@Josh We already had it. The Randori project and Randori compiler was a straight transpiler.
See; https://github.com/RandoriAS/randori-compiler Nice to see you in the conversation. :) Mike On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 3:07 PM, Josh Tynjala <joshtynj...@gmail.com> wrote: > In my opinion, a separate product that is simply an ActionScript to > JavaScript transpiler with direct access to browser APIs like the DOM would > be a smart idea. It would help establish the idea that ActionScript isn't > only for Flash and SWFs. Developers would see that ActionScript can be used > similar to TypeScript or CoffeeScript to transpile to JavaScript from a > more appealing language. In other words, ActionScript will be shown to be > evolving in the same direction as other innovative web technologies. > > From there, I think it would be easier to convince developers to consider > the full FlexJS SDK because it can be presented as being built with this > same transpiler technology that has already separated itself from being > strictly used with Flash. > > - Josh > > On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 11:04 AM, Michael Schmalle < > teotigraphix...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Fred, I didn't mean to contradict anything you said. I just know the > 100's > > of hours you rput into the Randori plugin and I don't want to sound like > I > > am over stepping bounds on anything I say. > > > > Honestly, I thought the whole Randori thing with IOC and it's easy > > framework might actually get used, I had it documented over the span of > 5-6 > > months I put in about 600+ hours on FalconJX and the whole Randori > compiler > > and rbl stuff. > > > > What I am saying is really for my own personal security, for some reason > I > > thought Randori might actually translate into work, after it failed > > miserably and all the hours I had invested, I seriously was about to quit > > programing and dig ditches. :) > > > > I know the whole open source mantra, but it would be nice to work on > > something that gets used by people. FlexJS is another question mark > because > > on top of the technology transforming things and not just HTML/JS > > framework, you have to wipe the idea out of peoples head this IS NOT > Flash > > and Adobe, it's ActionScript and MXML, a design pattern, just like all > the > > other frameworks an automated tools out there for JavaScript currently. > > > > Anyway. > > > > Mike > > > > > > On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 1:52 PM, Frédéric THOMAS < > webdoubl...@hotmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > Well, it seems the in last 2 answers (Mike and myself), there is a > > > contradiction, actually there is not, there are only few scenarios for > > > IntelliJ IMO > > > > > > - We don't do anything particular and we use FlexJS as a lib on top of > > the > > > Flex SDK an we have a not user friendly setup as we've seen recently. > > > > > > - We overlay ourself the FlexJS SDK on top of the FlexSDK, we deliver > it > > > like that and make think IJ that's a flex SDK (that was a bit my > previous > > > answer), in this case, we could have I guess most of the IDE goodies > > > working, not ideal at all but better. > > > > > > - We create a Facet for the Flex SDK and this facet does the job of > > > overlaying the FlexSDK with FlexJS an plug the FlexJS compilation > > workfow, > > > etc.. into the IDE, create some wizards, etc..., that still means the > > user > > > will create a Flex Project before applying the facet though > > > > > > - We create a Facet for the FlexMojo in the same way Jangaroo does for > > its > > > maven plugin and this facet take care of the FlexJS compilation workfow > > into > > > the IDE, create some wizards, etc..., that still means the user will > > > create a Maven Project before applying the facet though > > > > > > - We don't base anything on the FlexSDK, we need a plugin like Randori. > > > > > > Frédéric THOMAS > > > > > > > Date: Fri, 15 May 2015 12:53:46 -0400 > > > > Subject: Re: [FlexJS] IntelliJ Integration > > > > From: teotigraphix...@gmail.com > > > > To: dev@flex.apache.org > > > > > > > > @Alex > > > > > > > > https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/IDEA-116986 > > > > > > > > Been there, done that. > > > > > > > > > BTW, I would hope that better integration with IntelliJ doesn’t > > > require a > > > > whole Randori-like plug in. > > > > > > > > Considering how much time Fred etal put into that "project", I doubt > > > there > > > > is enough time to get even close to what we had. > > > > > > > > It's not a question of if you should, it's something that speeds up > > > > development. I agree in one respect that before I spent any time on > an > > > > extras for workflow enhancement, the framework needs to be used by > more > > > > than the developers, my total mistake with the whole Randori project. > > > > > > > > I'm not making any mistakes this time because I am using my hobby > time, > > > > psychologically it's different for me that it's just a fun thing to > do > > > > right now. I needed a little project that would challenge my mind and > > > > programming skills compared to what I do on mobile right now, it's > just > > > > plain work. > > > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 12:37 PM, Alex Harui <aha...@adobe.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 5/15/15, 9:03 AM, "Frédéric THOMAS" <webdoubl...@hotmail.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >It was a revert of the previous commit because I used IntelliJ the > > > code > > > > > >cleanup function which touched all the files, the following commit > > > > > >59659f7cc66a20a9450d4a3117a5f999f1fa41c7 shows that only DebugCLI > > and > > > > > >Extensions was touched. > > > > > > > > > > > >In this case, it could be that because the IJ Flex Plugin > reconized > > > the > > > > > >FlexJS SDK as a Flex SDK, it applied a fix it had for FDB that > > wasn't > > > in > > > > > >correlation with the last version because it couldn't determinate > > it. > > > > > > > > > > Ah yes, I see that now. I wonder if there is some other > explanation > > > for > > > > > the FaultActions exception? The window where FaultActions was > > changed > > > was > > > > > small. Anyway if folks have it working then it doesn’t matter. > > > > > > > > > > BTW, I would hope that better integration with IntelliJ doesn’t > > > require a > > > > > whole Randori-like plug in. Falcon should be able to swap in for > > MXMLC > > > > > with fewer changes. > > > > > > > > > > I did notice that Alexander Doroshko is watching the FDB bug. I > was > > > going > > > > > to suggest to you that you put in a comment on that bug asking him > to > > > > > participate on this thread. Or didn’t somebody file a feature > > request > > > in > > > > > IntelliJ’s bug base asking for FlexJS support? Maybe we should put > > in > > > a > > > > > comment on there. > > > > > > > > > > -Alex > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
