Editor generator for ANTLR grammars?

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I'm using ANTLR for creating a new general purpose programming language and I'm quite happy with it.

Due to the fact that I would like to provide good tools for ease the development of programs written with my language I'm starting to thinking on realising a editor for that language through a proper Eclipse plugin.

Is there any tools/project that allow you to have a fully-fledged editor (with syntax highlighting, code completion, etc.). I know that Xtext allow you to do this in automatic, what about ANTLR?

I've seen this mail to the ANTLR mailing list but it has no answers

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Xtext uses ANTLR under the hood - moritz
I know that. What I'm asking is if exists any tool that starting from a ANTLR grammar allows you to generate a editor plugin for eclipse (like what is doina Xtext). Is anything like that existing for ANTLR or not? - the_dark_destructor

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I'd give Xtext a try. It does not provide all the features of Antlr on the grammar level, but the framework offers great infrastructure components such as a tight integration with the Eclipse modeling components and the Eclipse UI.

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Monticore almost seems to do what you (and I) hope for. In their Message Sequence Chart example there is an Eclipse Editor, it is an Eclipse Sample project. I am currently looking into it. Monticore is based upon antlr and the grammar looks quite similar to ANTLRs.