Is it possible for the IDE to highlight user code

matt-crc · ‎2025-02-27

Hello,

Is it possible to highlight USER CODE from CubeMX code generation? For example, highlight everything between these types of comments:

/* USER CODE BEGIN PM */
/* USER CODE END PM */

In a similar way that #ifdef / #endif blocks are highlighted?

If not currently available, can it be added the the CubeMX CubeIDE wishlist?

thanks

Matthew

Pavel A. · ‎2025-02-27

This can be done as Eclipse editor add-on. Eclipse is opensource project, a lot of add-ons are available in its "marketplace" (Help-> Eclipse marketplace). Anyone can make add-ons or sponsor development of whatever they need or want.

Same with VS Code - a lot of add-ons exist for it.

Andrew Neil · ‎2025-02-28

Indeed.

But this would be a useful add-on for ST to provide - as these sections are their thing, and key to properly using their auto-generated code.

It is the cause of quite a few problems seen here ...

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.
A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work.

Andrew Neil · ‎2025-04-04

Previously:

https://community.st.com/t5/stm32cubeide-mcus/have-editor-highlight-quot-user-code-begin-quot-and-quot-user/td-p/197063

A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.
A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work.