What is Vorax?

Vorax is a simple yet powerful IDE for Oracle databases, built on top of the widely known Vim editor and Oracle SqlPLUS.

Why we developed it?

• the power of Vim editor. When applied to Oracle development or database administration it brings a lot of efficiency and fun.
• the need for a cross platform tool. Vim is available on many platforms which means you're free to use it on any OS you like.
• availability as a console IDE. Having a shiny IDE on a slow SSH connection doesn't sound so good, does it?
• having an IDE with a small footprint. Vorax is nothing but a collection of VimL and Ruby scripts provided as a Vim plugin. We hope Vorax will consume as less resources as possible.
• the dream of an improved SqlPLUS environment. I know a lot of guys (including me) who use SqlPLUS a lot, even for complex tasks. On the other hand, its limitations are quite annoying: we want good code completion, a decent output, strong editing capabilities and so on. We cannot get rid of SqlPLUS because we still think it's a great tool, but we can make it better. This is one of the goals of Vorax.

Features

Code completion
Database explorer
Connections manager
Formatted output
PLSQL compiling support
Integrated Oracle documentation search

Documentation

For other details about this project don't hesitate to have a look at our wiki. Also, you may want to check our Vorax blog.

Authors and Contributors

This is an open source project. You are welcome to contribute.