[Bindable] results in extra codegen. Binding expressions with {} is a whole
other ball of work.
I think in FalconJX you might have to modify the node tree in several places
when you hit a [Bindable] node.
It isn't working correctly in FalconJS either, but my "customer" needs it so
I'm hacking a fix.
On 3/27/13 1:28 PM, "Erik de Bruin" <e...@ixsoftware.nl> wrote:
> No, not yet. How is this set up in FlexJS? I'm sure I can read Metadata and
> Databinding information, so I guess it depends on the requirements for the
> emitted JS if I can easily implement this ;-)
>
> EdB
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, March 27, 2013, Alex Harui wrote:
>
>> Does FalconJX handle [Bindable]? My "customer" is using it.
>>
>>
>> On 3/27/13 11:56 AM, "Michael Schmalle" <apa...@teotigraphix.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Quoting Erik de Bruin <e...@ixsoftware.nl>:
>>>
>>>> Another one popped into my head just now: I have a gut feeling there
>>>> is a bit of circular logic going on in the whole 'backend',
>>>> 'blockwalker' and 'emitter' construct. More specifically in the way
>>>> the references to them are passed around as arguments in the
>>>> constructors for the various classes. But I can't wrap around it well
>>>> enough to figure out whether it's wrong and if so, what might be done
>>>> about it. Don't get me wrong, it works well, it's just that it somehow
>>>> isn't "elegant". And that's in no way a comment on the effectiveness
>>>> or quality of your code, just something I thought I'd share and see
>>>> what you think.
>>>
>>> Actually I think it works fine. The problem you are facing is with the
>>> MXML emitter I am sure. This adds complexity to what you are trying to
>>> accomplish and it is circular from the perspective of using AS within
>>> MXML.
>>>
>>> There is a buffer writer(output stream), a writer, a visitor and emitter.
>>>
>>> Each one takes a dependency of its parent. Trust me, if there is a
>>> child that knows about its parent I am blind. Like I said, the block
>>> walker is a visitor and the emitter is a visitor. You cannot escape
>>> the fact there is recursion.
>>>
>>> If you can think of a more elegant way to set it up, by all means
>>> write a prototype. Remember, I wrote this with an atom bomb under me
>>> and lighting in the sky, there may be parts that could be logicalized.
>>>
>>> I have another full compiler in Randori that I am going to use as a
>>> proof of concept with compiler plugins and my ASDoc compiler I wrote.
>>> So I guess we both can experiment, we can agree to leave the core
>>> alone for the time being.
>>>
>>>
>>>> EdB
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 7:41 PM, Erik de Bruin <e...@ixsoftware.nl>
>> wrote:
>>>>> Mike,
>>>>>
>>>>> Just kidding ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm really happy with FalconJx, once you get to know it it's a
>>>>> pleasure to work with. I hope my last commits didn't give you any
>>>>> additional work in your other projects? I did my best to leave all the
>>>>> APIs alone.
>>>>>
>>>>> There are plenty of TODOs in the code, and I would also like to
>>>>> suggest some kind of code review or something (I'm not used to working
>>>>> in groups, but that seems like a nice thing to do), since I've been
>>>>> piling on stuff. I did my best to keep everything clean and in line
>>>>> with the spirit of the rest of the code, but there are some areas
>>>>> where I'd like to have a second opinion. Like with the code that is
>>>>> copied between the DOC and JS emitters, seems there might be room for
>>>>> improvement there. Also of note is the way I've implemented the AS
>>>>> emitting within the MXML emitter, not really sure if I did the right
>>>>> thing there. And finally (not really, but this is all I can think of
>>>>> for now, after the marathon hacking I did today) there is the whole
>>>>> "programming to interfaces, not implementations" part that we nearly
>>>>> adhere to, but not quite, we might have another look at that as well.
>>>>>
>>>>> EdB
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Michael Schmalle
>>>>> <apa...@teotigraphix.com> wrote:
>>>>>> No thats not what I meant.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am saying with the Randori project compiler, I have not had to
>> touch the
>>>>>> core framework for weeks and it is compiling 1000's of lines of code.
>> And
>>>>>> application code now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What I meant to say was, the design keeps people in the correct
>> spaces. :)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Note; I AM SURE there are as3 bugs coming, its just nice not
>>>>>> having to chase
>>>>>> them right now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mike
>> Alex Harui
>> Flex SDK Team
>> Adobe Systems, Inc.
>> http://blogs.adobe.com/aharui
>>
>>
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