Nice, thanks for kick starting this one Patrick! On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 2:29 PM, Shazron <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for taking this on Patrick! > > On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 9:12 AM, Filip Maj <[email protected]> wrote: > > Cool, thanks for organizing this sensibly Pat! > > > > On 5/3/12 9:49 AM, "Patrick Mueller" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >>I'm going to start in on the console/logger issues: > >> > >> console object improvements > >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-348 > >> > >> Logging levels > >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-611 > >> > >> Debug Console registers itself with an error-prone name > >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-617 > >> > >> Support DebugConsole plugin for all platforms > >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-618 > >> > >> Document how to use logging levels from Debug Console > >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-619 > >> > >> Logger functionality separated from (debug) console > >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-623 > >> > >>Here's the basic idea: > >> > >>- create a new module/object exposed on cordova called logger > >>- like log4j but smaller/simpler/sensible > >>- default implementation in common/logger.js that writes all output via > >>console.log() > >>- if a platform has something better to implement to, override logger.js > >>in > >>your platform subdirectory > >>- iOS has something better to implement to, so will use that as the first > >>'native logger' implementation, and so the initial take at a Logger > plugin > >>interface (that other platforms could implement to). > >>- intended for use by plugin developers today, maybe we can expose it to > >>app developers later > >> > >>Then there's console. Not every platform exposes a "global" console > >>object. iOS and at least one of the blackberries. We should provide an > >>implementation which matches the de facto standard Firebug Console API, > >>and > >>delegates to the logger if it's implemented. > >> > >>We'd never run into infinite loops with this. Never. :-) > >> > >>I'll add some logic to the loggers/consoles so that we can ensure that > >>after they've been initialized, that both are not implemented as calling > >>into the other. > >> > >>-- > >>Patrick Mueller > >>http://muellerware.org > > >
