NPPExect plugin via "Plugins", "Plagins Admin..." menu

in NppExec plugin within NPP:

6. in "Console Output..." menu, set "Console input/output encoding" to "UTF8/UTF" as otherwise non-ANSI paths will not be understood

7. in "Execute NppExec Script..." menu, create "Start AHK for NPP syntax check on save" script; for example: cmd.exe /C start "" "C:\Program Files\AutoHotkey\AutoHotkey.exe" "C:\Users\zxs\OneDrive\Рабочий стол\Прочее\NPP syntax check on save.ahk"

8. in "Advanced Options..." menu, add this script to "Execute this script when Notepad++ starts" field

9. in "Execute NppExec Script..." menu, create "PHP syntax check" script; for example: "C:\MAMP\bin\php\php8.1.0\php.exe" -l "$(FULL_CURRENT_PATH)"

10. in "Advanced Options..." menu, select this (#9) script in "Associated scripts" field

in NPP again:

11. restart NPP

12. assign specifically "alt+shift+F6" hotkey to the script #9) script via "Settings", "Shortcut Mapper...", "Plugin commands", "Execute NppExec Script..." (care for possible shortcut key conflicts)

13. for AHK's Function List panel to work follow the instructions like this and this. This will lead to updating %APPDATA%\notepad++\functionList\overrideMap.xml file and creating "akh.xml" in %APPDATA%\notepad++\functionList\. Be careful to correctly put the name of User Defined Language in overrideMap.xml.