I do think we should have another library that builds on Elemental2. While
browser compatibility is a lot better, it still isn't perfect and we need
somewhere to collect workarounds for specific issues and add helper
functions to make working with the library easier.
On Monday, July 4, 2016 at 8:32:16 AM UTC-4, Julien Dramaix wrote:
>
> yes, we are thinking about that. We would like also to add a feature
> checking system.
> AFAIC, I think this kind of wrapper code should be part of a separate
> library using elemental. I would like that elemental stays "close to the
> metal".
> But we don't have decided anything yet now.
>
> On Saturday, July 2, 2016 at 11:07:16 PM UTC+2, Manuel Carrasco Moñino
> wrote:
>>
>> I'm wondering if it would be possible to have type-safe convenience
>> methods for creating elements, so as the user does not have to provide the
>> string tag name, nor cast the object, maybe something like :
>>
>> HTMLButtonElement button = HTMLButtonElement.createElement();
>>
>> instead of
>>
>> HTMLButtonElement button = (HTMLButtonElement)
>> document.createElement("button");
>>
>>
>>
>> El sáb., 2 jul. 2016 a las 4:38, 'Goktug Gokdogan' via GWT Contributors (<
>> [email protected]>) escribió:
>>
>>> Closure extern definition uses a union type here:
>>>
>>> https://github.com/google/closure-compiler/blob/master/externs/browser/w3c_event.js#L34
>>>
>>> So it accepts either EventListener interface or a function.
>>>
>>> When we see a union type, we generate overloads for each type so
>>> Elemental should provide overloads that includes both. And it seems like it
>>> does. If not please let us know.
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 1, 2016 at 3:39 AM, Jens <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, now makes sense. I get confused with the JsFunction
>>>>> JsType(native) because elemental2 has some callbacks as JsFunction and
>>>>> others as JsType(native), now an actual elemental2 question; what
>>>>> criteria
>>>>> is used to apply JsFunction (ex.
>>>>> elemental2.Node.AddEventListenerCallback)
>>>>> instead of JsType (ex. elemental2.JsType)?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I think its the result of definition of EventTarget.addEventListener():
>>>>
>>>> *listener - The object that receives a notification (an object that
>>>> implements the Event
>>>> <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Event> interface) when
>>>> an
>>>> event of the specified type occurs. This must be an object implementing
>>>> the
>>>> EventListener
>>>> <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/EventListener>
>>>> interface,
>>>> or simply a JavaScript function
>>>> <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/JavaScript/Guide/Functions>.*
>>>>
>>>> The EventListener interface is a defined API and thus a
>>>> @JsType(isNative = true) interface has been generated. But to conform to
>>>> "or simply a JavaScript function" there is also an
>>>> AddEventListenerCallback
>>>> that is a @JsFunction. Not sure if this distinction has any real value, in
>>>> a hand coded elemental2 I would have only created a @JsFunction
>>>> interface EventListener
>>>>
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