The StreamBase Configuration Forms Editor is a graphical tree-based structured editor available as an alternative to the text-based one for a more guided experience.
The StreamBase Configuration Forms Editor has the following features:
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Typechecks your configuration file as you compose or edit it.
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Provides syntax highlighting.
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Provides autocompletion of keywords when you type part of the name and press Ctrl+Space.
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Provides "Content Assist", which is a context-aware proposal of keywords and values valid for the current location in the file when you place the cursor after an open brace and press.
The StreamBase Configuration Forms Editor is a guided alternative to the text-based StreamBase Configuration File Editor, useful to assist you in viewing and editing the structure of your configuration file graphically by way of a tree. The StreamBase Configuration Forms Editor has the following features which have been added:
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If you select any item in the configuration tree, say the Client API Listener; an additional information window below shows a small description of the feature.
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On the right side of the UI, we can see Configured Properties and Available Properties windows.
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The Available Properties window has dialog boxes of different parameters such as array, integer, object and string. You can enter suitable values in different boxes based upon the parameter mentioned in green.
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Click on the green icon next to each of the properties filled with suitable values. The Available Properties will get added in the Configured Properties window above.
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If you click the green icon next to any Available properties without any dialog box, it will get added to the Used Properties window. This will display an error message.
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Click on the feature in the tree view. Enter suitable values in the Additional Elements dialog box. Click on the green icon to add it to the Used Properties window. The error message will not show.
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Click on the folder icon at the upper right area. It will open the file in the text editor.