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CodeSage GUI

Overview

The CodeSage GUI is a Tkinter-based Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that allows users to:

  • Write and edit source code with line numbers.
  • Execute code using the CodeSage interpreter.
  • View runtime output, AST structure, and code summaries.
  • Interactively explore how interpreters and NLP engines work under the hood.

The GUI serves as the central hub for the entire CodeSage system.

Responsibilities

  • Provide a code editor with syntax support and line numbers.
  • Display output console for interpreter results.
  • Show AST visualizations.
  • Present structured and NLP-generated code summaries.
  • Enable real-time interaction (run, clear, stop execution).

Major Components

1️.Code Editor

  • A ScrolledText widget with line numbers.
  • Supports multi-line editing and basic text selection.
  • Optional: syntax highlighting for better readability.

2️.Output Console

  • Displays interpreter output and runtime errors.
  • Uses ScrolledText for scrollable output.
  • Colored or formatted output can differentiate errors from normal prints.

3️.AST Viewer

  • Shows the Abstract Syntax Tree of the entered code.
  • Can be implemented using nested tree view or textual tree representation.
  • Helps users understand code structure without execution.

4️.Summary / Explanation Panel

  • Displays structured AST summaries.
  • Updates in real-time as the user edits or runs code.

5️.Control Buttons

  • Run: executes the current code.

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These examples demonstrate that CodeSage’s Interpreter can correctly parse, execute, and evaluate a wide range of Python-like constructs including arithmetic, conditionals, loops, functions, and error handling — providing a near-complete execution environment for educational and analysis purposes.