Advanced Code Edition with GNAT Studio

The purpose of this exercise is to use GNAT Studio’s integrated code edition features.

This lab uses the Getting Started lab (default).

Question 1

We want to wrap the call to Draw_Sphere into its own subprogram, and its own package.

Create a package Red_Ball without its body from the GNAT Studio project view.

Question 2

In red_ball.ads, declare a new procedure Draw_Red_Ball (Canvas : Canvas_ID; X, Y, Radius : Float)

Try checking the semantics of the file, using the “Check Semantic” button (or option from the Build menu).

This should fail: GNAT Studio will propose an automatic fix to “qualify” with a package; run it.

Question 3

Using the GNAT Studio Generate right-click menu, generate a body for the package Red_Ball.

Jump to the body, and copy-paste there the call to Draw_Sphere from getting_started_main.adb. Rename Ball_Radius to Radius.

Try compiling red_ball.adb by using Shift+F4. This will fail: use the automatic tip from GNAT Studio about qualifying Draw_Sphere.

Try recompiling the file; it should work.

Go back to getting_started_main.adb, and replace the call to Draw_Sphere by the equivalent call to Draw_Red_Ball. Fix any qualification issue using GNAT Studio’s autofix.

Question 4

Red_Ball.Draw_Red_Ball is a bit repetitive. Rename it to Red_Ball.Draw using GNAT Studio’s Refactor menu.

Question 5

We want to add a pink circle inside the red ball. Go to the body of Red_Ball.Draw.

There is no Pink color already defined, declare Pink : Mage.RGBA_T. Try to compile, use the tip from GNAT Studio so that it inserts with Mage by itself. Add a value for Pink, type := ( and in the menu that opens, choose “Aggregate for RGBA_T”. Then complete the template with the values R = 255, G = 100, B = 100, A = 100.

Once this is done, add a call to Draw_Circle after the call to Draw_Sphere. Use the autocompletion “Params of Mage.Draw.Draw_Circle”. The circle radius should be half that of the sphere.

Finally, compile and use autofix to fix the warning emited by GNAT Studio, and run the “Code > Format File” command, to reformat the file automatically using gnatpp.