The implementation of some low-level components will be vastly different for SWF than for JS. I'm not clear how you could generate the JS from the AS version.
-Alex On 12/10/13 12:13 AM, "Frank Wienberg" <fr...@jangaroo.net> wrote: >Hi, > >great to hear of this new approach! >I never understood why you guys implement Flex components for HTML5 in JS, >not in ActionScript. Once you have AS3 API "stubs" of the browser APIs >(DOM, BOM, remember my suggestions about a [Native] annotation some time >ago?), you would not be limited to building compound components like this, >but you could implement *any* component in AS3, in other words, port your >JS code to AS3! Or is there any show stopper for that with the FalconJx >compiler that I am not aware of? (Maybe the missing [Native] support?) > > >On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 8:46 PM, Peter Ent <p...@adobe.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I've extended the Wiki page for creating components on the FlexJS Wiki >> pages. I've also placed the sample code I used, called >>"DataGridXcompile", >> in the FlexJS examples directory. >> >> Peter Ent >> Adobe Systems >> >> On 12/6/13 1:14 PM, "Peter Ent" <p...@adobe.com> wrote: >> >> >I will update the wiki. >> >Thanks. >> >--peter >> > >> >On 12/6/13 1:08 PM, "OmPrakash Muppirala" <bigosma...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> >>This is fantastic news, Peter! >> >> >> >>If you can add a page in the wiki describing the process of >>converting a >> >>simple AS3 component into JS, that would be so much helpful for folks >> >>like >> >>me, who want to help with building components for FlexJS. >> >> >> >>Thanks, >> >>Om >> >>On Dec 6, 2013 9:39 AM, "Erik de Bruin" <e...@ixsoftware.nl> wrote: >> >> >> >>> 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 >> >>> >> > >> >>
