Many thanks Josh! :)

El mié., 14 oct. 2020 a las 20:15, Josh Tynjala (<[email protected]>)
escribió:

> Followup: I've confirmed that the compiler already produces a warning when
> a method is missing a return type.
>
> --
> Josh Tynjala
> Bowler Hat LLC <https://bowlerhat.dev>
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 10:37 AM Josh Tynjala <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
> > Yeah, I can look into it next month.
> >
> > --
> > Josh Tynjala
> > Bowler Hat LLC <https://bowlerhat.dev>
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 2:20 AM Carlos Rovira <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Josh,
> >>
> >> could you add the compiler warning? I think that would make a
> difference.
> >> Also I could take a look at your commit (and others) to learn how to add
> >> this kind of warnings.
> >>
> >> If we could see more of this cases (maybe there are only few) we can add
> >> them more easily between all.
> >>
> >> About Crux, I think Greg could know better than me where we can add the
> >> check.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> El mar., 22 sept. 2020 a las 19:49, Hugo Ferreira (<
> >> [email protected]>)
> >> escribió:
> >>
> >> > OK.
> >> >
> >> > It was something that always annoys me on Flex and also happens in
> >> Royale
> >> > but I understand but is following a standard definition.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Josh Tynjala <[email protected]> escreveu no dia terça,
> >> 22/09/2020
> >> > à(s) 18:08:
> >> >
> >> > > Remember that ActionScript has function scope and not block scope
> >> (same
> >> > as
> >> > > var in JS). So you are, in fact, declaring two variables named item
> in
> >> > the
> >> > > same scope.
> >> > >
> >> > > --
> >> > > Josh Tynjala
> >> > > Bowler Hat LLC <https://bowlerhat.dev>
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 9:54 AM Hugo Ferreira <
> [email protected]
> >> >
> >> > > wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > > Sure.
> >> > > >
> >> > > > for each (var item:Entity in items)
> >> > > > {
> >> > > > addEntity(item);
> >> > > > }
> >> > > >
> >> > > > for each (var item:Entity in items2)
> >> > > > {
> >> > > > addEntity(item);
> >> > > > }
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Warning on the second item:Entity (Duplicate variable but it's not
> >> > true).
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Josh Tynjala <[email protected]> escreveu no dia terça,
> >> > > 22/09/2020
> >> > > > à(s) 17:34:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > > Can you share some example code that demonstrates the issue,
> Hugo?
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > --
> >> > > > > Josh Tynjala
> >> > > > > Bowler Hat LLC <https://bowlerhat.dev>
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 9:28 AM Hugo Ferreira <
> >> > [email protected]>
> >> > > > > wrote:
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > > "1) The compiler must not be giving a warning for a missing
> >> return
> >> > > type
> >> > > > > on
> >> > > > > > a
> >> > > > > > method. I'm pretty sure that the Flex compiler had a warning."
> >> > > > > > + 1
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > I would add:
> >> > > > > > 3) The compiler must not be giving a warning for 2 variables
> >> with
> >> > the
> >> > > > > same
> >> > > > > > name on different scopes.
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > Josh Tynjala <[email protected]> escreveu no dia
> terça,
> >> > > > > 22/09/2020
> >> > > > > > à(s) 16:47:
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > It sounds like there are two things that could be improved.
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > 1) The compiler must not be giving a warning for a missing
> >> return
> >> > > > type
> >> > > > > > on a
> >> > > > > > > method. I'm pretty sure that the Flex compiler had a
> warning.
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > 2) At runtime, Crux is failing to handle the situation
> where a
> >> > > method
> >> > > > > > > doesn't have a return type. Even if the compiler issues a
> >> > warning,
> >> > > > the
> >> > > > > > > method is still not actually required to have a return type.
> >> Crux
> >> > > > > should
> >> > > > > > > probably handle that situation more gracefully.
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > --
> >> > > > > > > Josh Tynjala
> >> > > > > > > Bowler Hat LLC <https://bowlerhat.dev>
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 1:36 AM Carlos Rovira <
> >> > > > [email protected]
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > wrote:
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > Hi Chris,
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > you're right. I think this is in the "compiler side" of
> >> royale.
> >> > > I'm
> >> > > > > not
> >> > > > > > > an
> >> > > > > > > > expert on the compiler, but I guess there should be best
> >> > > practices
> >> > > > to
> >> > > > > > > > detect this kind of issue and report to the user with a
> >> > compiler
> >> > > > > error
> >> > > > > > > > message that is far better.
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > Maybe just adding a few will improve a lot the compiler
> >> quality
> >> > > for
> >> > > > > > > > newcomers (even people working full day and mastering
> >> Royale).
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > Maybe Josh knows more about this and can give some
> >> thoughts. If
> >> > > the
> >> > > > > > rest
> >> > > > > > > of
