FWIW, we’re using PureMVC and we’re keeping a reference to the app in the ApplicationFacade. It’s a pretty good way to work.
I’m not sure we need the reference in the framework. A simple Singleton defined in the app works fine. > On Jan 19, 2017, at 2:34 AM, carlosrov...@apache.org wrote: > > Repository: flex-asjs > Updated Branches: > refs/heads/develop 0d44db998 -> 64529815a > > > A temp way to get Application reference. Don’t like this solution and at > minimum we should have a FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication or something like > that > > > Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flex-asjs/repo > Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flex-asjs/commit/2825f6c8 > Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flex-asjs/tree/2825f6c8 > Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flex-asjs/diff/2825f6c8 > > Branch: refs/heads/develop > Commit: 2825f6c88135b36ce388c55d5c459c6764af9f65 > Parents: 462712d > Author: Carlos Rovira <carlosrov...@apache.org> > Authored: Thu Jan 19 01:33:25 2017 +0100 > Committer: Carlos Rovira <carlosrov...@apache.org> > Committed: Thu Jan 19 01:33:54 2017 +0100 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > .../flexjs/MDLExample/src/main/flex/App.mxml | 14 +++--- > .../flex/org/apache/flex/mdl/Application.as | 52 ++++++++++++++++++++ > .../src/main/resources/mdl-manifest.xml | 1 + > 3 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flex-asjs/blob/2825f6c8/examples/flexjs/MDLExample/src/main/flex/App.mxml > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > diff --git a/examples/flexjs/MDLExample/src/main/flex/App.mxml > b/examples/flexjs/MDLExample/src/main/flex/App.mxml > index 9347a9d..4a03e8b 100644 > --- a/examples/flexjs/MDLExample/src/main/flex/App.mxml > +++ b/examples/flexjs/MDLExample/src/main/flex/App.mxml > @@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ See the License for the specific language governing > permissions and > limitations under the License. > > --> > -<js:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"; > - xmlns:js="library://ns.apache.org/flexjs/basic" > - xmlns:local="*" > - xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml";> > - > - <fx:Style source="../../main/resources/mdl-styles.css"/> > +<mdl:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"; > + xmlns:js="library://ns.apache.org/flexjs/basic" > + xmlns:mdl="library://ns.apache.org/flexjs/mdl" > + xmlns:local="*"> > > + <fx:Style source="../../main/resources/mdl-styles.css"/> > + > <js:valuesImpl> > <js:SimpleCSSValuesImpl /> > </js:valuesImpl> > @@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ limitations under the License. > <js:initialView> > <local:MainNavigation/> > </js:initialView> > -</js:Application> > +</mdl:Application> > > http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flex-asjs/blob/2825f6c8/frameworks/projects/MaterialDesignLite/src/main/flex/org/apache/flex/mdl/Application.as > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > diff --git > a/frameworks/projects/MaterialDesignLite/src/main/flex/org/apache/flex/mdl/Application.as > > b/frameworks/projects/MaterialDesignLite/src/main/flex/org/apache/flex/mdl/Application.as > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000..adf1962 > --- /dev/null > +++ > b/frameworks/projects/MaterialDesignLite/src/main/flex/org/apache/flex/mdl/Application.as > @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ > +//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > +// > +// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more > +// contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with > +// this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership. > +// The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0 > +// (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with > +// the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at > +// > +// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 > +// > +// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software > +// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, > +// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. > +// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and > +// limitations under the License. > +// > +//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > +package org.apache.flex.mdl > +{ > + import org.apache.flex.core.Application; > + import org.apache.flex.core.SimpleCSSValuesImpl; > + import org.apache.flex.core.IChild; > + //import org.apache.flex.core.IUIBase; > + > + /** > + * This class extends the standard Application and sets up the > + * SimpleCSSValuesImpl (implementation) for convenience. > + */ > + public class Application extends org.apache.flex.core.Application > + { > + public function Application() > + { > + super(); > + > + this.valuesImpl = new SimpleCSSValuesImpl(); > + > + // this a is temp solution until we get a better way to > get a reference to Application > + topLevelApplication = this; > + } > + > + /** > + * static reference to this application > + * > + * @langversion 3.0 > + * @playerversion Flash 10.2 > + * @playerversion AIR 2.6 > + * @productversion FlexJS 0.0 > + */ > + public static var topLevelApplication:Object; > + } > +} > > http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flex-asjs/blob/2825f6c8/frameworks/projects/MaterialDesignLite/src/main/resources/mdl-manifest.xml > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > diff --git > a/frameworks/projects/MaterialDesignLite/src/main/resources/mdl-manifest.xml > b/frameworks/projects/MaterialDesignLite/src/main/resources/mdl-manifest.xml > index 0bce7e5..580fde9 100644 > --- > a/frameworks/projects/MaterialDesignLite/src/main/resources/mdl-manifest.xml > +++ > b/frameworks/projects/MaterialDesignLite/src/main/resources/mdl-manifest.xml > @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ > > <componentPackage> > > + <component id="Application" class="org.apache.flex.mdl.Application"/> > <component id="Button" class="org.apache.flex.mdl.Button"/> > <component id="IconToggle" class="org.apache.flex.mdl.IconToggle"/> > <component id="TextField" class="org.apache.flex.mdl.TextField"/> >
