Way to go, Peter! Let me know if there is a way to optimise the process. There is a lot we can do with FalconJx and maybe the framework architecture that will allow us to do more with this paradigm...
EdB On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 6:31 PM, Cosma Colanicchia <cosma...@gmail.com> wrote: > Very nice job! > > > 2013/12/6 Mr. Rich <mrrich....@gmail.com> > >> Great news Peter, >> On Dec 6, 2013 11:42 AM, "Peter Ent" <p...@adobe.com> wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> > >> > I've just finished an experiment with pretty good results. >> > >> > A little while ago I created a first pass at a FlexJS DataGrid. This >> meant >> > building both the ActionScript and the JavaScript components and all of >> > their parts (data model, view, and so forth). Creating a new component >> for >> > FlexJS follows the same pattern: build the component in one language and >> > then build it in the other. >> > >> > The experiment was to take the ActionScript component and compile it into >> > JavaScript and compare the result with my hand-crafted JavaScript >> version. >> > Well, the result was a success. Doing this uncovered some issues with the >> > FalconJX compiler that were resolved by either Alex Harui or Erik de >> Bruin, >> > which I think, strengthened the compiler. Once things were ironed out, >> the >> > ActionScript DataGrid compiled cleanly into JavaScript and ran. >> > >> > This experiment worked for the DataGrid because it is really a composite >> > component. That is, the DataGrid I created is a Container with a >> ButtonBar >> > for column headers and Lists for the columns; the DataGrid co-ordinates >> the >> > events between all of the lists. This technique would not work for >> > components that have very custom JavaScript requirements or which have >> > "native" JavaScript/HTML versions (such a Label or a Button). >> > >> > What this experiment means is that some components - specifically ones >> > that are composed of existing components - can be created and tested in >> > ActionScript, then cross-compiled into JavaScript to provide a fast-path >> to >> > the JavaScript version. This technique may not work 100% in all cases, >> but >> > what it has shown me is that you can get a lot of good code on the >> > JavaScript side from the ActionScript source, at least enough to quickly >> > finish the JavaScript version. >> > >> > Regards, >> > Peter Ent >> > Adobe Systems >> > >> -- Ix Multimedia Software Jan Luykenstraat 27 3521 VB Utrecht T. 06-51952295 I. www.ixsoftware.nl
