Re: [atf-dev] what is this project next release plan?

[Jacek Pospychała <jacek.p@xxxxxxxx>]

hi,

Looks like you're cooking something cool :-)
ATF uses Eclipse Debug API to integrate Mozilla's jsdIDebuggerService into Eclipse user interface.
The good place to start is following article that describes Eclipse Debug API:
http://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-Debugger/how-to.html

After reading it, you should find yourself more familiar with ATF debugger implementation. ATF debugger is in
org.eclipse.atf.mozilla.ide.debug plugin, which source code is in CVS:
Host: dev.eclipse.org
Repository: /cvsroot/tools
CVS Path: org.eclipse.atf/components/plugins/org.eclipse.atf.mozilla.ide.debug
To read more about accessing Eclipse CVS, see http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/CVS_Howto

After reviewing ATF debugger source code, you'll see that it's mostly a wrapper around Mozilla's jsdIDebuggerService. 
Mozilla services are indeed accessed via JavaXPCOM, as you noted already.

I'm not quite sure how to enable XUL debug, but I guess you should first figure out how to do this in plain Mozilla's debugger APIs and
then implement in in Java in ATF code via JavaXPCOM.


There's alternative implementation of JavaScript debugger in Eclipse JSDT project - It uses slightly different approach, that doesn't require JavaXPCOM. Based on Eclipse Debug API,
an independent JavaScript Debugger API is provided, that can hook into any JavaScript engines. As far as I know, JSDT currently supports a V8 debug protocol implementation and works on integrating it with Mozilla Crossfire (which in my vague understanding wraps Mozilla debugger service to V8 debug protocol). So, if XUL debug is something that can be done via Mozilla Crossfire, then you could also have a look at JSDT.

Let me know if you have any questions!


Jacek


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From: atf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx [atf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] on behalf of cee alf [lihe2011@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: 28 March 2011 05:28
To: AJAX Toolkit Framework discussion
Subject: Re: [atf-dev] what is this project next release plan?

Hi,
   Thank you for your kind reply,Jacek Pospychała. your reply is exsiting.
   I known the atf call mozilla by javaXPCOM.
   First, I notes that "JavaXPCOM was included in XULRunner<https://developer.mozilla.org/en/XULRunner> up through version 1.9.2. It has been removed in XULRunner 2." in https://developer.mozilla.org/en/JavaXPCOM web site. I am afraid that the javaxpcom will be discarded.
   Secondly, Where can I find design document for atf?  I want to extent atf to support for XUL debug.

Thanks.
2011/3/21 Jacek Pospychała <jacek.p@xxxxxxxx<mailto:jacek.p@xxxxxxxx>>
hi,

thank you for your kind words!
ATF is mostly in maintenance - we're trying to fix bugs found by our adopters.
Although there's a bunch of cool ideas for new features, we're lacking resources to make them happen.

Are there any particular features that you're waiting for?


Jacek

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From: atf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:atf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx> [atf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:atf-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx>] on behalf of cee alf [lihe2011@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:lihe2011@xxxxxxxxx>]
Sent: 21 March 2011 03:53
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Subject: [atf-dev] what is this project next release plan?

This project is great work.
But in eclipse web site, I cannot find the newest release plan.

Do we continue to develop this project? I expect this........
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