here is a weird idea added to Bespin

adding_compilefile_command.diff

diff -r ff80ef4e11e9 backend/python/bespin/controllers.py
--- a/backend/python/bespin/controllers.py	Sun Mar 01 19:42:53 2009 +0100
+++ b/backend/python/bespin/controllers.py	Sun Mar 01 23:22:44 2009 +0100
@@ -191,6 +191,18 @@
     
     fm.close(user, project, path)
     return response()
+
+@expose(r'^/file/compile/(?P<path>.*)$', 'POST')
+def compilefile(request, response):
+    fm = request.file_manager
+    user = request.user
+
+    project, path = _split_path(request)
+    project = fm.get_project(user, user, project)
+
+    fm.compile(user, project, path)
+    return response()
+
 
 @expose(r'^/file/at/(?P<path>.*)$', 'DELETE')
 def deletefile(request, response):
diff -r ff80ef4e11e9 backend/python/bespin/model.py
--- a/backend/python/bespin/model.py	Sun Mar 01 19:42:53 2009 +0100
+++ b/backend/python/bespin/model.py	Sun Mar 01 23:22:44 2009 +0100
@@ -738,6 +738,36 @@
             raise ConflictError("You already have a project with the name %s" %
                                 new_name)
         project.name = segments[0]
+
+    def perform_compilation(self, user, project=None, path=None):
+        if not project or not path:
+            for fs in user.files[:]:
+                file_obj = fs.file
+                self.perform_compilation(user, file_obj.project, file_obj.name)
+            return
+        s = self.session
+        try:
+            file_obj = s.query(File).filter_by(name=path) \
+                        .filter_by(project=project).one()
+        except NoResultFound:
+            return
+        log.error("Hello from perform_compilation!")
+
+    def compile(self, user, project, path):
+        """Compile the file for the given user"""
+        log.error("compiling using model.py compile!")
+        s = self.session
+        try:
+            file_obj = s.query(File).filter_by(name=path) \
+                .filter_by(project=project).one()
+        except NoResultFound:
+            return
+        try:
+            fs = s.query(FileStatus).filter_by(user_id=user.id) \
+                    .filter_by(file_id=file_obj.id).one()
+        except NoResultFound:
+            return
+        self.perform_compilation(user, project, path)
         
         
 def _find_common_base(member_names):
diff -r ff80ef4e11e9 frontend/js/bespin/client/server.js
--- a/frontend/js/bespin/client/server.js	Sun Mar 01 19:42:53 2009 +0100
+++ b/frontend/js/bespin/client/server.js	Sun Mar 01 23:22:44 2009 +0100
@@ -144,14 +144,14 @@
     // * {{{onSuccess}}} fires when the user is logged in
     // * {{{notloggedin}}} fires when not logged in
     // * {{{userconflict}}} fires when the username exists
-	signup: function(user, pass, email, onSuccess, notloggedin, userconflict) {
+    signup: function(user, pass, email, onSuccess, notloggedin, userconflict) {
         var url = "/register/new/" + user;
         this.request('POST', url, 
-			"password=" + escape(pass) + "&email=" + escape(email), { 
-			call: onSuccess, on401: notloggedin, on409: userconflict,
-			log: 'Login complete.' 
-		});
-	},
+            "password=" + escape(pass) + "&email=" + escape(email), { 
+            call: onSuccess, on401: notloggedin, on409: userconflict,
+            log: 'Login complete.' 
+        });
+    },
 
     // ** {{{ logout(callback) }}}
     //
@@ -324,6 +324,20 @@
         var url = bespin.util.path.combine('/file/close', project, path);
         this.request('POST', url, null, { call: callback });
     },
+    
+    // ** {{{ compileFile(project, path, callback) }}}
+    //
+    // Compile the given file
+    // 
+    // * {{{project}}} is the project to compile from
+    // * {{{path}}} is the path to compile at
+    // * {{{callback}}} fires after the file is compiled
+    compileFile: function(project, path, callback) {
+        console.debug("compileFile (server.js)", project, path, callback);
+        var path = path || '';
+        var url = bespin.util.path.combine('/file/compile', project, path);
+        this.request('POST', url, null, { call: callback });
+    },
 
     // == EDIT ==
 
diff -r ff80ef4e11e9 frontend/js/bespin/editor/events.js
--- a/frontend/js/bespin/editor/events.js	Sun Mar 01 19:42:53 2009 +0100
+++ b/frontend/js/bespin/editor/events.js	Sun Mar 01 23:22:44 2009 +0100
@@ -144,3 +144,17 @@
     window.location.hash = "project=" + project + "&path=" + path;
 });
 
+// ** {{{ Event: bespin:editor:compile }}} **
+// 
+// Compiles current sketch file (Arduino)
+bespin.subscribe("bespin:editor:compile", function(event) {
+    //console.log("events.js: bespin:editor:compile", event);
+    var filename = event.filename || _editSession.path;  // default to current page
+    var project  = event.project  || _editSession.project;   
+
+    _server.compileFile(project, filename, function() {
+        bespin.publish("bespin:editor:compiledfile", { filename: filename });  // unused
+        
+        bespin.publish("bespin:cmdline:showinfo", { msg: 'Compiled file: ' + filename });
+    });
+});
diff -r ff80ef4e11e9 frontend/js/bespin/events.js
--- a/frontend/js/bespin/events.js	Sun Mar 01 19:42:53 2009 +0100
+++ b/frontend/js/bespin/events.js	Sun Mar 01 23:22:44 2009 +0100
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@
     });
 });
 
+
+
 // ** {{{ Event: bespin:directory:create }}} **
 // 
 // Create a new directory