I think what that comment is getting it as that when you define an implementation mixin, and the mixin has parameters, there's no way to bind those parameters as part of the implementation. They simply become available when the composite component (including the mixin) is introduced into a page.
On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 6:57 PM, Andreas Andreou <[email protected]> wrote: > So, i only just took a look at EmbeddedComponentAssemblerImpl > which seems to be the place that does the mixin assembly and i noticed > there's not > much difference with how implementation and instance mixins are registered. > > That got me thinking and i figured there's no visible reason why > implementation mixins > can't use parameters - so, i created a quick test and indeed > parameters work (both in > 5.3.0-SNASHOT and 5.2.4). > > That basicaly means that the docs at > http://tapestry.apache.org/component-mixins.html > are incorrect (or that the phrase > "Note that Tapestry currently doesn't support parameters in > implementation mixins" > refers to something else??) > > Interestingly, the 5.1.0.5 docs at > http://tapestry.apache.org/tapestry5/guide/mixins.html > don't mention any such limitation! > > Finally, https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TAP5-13 was resolved at > some point and can > now safely be closed. > > I'll go on and update the docs and jira in a day or two... > > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 17:52, Andreas Andreou <[email protected]> wrote: >> thx, i'll try to add support for this then >> >> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 19:06, Howard Lewis Ship <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 4:10 AM, Andreas Andreou <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Short version: >>>> Why doesn't Tapestry support parameters in implementation mixins? >>>> Is it something that's just not yet written, or is there something that >>>> would >>>> make this infeasible? >>>> >>> >>> Just not yet written. >>> >>> >>>> Long version: >>>> So, i've started doing some T5 work at last :) ... and came >>>> across the ZoneUpdater mixin >>>> ( http://tinybits.blogspot.com/2010/03/new-and-better-zoneupdater.html ) >>>> which looks interesting and useful enough to be included in T5. >>>> >>>> I then noticed https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TAP5-1415 >>>> (which is basically an unintented consequence of introducing a zone >>>> parameter to the Select component ... makes existing zoneupdater >>>> user code fail) which made me took a look at the zone related code in >>>> Select. It seems to me that what happens there is just a special >>>> case of ZoneUpdater (for instance zoneupdater can connect to >>>> any clientside event, and it can pass extra context params). >>>> >>>> Anyway, assuming that something like ZU is introduced as a mixin in T5, >>>> it should be possible to remove the zone related code of Select and reuse >>>> ZU if it wasn't for that implementation mixin limitation. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Andreas Andreou - [email protected] - http://blog.andyhot.gr >>>> Apache Tapestry PMC / http://chesstu.be owner >>>> Open Source / JEE Consulting >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Howard M. Lewis Ship >>> >>> Creator of Apache Tapestry >>> >>> The source for Tapestry training, mentoring and support. Contact me to >>> learn how I can get you up and productive in Tapestry fast! >>> >>> (971) 678-5210 >>> http://howardlewisship.com >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Andreas Andreou - [email protected] - http://blog.andyhot.gr >> Apache Tapestry PMC / http://chesstu.be owner >> Open Source / JEE Consulting >> > > > > -- > Andreas Andreou - [email protected] - http://blog.andyhot.gr > Apache Tapestry PMC / http://chesstu.be owner > Open Source / JEE Consulting > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- Howard M. Lewis Ship Creator of Apache Tapestry The source for Tapestry training, mentoring and support. Contact me to learn how I can get you up and productive in Tapestry fast! (971) 678-5210 http://howardlewisship.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
