ORG: online Z80 IDE and assembler

[Deep Thought]

Yay, first post.



ORG is an online IDE (in JavaScript, with a custom CodeMirror mode) and assembler (in PHP). It allows editing, building, zipping, and hosting Z80 assembly projects with any number of files, displayed in the UI as tabs that can be added, deleted, renamed, and rearranged. The assembler is reasonably complete, and supports the following directives:

• #include "filename" or #include <filename>
• #define variable or #define variable value or #define macro(passed, arguments) lines \ of \ code
• #defcont \ more \ lines \ of \ code
• #if expression
• #ifdef variable
• #ifndef variable
• #elseif expression
• #elseifdef variable
• #elseifndef variable
• #else
• #endif
• .org pointer
• .echo expression
• .end
• .block bytes
• .fill bytes or .fill bytes, value
• .db data or .byte data
• .dw data or .word data

Currently, you can build projects as protected 8XPs, 8XVs, or plain-text files with AsmPrgm hex characters. It's also linked to the BBify'r and to Pastebin, for sharing code. I'm planning to allow assembling and signing to 8XKs, and I'm looking for documentation on them right now.

[chickendude]

Is there any way to upload files or atleast save projects? It looks really nice, the only thing that throws me off a little is pressing tab (it always places it at the start of the line).

[Deep Thought]

Is there any way to upload files or atleast save projects?

Yes; if you're logged in, it will save and be ready for you the next time you visit the page.

It looks really nice, the only thing that throws me off a little is pressing tab (it always places it at the start of the line).

That's a bug I'm still trying to fix.

[NanoWar]

"Build" has a bit unusual drop-down behavior. But everything looks beautifully arranged. Very good job.

[chickendude]

And.. um.. sorry for the dumb question but... how do you register? I don't see any links anywhere.

[Deep Thought]

Sorry, I should probably make the link more visible. (It currently appears when you press Save.) Sign up at http://clrhome.org/members/ and go back to the page.

"Build" has a bit unusual drop-down behavior. But everything looks beautifully arranged. Very good job.

I should make it stay when I click the arrow, right?

[chickendude]

I signed up for an account There also doesn't seem to be any way to delete hello.z80.

[Deep Thought]

You can rename it by double-clicking. You can never delete the first tab in the list, but you can rearrange them. Click the Help button for full instructions.

[NanoWar]

A browsable folder structure would be nice (a bit overkill maybe).
Compiled files should overwrite themselves. The hash tag you use should not be for files, but for user folders.

Are all Build options available? Because it (hello.z80) always produces a 8xp file that I can download.

[Deep Thought]

A browsable folder structure would be nice (a bit overkill maybe).

Maybe. I might allow each user to have multiple projects and share them someday, and that might be useful then.

Compiled files should overwrite themselves. The hash tag you use should not be for files, but for user folders.

I don't keep track of compiled file names to ensure that files don't overwrite those of other users that happen to have the same file name. What hash tag are you talking about?

Are all Build options available? Because it (hello.z80) always produces a 8xp file that I can download.

All of them are available except for the one titled "DO NOT USE." All of them generate download files except for the last two, which sends the information in the current tab to either the BBify'r or to Pastebin.

[NanoWar]

What hash tag are you talking about?

I meant the "hash"-like file names you give the generated .8xp files. And since users are anonym, you could give each user a hashed subfolder (like /asm/9XIOB1F/hello.z80...).

All of them are available except for the one titled "DO NOT USE." All of them generate download files except for the last two, which sends the information in the current tab to either the BBify'r or to Pastebin.

Hrm. Doesn't work here. (actually all it displays now is a "15") But yesterday I couldn't use the other build options. Nah you're working on this I guess .

[Deep Thought]

What hash tag are you talking about?

I meant the "hash"-like file names you give the generated .8xp files. And since users are anonym, you could give each user a hashed subfolder (like /asm/9XIOB1F/hello.z80...).

Wow, I didn't think of that. Thanks. (It would actually be easier to implement lol)

All of them are available except for the one titled "DO NOT USE." All of them generate download files except for the last two, which sends the information in the current tab to either the BBify'r or to Pastebin.

Hrm. Doesn't work here. (actually all it displays now is a "15") But yesterday I couldn't use the other build options. Nah you're working on this I guess .

I was testing something at the moment. Should be working now. (I probably shouldn't test on the live page )

[Deep Thought]

What hash tag are you talking about?

I meant the "hash"-like file names you give the generated .8xp files. And since users are anonym, you could give each user a hashed subfolder (like /asm/9XIOB1F/hello.z80...).

Wow, I didn't think of that. Thanks. (It would actually be easier to implement lol)

Did that and fixed a lot more bugs.

And ORG can now generate one-page signed apps, thanks to RabbitSign. I tried for four days with three different algorithms to make my own signer, but none of them worked

There's an equate file app.inc to help make app-building easier. It has a single macro, defpage(page,name), which generates an app header for page page of app name. Since only single-page apps are supported at the moment, it only makes sense to use 0 for page.

Now I'll be working on fixing one of those signers (I'd prefer not to rely on RabbitSign), and allowing multi-page apps.

[Deep Thought]

(Offtopic: Whoa, I didn't eve realize how much time had passed until I saw the date on my last post )

Lots of updates since then:

• Uploading programs - either click Open or drag-and-drop your source files straight in
• Templates - sample code for shells, for instance; find them under the Open drop-down menu
• New directives for greater compatibility (.defs, .defm, and so on, used with some assemblers
• Compiling for ZX Spectrum machines
• Fixed lots of bugs
• New design (again)
• Google Chrome-style motion transitions on opening, closing, and rearranging tabs
• Ctrl+S to save - still trying to decide on other shortcuts
• F11 to go full-screen (will even make your browser full-screen if supported

[NanoWar]

Looks and works much better than the older version I tested. How long does it save a session?

[Deep Thought]

It's not saved to the session—if you're logged in, your files are saved forever, if not, they're not saved at all (unless you download them yourself or something).

[Madskillz]

Wow I havent checked this out since the very first version. Looks like it has really improved Deep Thought.

[NanoWar]

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#define macro(foo, bar) .db foo, bar
 macro(1,2)

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#define macro(foo, bar) .db foo \ .db bar
 macro(1,2)

All above snippets give me errors. My programs are macro heavy .

Only this works:

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#define macro(foo) .db foo
 macro(1)

But it doesn't add much to the code.

I'd also want to do this:

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#macro doSomething(foo, bar)
 #if foo = 1
  .db bar
 #endif
#endmacro

[Deep Thought]

Fixed the #define bug. It's actually one of my dumber bugs—macros with more than one argument did work, but not with spaces following a comma (spaces before a comma were fine)

As for #macro and #endmacro, I'll see if I can work it in somewhere. Meanwhile, if you want to create a multi-line macro, use #define and #defcont:

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#define     doSomething(foo, bar)
#defcont    \ #if foo = 1
#defcont    \   .db bar
#defcont    \ #endif

The #defcont and backslash syntax is from TASM.