I have been using Flash Builder and FDT for a while now. I will gladly drop everything and switch to Visual Studio if that works out!!
Thanks, Om On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 2:01 AM, Greg Dove <greg.d...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have been using IntelliJ for regular FlexSDK work for the last 3 years, > after moving away from Flashbuilder, but I have not figured out how to set > Intellij up correctly for FlexJS yet. I did get it working for javascript > build and launch by following (iirc) one of Josh's tutorials, but I have > not used that routinely for what I have been doing so far. > > I mainly use ant scripts because I am trying to build both js and swf at > the same time. I know, I know, I should be using maven too! :) I will, I've > just stuck with the familiar while I've been starting out here. > > There are not really many automated tests for the framework builds. These > are the flexunit tests you're talking about, right? > > I added one for BinaryData when I worked on it, but this only runs in swf > for the build, I had manually run the same tests against js. > > What I struggled with so far was unit-testing across swf and js at the same > time as I worked on things. > > This was why I wanted to work on Reflection. Because if we can have some > way to run the same unit tests against js as well, then it makes the > flexunit build tests more meaningful. > > So there is a new manualtest called 'GenericTests' > > You can follow the examples in there to add more tests, and these should be > compatible with basic flexunit tests (synchronous only tests at the moment) > > This has an ant build script, similar to the other manual tests which > builds both js and swf output. > > And there is a 'testsview' folder inside which lets you view the swf and js > output side-by-side (and toggle between js-debug and js-release builds). > > This is just something preliminary that I find useful during framework > development, but it also should create a set of tests that are compatible > for use in automated testing in the framework builds via flexunit. > > For the more visual/interactive tests or even for the example apps, I would > personally find it much more convenient to also run them side-by-side in > the same browser tab like this, instead of in separate tabs. I also think > it might be good way to show people working examples of js and swf > similarity in a showcase site. I think most people like to be able to > directly compare things like this. > > OT: Chris, fyi I think the reflection support should be pretty close to > what you might need for amf encoding whenever you feel ready to look into > that (you just need to collect variables and accessors from a > TypeDefinition and exclude anything with 'Transient' metadata, I think). I > also added a quick registerClassAlias/getClassAlias implementation in the > reflection package. > > > > cheers > Greg > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 8:54 PM, Christofer Dutz < > christofer.d...@c-ware.de> > wrote: > > > Hi Olaf, > > > > > > I use IntelliJ completely. Especially when it comes to Maven I have > learnt > > to hate Eclipse based IDEs ;-) > > > > > > With IntelliJ you don't have any problems with having to open/close > > projects, because I have never encountered it slowing down, even if I > have > > 200 Projects open. It's Flex support is excelent. > > > > > > I have put a lot of time in the 0.7.0 release to setup the Maven build. > > This should automatically run the unit- and integration-tests. I just > > updated the documentation here: https://cwiki.apache.org/confl > > uence/display/FLEX/Building+FlexJS+with+Maven as I noticed that I had > > changed the distribution-thing and didn't update the Wiki ... sorry for > > that. > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > Von: yishayw <yishayj...@hotmail.com> > > Gesendet: Dienstag, 27. September 2016 08:54:04 > > An: dev@flex.apache.org > > Betreff: Re: [FlexJS] flex-asjs contribution/development workflow > > > > This doesn't answer all your questions, but to get and idea of what I do > > you > > can look at this thread: > > > > http://apache-flex-development.2333347.n4.nabble.com/FlexJS- > > Developer-Setup-td53729.html#a53731 > > > > Personally I use FB. I've tried IntelliJ but it didn't work well for me > on > > the flash side. > > > > I only open the subprojects I need to change at any given moment. See the > > thread above on how to do so almost seamlessly. > > > > I've found out that what works best for me is to edit the main project's > > .actionScriptProperties file to include/exclude projects. I suggest you > > follow the thread to do it using GUI and have the .actionScriptProperties > > file open to see how it changes. Next time you'll be able to do it more > > quickly by just editing the file. > > > > Regarding automated tests, I've yet to contribute. I guess it's good > > practice though, if you feel you can be efficient that way. > > > > I haven't had any issues with git and FB. I just import the project where > > my > > git repo points and it works. > > > > > > OK wrote > > > Hi, > > > this is probably one of the silly questions but I wonder what kind of > > > workflow do you use to be able to contribute to the flex-asjs framework > > in > > > an efficient way, e.g. > > > > > > - What IDE you're using, still FlashBuilder or others (I notice that > Josh > > > creates an AS3 extension for Visual Studio Code wich sounds promising) > > > - Do you load the complete framework into your IDE or just subprojects > or > > > just single files? > > > - Should there any kind of automated tests be executed before > committing? > > > - If using FlashBuilder, what's the best way to keep the eclipse > project > > > seperated from the git repo > > > -... > > > > > > Thanks for help. > > > Olaf > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: http://apache-flex-development > > .2333347.n4.nabble.com/FlexJS-flex-asjs-contribution- > development-workflow- > > tp55330p55333.html > > Sent from the Apache Flex Development mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > >
