Features

Wolfram Workbench provides typical features of a state-of-the-art integrated development environment (IDE), customized and specialized for Mathematica and other Wolfram technologies. A basic overview of Workbench is shown below.

Project-Based Approach  

Groups files, code, and other Mathematica resources into a single component Supports Mathematica code and notebooks, Java source, and classes for J/Link, DatabaseLink, and GUI widgets

Source Code Editor  

Provides powerful source code editing with syntax highlighting, error reporting, local-variable coloring, and much more Reports errors with a problems-summary window and mouse-over usage messages for convenient assistance Offers outline summary of code in a source file

Debugging  

Lets you study code as it runs to detect and fix any problems Enables breakpoints to halt and evaluate variables Tracks problems, with useful error messages

Profiling  

Generates deterministic execution-profile reports Reports the number and length of evaluations, with expressions linked to source code

gridMathematica Support  

Provides connections from each gridMathematica kernel back to Workbench. Supports all standard Workbench debugger features for all kernels, including breakpoints, stack display, and source location Profile report gives execution history for each kernel in the cluster

webMathematica Support  

Lets you organize all your webMathematica material in one place Provides tools for starting and stopping the server, and for project web deployment Contains all the webMathematica documentation in convenient form

J/Link Support  

Provides project-creation wizards to mix Mathematica and Java code using the J/Link toolkit Creates error markers in Mathematica when Java classes cannot be found Enables Find Definition from Mathematica to the corresponding Java class Allows debugging of both Mathematica and Java code at the same time

Mathematica Pattern Searching/Rewriting  

Allows pattern-based searching and rewriting of Mathematica code Enables scripting of warnings and error markers based on Mathematica patterns Provides assistant to help migrate from Version 5.2 code

Project Export Wizards  

Exports from Mathematica projects to file system, archive files, etc. Supports enclosed Java classes to build J/Link applications

Unit Tester  

Supports the Wolfram MUnit Tester Provides wizards, templates, and quick assists to help unit test creation and maintenance Runs individual test files as well as test suites of multiple files Includes Test Comparator to help find cause and details of any test failures

Version Control  

Manages multiple versions of files Gives access to version history

Further Features