Plugin keeps etherpad 1.8.13 from booting completely

[makefu]

When i build etherpad with ep_codepad then the server does not start up anymore:
There is no real error message, however the port is not opened and the last message is:

[2021-04-16 22:56:51.584] [INFO] server - Installed plugins: ep_codepad@1.3.3, ep_markdown@0.1.31
[2021-04-16 22:56:51.592] [INFO] console - Report bugs at https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/issues
[2021-04-16 22:56:51.594] [INFO] console - Your Etherpad version is 1.8.13 (5db0c8d)

Thanks!

[adeydas]

Same issue

[LaKing]

I'm not really maintaining ep_codepad anymore, as there is a new implementation ...

If there is a question regarding the code, I can answer, but need a volunteer who is willing to debug it ...

[makefu]

Hi, what would be the new implementation?

[LaKing]

My first open-source collaborative code editor was ep_codepad, but I had to realize that it is easier to make a code editor collaborative than to make a collaborative text editor tuned to be a code editor. Thus, I wrote codepad that we use and used for a long time. It is based on codemirror 5, however, the ot package that gives the core of collaborative editing is abandoned, and I had a hard time with it. Codepad has a couple of bugs that I can live with, but it is nasty, so I guess no one else will use it. ...

The new kid is already in sight, but not around a block yet. It will be based on codemirror 6 which by its design has good support for collaborative editing out of the box, it just needs some documentation. Take a look here.

I hope I will find some time to to do the upgrade on codepad, but actually, it's damn time-consuming to write a full featured code editor. Currently, I'm doing a big update on my boilerplate framework that I use to build all kinds of apps, codepad uses it too.
ep_codepad is from my perspective legacy, and I want to focus on the next generation, not the previous one .) ...

The current codepad is perfect to write the next codepad :D

[makefu]

@LaKing Thanks so much for taking the time to respond, i really appreciate it!
If i find some time i will definitly try out codepad.
Maybe it is helpful for others if you could add a quick note into the Readme of ep_codepad of the current project status.
Cheers!