Allow multiple q connections from same file

[joel23888]

One use case I have is within one q file I need to run different lines (or blocks) of code on different q processes, some which cannot be connected to each other at the q level (eg development and production environments). I thought it may be useful to allow one line or block of code to point to one q process, and another piece code to point to another q process. For example:

Workflow:

• Create new q file
• Connect to a q process (qserver1)
• Enter some q code in the file (qcode1) and run it on qserver1
• Enter some more q code in the same file (qcode2), and while the cursor is in the line (or with selected text for a block) open a connection to another q process (qserver2) and run
• Now qcode1 would be associated with qserver1 and qcode2 associated with qserver2. Further q code would be associated with qserver2 until I make a new connection to another q process
• qcode1 could be switched to another q process by selecting it (or positioning the cursor in the line) and connecting to another q process
• As the user moved the cursor between qcode1 and qcode2 etc the status bar would update to reflect the active q server

Let me know if above is useful or anything is not clear. Happy to provide more details on the use case.

[quintanar401]

Currently it is possible to connect to several processes, to switch between them you need to click the grin name below. I guess it is possible to add a function that can be associated with a hot key to switch between connections. To remember a server for each line seems an overkill.