Matt Foster wrote:
> Hey There,
>
> You're certainly on to something there, the amount of plugins
> and community support for jQuery dwarfs our efforts with prototype.
> That isn't to say it doesn't exist, just unfortunately not as strong,
> at the moment. I found this proof in the number of components
> contributed to ajaxrain where jquery has some 4X more than
> prototype. I also agree completely with unified documentation, I
> had created a Google CSE for all things prototype a while back which
> can certainly help you refine your search,
> http://positionabsolute.net/blog/2007/11/prototype-custom-search-engine.php
>
> I believe prototype to be the stronger framework, as noted yes
> jQuery has some swift baked-in functionality that lets designers
> easily add JS behaviors and smooth effects but when it comes down to
> application development, my eggs are in prototype's basket. The only
> way to change this situation is for us, the developers, to step up and
> contribute more to the community.
>
> Regards,
> Matt
>
One thing I've been working on is a patch to make Prototype more
extensible and provide some documentation on extending Prototype
Classes. For example, I'm adding addMethods() methods to Class and
Event. I'm thinking this would allow Prototype to be more flexible in
accepting plugins. What do you think?
- Ken Snyder
var Class = {
_cache: [],
create: function() {...},
addMethods: function(methods) {
// classes declared in the future
Object.extend(Class.Methods, methods);
// previously declared classes
Class._cache.each(function(klass) {
Object.extend(klass, methods);
});
}
};
Object.extend(Event, (function() {
...
addMethods: function(methods) {
Object.extend(Event.Methods, methods);
Object.extend(Event, methods);
}
};
})());
// examples
Class.addMethods({
// remind you of Prototype 1.3?
extend: function(methods) {
Object.extend(this, methods);
},
debug: function(property) {
console.log(this[property]);
}
});
// now every new object created from a Class.create() class will have
these two methods. It is similar to the original Prototype idea of
Object.prototype.extend
Event.addMethods({
within: function(event, element) {
// deprecated but just for illustration
return Position.within(element, Event.pointerX(event),
Event.pointerY(event));
}
});
// now every extended event will have an additional method 'within'
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