convert Procedure to a Unit??

[Ian Branch 127]

Hi Team,

Before I stumble blindly into something I have no knowledge of.  Again.. ;-)

I have a very large procedure in an App that is called infrequently.

I would like to extract it into a separate Delphi Unit that can be created/used when/if required.

Is there a mechanism/tool to pick up the procedure and create a Unit out of it or embed it into a Unit?

 

Regards & TIA,

Ian

[Mike Torrettinni 198]

I do this often, but manually: I create new unit, move main method and all dependencies (sometimes compile is needed to discover all dependencies). I also take advantage of this to improve naming, code refactor, also usually add enums and new types.

Then I use compile or Find in files and replace to make sure all old calls are updated with new unit in uses clause.

 

I do this with a very messy code and it ends with nicely organized unit.

 

 

[Guest]

hi @Ian Branch

 

exist a tools very good for that, unfortunatelly, you broke it!

• your brain!

 

said that, let's go ahead!

• for know the dependence of a object/class/var/etc.. just "put the mouse over it" - then, you'll know what unit it belong!
• add a empty "unit" in your project - pay attention on skeleton default
• add the procedure header on "interface" secction"
• Copy and Paste your procedure in this new unit on "implementation" seccion!
• now, analize it and divide it in portions!!!

unit uThinkFirstWriteLater;
//
interface
  // uses  == add your units for each dependence
  // type 
  // procedure / function header to export for anothers units
  // var
  // const
implementation
  // uses  == add your units for each dependence
  // type
  // var
  // const
  // procedure / function body
.end

 

Edited February 14, 2021 by Guest

[Uwe Raabe 2057]

7 hours ago, Ian Branch said:

I would like to extract it into a separate Delphi Unit that can be created/used when/if required.

Do you mean a Class? Because a Unit cannot be created when required.

[Ian Branch 127]

1 hour ago, Uwe Raabe said:

Because a Unit cannot be created when required.

Oh.  I did not know that.

Kinda defeats my intended/desired purpose then.

Oh well.  Back to the drawing board.

Thanks to all for your input.

 

Regards,

Ian

[Mike Torrettinni 198]

2 hours ago, Uwe Raabe said:

Do you mean a Class? Because a Unit cannot be created when required.

It seems I missed the point of the question... where can I read more about this?

[David Heffernan 2345]

2 hours ago, Mike Torrettinni said:

It seems I missed the point of the question... where can I read more about this?

The documentation explains what a unit is in Delphi 

[Pat Foley 51]

Could it be you wanting namespace?    mainunithelpers.helpme   in case you have other helpme procedures.

  

I put drawing procedures in a routines.pas by adding arguments to the procedure being moved.  The 

arguments use Timage, TPanel or TForm to reduce dependences.   You simply pass the form you are working 

in to procedure into your routines.pas 

Unit routines
uses forms;
interface

//  Procedure DrawBackGroundBMP(const aWidth, aHeight: Integer; anImage: TImage); // TImage is best passing canvas is tough 
//  procedure DrawthingsEX(athingList:Tstrings; aForm: TForm);     //need to add forms to routines.pas 
//  procedure DrawThings( aPanel:TPanel; Const FileandPathName:String;    
//                          aThingList:Tstrings; aForm: TForm);   // A runtime control parent is assigned to aPanel and the controls onmousedown is assigned Aform.onMousedown

  procedure ShowBalloonTip(Control: TwinControl; Icon: integer; Title: pchar; Text: PWideChar;
             BackCL, TextCL: TColor);
 Implementation
 
 procedure ShowBalloonTip(Control: TwinControl; Icon: integer; Title: pchar; Text: PWideChar;
BackCL, TextCL: TColor);
const
  TOOLTIPS_CLASS = 'tooltips_class32';
  TTS_ALWAYSTIP = $01;
  TTS_NOPREFIX = $02;
  TTS_BALLOON = $40;
  TTF_SUBCLASS = $0010;
  TTF_TRANSPARENT = $0100;
  TTF_CENTERTIP = $0002;
  TTM_ADDTOOL = $0400 + 50;
  WM_User = $01;
  TTM_SETTITLE = (WM_USER + 32);
  ICC_WIN95_CLASSES = $000000FF;
type
  TOOLINFO = packed record
    cbSize: Integer;
    uFlags: Integer;
    hwnd: THandle;
    uId: Integer;
    rect: TRect;
    hinst: THandle;
    lpszText: PWideChar;
    lParam: Integer;
  end;
var
  hWndTip: THandle;
  ti: TOOLINFO;
  hWnd: THandle;
begin
  hWnd    := Control.Handle;
  hWndTip := CreateWindow(TOOLTIPS_CLASS, nil,
    WS_POPUP or TTS_NOPREFIX or TTS_BALLOON or TTS_ALWAYSTIP,
    0, 0, 0, 0, hWnd, 0, HInstance, nil);
  if hWndTip <> 0 then
  begin
    SetWindowPos(hWndTip, HWND_TOPMOST, 0, 0, 0, 0,
      SWP_NOACTIVATE or SWP_NOMOVE or SWP_NOSIZE);
    ti.cbSize := SizeOf(ti);
    ti.uFlags := TTF_CENTERTIP or TTF_TRANSPARENT or TTF_SUBCLASS;
    ti.hwnd := hWnd;
    ti.lpszText := Text;
    Windows.GetClientRect(hWnd, ti.rect);
    SendMessage(hWndTip, TTM_SETTIPBKCOLOR, BackCL, 0);
    SendMessage(hWndTip, TTM_SETTIPTEXTCOLOR, TextCL, 0);
    SendMessage(hWndTip, TTM_ADDTOOL, 1, Integer(@ti));
    SendMessage(hWndTip, TTM_SETTITLE, Icon mod 4, Integer(Title));
  end;
end;