> >> > > > > > > > us know how to do this, I think we all could add up to
> make
> >> the
> >> > > > > > compiler
> >> > > > > > > > better. But I think we need to go over some lessons to
> >> learn so
> >> > > we
> >> > > > > can
> >> > > > > > > > apply...
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > Thanks
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > El mar., 22 sept. 2020 a las 10:15, Christofer Dutz (<
> >> > > > > > > > [email protected]>) escribió:
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > Hi all,
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > so I have been trying to port my flex application to
> >> Royale
> >> > and
> >> > > > am
> >> > > > > > > > > currently working on learning Crux.
> >> > > > > > > > > Here I was having a problem, that was extremely
> difficult
> >> to
> >> > > > trace
> >> > > > > > > down.
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > The effect was, that my Application was giving me the
> >> > following
> >> > > > > error
> >> > > > > > > in
> >> > > > > > > > > the browser:
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > getDefinitionByName.js:59 Uncaught ReferenceError: Error
> >> > #1065:
> >> > > > > > > Variable
> >> > > > > > > > > is not defined.
> >> > > > > > > > >     at
> >> > Object.org.apache.royale.reflection.getDefinitionByName
> >> > > > > > > > > (getDefinitionByName.js:59)
> >> > > > > > > > >     at
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> Function.org.apache.royale.crux.factories.MetadataHostFactory.getMetadataHost
> >> > > > > > > > > (MetadataHostFactory.as:71)
> >> > > > > > > > >     at
> >> > > > > >
> org.apache.royale.crux.reflection.TypeDescriptor.getMetadataHost
> >> > > > > > > > > (TypeDescriptor.as:149)
> >> > > > > > > > >     at
> >> > > > > > >
> >> org.apache.royale.crux.reflection.TypeDescriptor.getMetadataHosts
> >> > > > > > > > > (TypeDescriptor.as:115)
> >> > > > > > > > >     at
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > org.apache.royale.crux.reflection.TypeDescriptor.fromTypeDefinition
> >> > > > > > > > > (TypeDescriptor.as:170)
> >> > > > > > > > >     at
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > >
> >> > >
> Function.org.apache.royale.crux.reflection.TypeCache.getTypeDescriptor
> >> > > > > > > > > (TypeCache.as:60)
> >> > > > > > > > >     at
> >> > > Function.org.apache.royale.crux.BeanFactory.constructBean
> >> > > > > > > > > (BeanFactory.as:616)
> >> > > > > > > > >     at
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> de.cware.cweb.frontend.config.Beans.org.apache.royale.crux.BeanProvider.initializeBeans
> >> > > > > > > > > (BeanProvider.as:70)
> >> > > > > > > > >     at
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> de.cware.cweb.frontend.config.Beans.org.apache.royale.crux.BeanProvider.initialize
> >> > > > > > > > > (BeanProvider.as:62)
> >> > > > > > > > >     at org.apache.royale.crux.Crux.constructProviders
> >> > > > (Crux.as:288)
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > When setting a breakpoint in getDefinitionByName.js:59 I
> >> > could
> >> > > > see
> >> > > > > > that
> >> > > > > > > > > “name” is simply set to the empty string.
> >> > > > > > > > > Also did the stacktrace not really give me any hint to
> >> what
> >> > > might
> >> > > > > be
> >> > > > > > > > > causing the problem. So I did a debugging session with
> >> > Carlos.
> >> > > > > > > > > Effectively we commented out stuff till the application
> >> > > “worked”
> >> > > > > > again.
> >> > > > > > > > > Today I finally found out what was causing the problem.
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > In my code I had the following statement:
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > [EventHandler(event="LoginEvent.LOGIN")]
> >> > > > > > > > > public function userLogin() {
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> //serviceHelper.executeServiceCall(remoteModuleService.listModulesForCurrentUser(),
> >> > > > > > > > > handleListModulesForCurrentUser);
> >> > > > > > > > > }
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > I really tried everything, till I noticed I didn’t
> define
> >> a
> >> > > > return
> >> > > > > > > type,
> >> > > > > > > > > so as soon as I changed that to:
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > [EventHandler(event="LoginEvent.LOGIN")]
> >> > > > > > > > > public function userLogin():void {
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> //serviceHelper.executeServiceCall(remoteModuleService.listModulesForCurrentUser(),
> >> > > > > > > > > handleListModulesForCurrentUser);
> >> > > > > > > > > }
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > My application worked.
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > So would there be a way to make sure this sort of
> problem
> >> > > doesn’t
> >> > > > > > occur
> >> > > > > > > > or
> >> > > > > > > > > to give some output that makes tracking down the issue
> >> > simpler?
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > > Chris
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > > > --
> >> > > > > > > > Carlos Rovira
> >> > > > > > > > http://about.me/carlosrovira
> >> > > > > > > >
> >> > > > > > >
> >> > > > > >
> >> > > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Carlos Rovira
> >> http://about.me/carlosrovira
> >>
> >
>


-- 
Carlos Rovira
Apache Member & Apache Royale PMC
*Apache Software Foundation*
http://about.me/carlosrovira

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