This is a minor release introducing additional features for classes and traits.
This release succeeds v0.2.6, which was released 14 August, 2015. There are
no backwards-incompatible changes; support continues for ECMAScript 3+.
Changes between 0.2.6 and 0.2.7:
* ES6-style constructor method supported.
- Directly invoking the easejs object with a constructor will now perform
the equivalent of a Class.extend( ctor, {} ).
- Documentation now compiles with Texinfo 5.2.
Trait support is currently under development and will be undocumented
until v0.3.0; it is included here as a preview. The implementation is
stable and comprehensively tested, but is incomplete (see TODO).
* [preview] Traits can now override public and protected methods of class
supertypes.
- [preview] Error now provided when attempting to declare a mixin that is
not a trait.
Release notes for past releases are available at:
https://www.gnu.org/software/easejs/release-notes.html
More information, including an online manual, can be found on GNU's website:
https://gnu.org/software/easejs
Getting GNU ease.js
-------------------
Here are the compressed sources and a GPG detached signature[*]:
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/easejs/easejs-0.2.7.tar.gz
https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/easejs/easejs-0.2.7.tar.gz.sig
Alternative download options are available at:
http://www.gnu.org/software/easejs/download.html
[*] Use a .sig file to verify that the corresponding file (without the
.sig suffix) is intact. First, be sure to download both the .sig file
and the corresponding tarball. Then, run a command like this:
gpg --verify easejs-0.2.7.tar.gz.sig
If that command fails because you don't have the required public key,
then run this command to import it:
gpg --keyserver keys.gnupg.net --recv-keys 8EE30EAB
and rerun the 'gpg --verify' command.
Free Your JavaScript!
---------------------
<http://www.gnu.org/software/easejs/whyfreejs.html>
See the FSF's Free JavaScript Campaign at
<https://fsf.org/campaigns/freejs>.
Are you a JavaScript developer? Consider joining the campaign's JavaScript
Developers Task Force mailing list at
<https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/js-devs-task-force>.
About GNU ease.js
-----------------
GNU ease.js is a classical object-oriented framework for JavaScript,
intended to eliminate boilerplate code and "ease" the transition into
JavaScript from other object-oriented languages. Features include simple and
intuitive class definitions; classical inheritance; abstract classes and
methods; traits as mixins; interfaces; public, protected, and private access
modifiers; static and constant members; and more. Please see the
comprehensive documentation at <https://www.gnu.org/s/easejs/manual.html>
for more information, examples, and implementation details.
--
Mike Gerwitz
Free Software Hacker | GNU Maintainer
http://mikegerwitz.com
FSF Member #5804 | GPG Key ID: 0x8EE30EAB
signature.asc
Description: PGP signature
-- If you have a working or partly working program that you'd like to offer to the GNU project as a GNU package, see https://www.gnu.org/help/evaluation.html.
