Sounds like a good wicketstuff project... Do you care to start one?
Martijn
On Jan 9, 2008 7:02 PM, Paolo Di Tommaso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is really an interesting topic!
>
> I've made some Wicket-Extjs integration tests and I haven't found any
> particular issues to make them work smoothly together.
>
> Extjs UI widgets can be created dynamically or can be attach to existing
> HTML elements using the element IDs.
>
> Following the latter approach is quite easy integrate Extjs with Wicket.
>
> The simplest way I've tried is using a behavior to 'attach' an Extjs widget
> to Wicket component.
>
> For example:
>
> public class ExtDateFieldBehavior extends ExtAbstractBehavior{
>
> @Override
> String getExtjsClassName() {
> return "Ext.form.DateField";
> }
>
> }
>
> public abstract class ExtAbstractBehavior extends AbstractBehavior {
>
>
> /**
> * Used to add all common Extjs required JavaScript and CSS resources
> */
> @Override
> public void bind(Component component) {
> if( component == null ) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Argument
> cannot be null");
> component.setOutputMarkupId(true);
> component.add(HeaderContributor.forCss( Extjs.Css.EXT_ALL ));
> component.add(HeaderContributor.forJavaScript( Extjs.Js.EXT_BASE ));
> component.add(HeaderContributor.forJavaScript(
> Extjs.Js.EXT_ALL_DEBUG ));
> }
>
>
> abstract String getExtjsClassName();
>
> abstract String getOptions();
>
> @Override
> public void onRendered( Component component ) {
> /* create a copy of options */
> Config options = new Config( config );
> /* initialization */
> config(component,options);
> /* get the string version */
> String sConfig = Extjs.serialize(options);
>
> String extjs = "new " + getExtjsClassName() + "(" + getOptions() +
> ");";
> //TODO log here
>
> Response r = component.getResponse();
> r.write( JavascriptUtils.SCRIPT_OPEN_TAG );
> r.write( extjs );
> r.write( JavascriptUtils.SCRIPT_CLOSE_TAG );
> }
> }
>
>
> That's all!
>
> Obviously this is just a simple test but it works and can be extended easily
> for other widgets.
>
>
> What I've found not trivial is to pass/define the Extjs widget
> property/configuration in a easy/elegant way.
>
> Would be interesting discuss this...
>
> -- Paolo
>
>
>
>
>
> On Jan 9, 2008 6:25 PM, Jeremy Fergason <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > wicket seems to provide some nice management classes like TextField, that
> > do
> > things like set the value for you, I don't see how to integrate this with
> > a
> > javascript solution like ExtJs which does not use an <input type="text"
> > ...
> > tag. It could be something very simple and I am just missing it, if so
> > please point me in the right direction.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > On Jan 9, 2008 10:19 AM, Martijn Dashorst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > What is keeping you from building it?
> > >
> > > Martijn
> > >
> > > On Jan 9, 2008 6:15 PM, Reinout van Schouwen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Op woensdag 09-01-2008 om 09:07 uur [tijdzone -0700], schreef Jeremy
> > > > Fergason:
> > > >
> > > > > I'm just starting out with wicket and I would like to use a
> > > client-side
> > > > > javascript library--ExtJs, to enhance the end user experience.
> > > >
> > > > +1
> > > >
> > > > At my company we use Ext2 and are very enthousiastic about it.
> > > > I want to move us from Struts to Wicket but lack of support for Ext2
> > > > would be a roadblock...
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Reinout van Schouwen
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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