CoffeeScript support

[anderson]

Since there's no way to add a new language to the editor and this feature can't be implemented via plugins and definetely there's any workaround with the current version of WeBuilder: please add CoffeeScript language support.

Even if WeBuilder can't compile the code into JavaScript, this job can be done with a plugin BUT when you open a CoffeeScript file using the Javascript's syntax the editor throw errors, so basically you can't use WeBuilder as a CoffeeScript editor at the moment.

I'm working in a SASS compiler plugin, there's one to compile LESS, so the CoffeScript support makes WeBuilder a very atractive and complete deal.

[pmk65]

I think you CAN add new parsers to the Editor. (But it's not very intuitive IMO)
In the folder "Webuilder 2016/data/parsers/" you have parsers for the various languages supported in WeBuilder.

[anderson]

Unfortunately no,

There's not way to add new languages/parsers vía Options yet. You can edit the existent but not add new ones. Maybe editing the program's internal files but I will not take that risk.

[Aivars]

The trends show that interest in Coffeescript is unfortunately declining, so we're not planning to write it ourselves at this moment, sorry. But if you could write a CoffeeScript parser, we will gladly add it.