Yes, but XMLHttpRequest is a thin wrapper that can easily be replaced with 
JsInterop.
(it also uses a Timer, which uses JSNI, that can also easily be replaced 
with JsInterop)

On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 6:59:33 PM UTC+1, Alain wrote:
>
> Does not it rely on xmlhttp request which uses jsni ?
> On 6 Feb 2016 18:55, "Thomas Broyer" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> There's no reason it couldn't: does not use generator nor JSNI.
>>
>> On Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 11:08:15 AM UTC+1, DavidN wrote:
>>>
>>> Will the RequestBuilder API remain ?
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 9:36 PM Ed <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> RestyGWT is one of the options. Another less mentioned is the low level 
>>>> RequestBuilder.  We moved to RB due to the large number of fields we are 
>>>> managing (400+) and use json on the client to consume the requests.
>>>>
>>>> Ed
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 5:44 AM, Vassilis Virvilis <[email protected]> 
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have successfully ported a medium API (~30 methods) from GWT-RPC to 
>>>>> Resty-GWT. While everybody's case is unique it went surprisingly well for 
>>>>> me (as far as transitions go).
>>>>>
>>>>> 1) The big advantage is that although you can use RestyGWT with a 
>>>>> procedural SOAP logic (like GWT-RPC) you can start familiarize yourself 
>>>>> with the new API design of the Restful tomorrow word.
>>>>>
>>>>> 2) Another advantage for me was that I had already a WS stack (CXF) 
>>>>> and thus with GWT-RPC I was either reimplementing my CXF services or I 
>>>>> was 
>>>>> proxying them.
>>>>>
>>>>> 3) By ditching GWT-RPC I was able to free myself from server side code.
>>>>>
>>>>> 4) It is now easier to work with standard json and json inspection 
>>>>> tools like console.log(object_received) and with browser's network 
>>>>> inspection tools
>>>>>
>>>>> 5) RestyGWT has a async interface in order to keep your familiar 
>>>>> GWT-RPC handlers so the changes in the code are minimal. What takes more 
>>>>> work is to ensure that all your object's are transmitted correctly over 
>>>>> the 
>>>>> wire. This is not walk in the park but for simple objects it just works. 
>>>>> For more complex cases you may need to implement a Provider or something.
>>>>>
>>>>> 6) I don't know about your special @annotations that somehow remove 
>>>>> the need to specify interface + async_interface but for me this is a 
>>>>> major 
>>>>> plus. The client code does not need to link to server definitions and for 
>>>>> me API is something that changes with great difficulty and rarely. So 
>>>>> wher 
>>>>> API breaks I am editing both files - I don't mind.
>>>>>
>>>>>      Vassilis
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Feb 5, 2016 at 4:16 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I understand that the future of GWT RPC does not seem bright in 3.0+ 
>>>>>> but I want to express my opinion that this is a HUGE mistake. GWT RPC is 
>>>>>> one of the most important things in GWT as it truly ties things together 
>>>>>> in 
>>>>>> large apps. Sure, it its raw form it is a bit cumbersome to use but it 
>>>>>> enables true code reuse with no extra coding. This is what sets GWT 
>>>>>> apart 
>>>>>> from the run-of-the-mill frameworks out there. Creating custom requests 
>>>>>> and 
>>>>>> responses is not maintainable and scalable in a large app that depends 
>>>>>> on 
>>>>>> extensibility and polymorphism. Ability to communicate almost any Java 
>>>>>> object graph without having to specifically annotate or declare 
>>>>>> anything, 
>>>>>> while preserving singletons is a huge advantage.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sure, it lacks a lot of things. We used it with out proprietary 
>>>>>> wrapper framework in a way that allows us to simply annotate sever-side 
>>>>>> methods we want to expose to the client and everything else is 
>>>>>> automagically handled - the client gains the visibility into relevant 
>>>>>> server classes and methods with same signatures other than getting 
>>>>>> results 
>>>>>> asynchronously. One can pass results of some method call as an argument 
>>>>>> of 
>>>>>> another all without leaving the sever and without having to wire 
>>>>>> boilerplate/weird code.For example, if we had the following code on the 
>>>>>> server
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   public class Foo {
>>>>>>     public static Bar getBar() {
>>>>>>       return new Bar();
>>>>>>     }
>>>>>>     public static String someText() {
>>>>>>       return "Blah: " + System.currentTimeMillis();
>>>>>>     }
>>>>>>   }
>>>>>>   public class Bar {
>>>>>>     public String twice(String text) {
>>>>>>       return text + text;
>>>>>>     }
>>>>>>   }
>>>>>>   
>>>>>>     
>>>>>>
>>>>>> .... with our annotations on the server (not shown) the following 
>>>>>> client code would be possible:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    Foo.getBar().twice(Foo.someText(), new AsyncCallback<String>() {
>>>>>>      ...
>>>>>>      public void onSuccess(String result) { 
>>>>>>        ...
>>>>>>      }
>>>>>>    }
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ... no need for creating server + async interfaces, etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> With every other alternative we lose on simplicity and ability to 
>>>>>> communicate. All others require us to create more client-server 
>>>>>> communication code which we have been able to avoid.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Needless to say, we'd be stuck in pre-3.0 land as we have a large 
>>>>>> code investment in GWT RPC - we could not accept losing it... but we do 
>>>>>> want to go to the newest GWT at any time. It would be greatly 
>>>>>> disappointing 
>>>>>> if we couldn't do this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I do not see the advantages of losing RPC. It does what it does 
>>>>>> better than anything else out there and is irreplaceable.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Please do not get rid of it. Enhance it. It is what makes GWT better 
>>>>>> than the rest. It is what, together with the rest, allows seamless and 
>>>>>> uniform language use across the client and the server. 
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>>>>>
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