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Re: [rap-dev] Idea - RAP Spyglass
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Hi Elias,
interesting idea. I think the hardest part is to see at which "layer" to
implement this feature.
For example the DOM of the browser is really uninteresting for a regular
RAP developer (and already covered by tools like FireBug).
The next step would be to implement something like that as an addtion to
the RWT layer. On the one side this could be interesting but I wonder
how this should be implemented. For example "Show in Eclipse" for a Text
widget - what should my Eclipse show? The source of the button? Not
interesting! The code where this button is created? Maybe but how would
you determinate the location of the button invocation in the code? Maybe
I just have a little blackout but I'm not sure if this could be
implemented easily without freaking hacks like AOP or something like that.
On the workbench layer this could be interesting too. But then the
"spyglass" would get a realy complicated thing as you need to map all
the widgets in the hierarchy to the "model" (eg. the source/extensions
of your plugins). As we client doesn't know anything about the workbench
this could get really tricky (views are maybe a little easier but think
of toolbar buttons).
In my eyes the effort to implement this and the resulting value are not
compatible.
You may take a look at tools like Picasso
(http://wiki.eclipse.org/PDE/Incubator/Picasso) and Plugin Spy
(http://www.eclipse.org/pde/incubator/spy/) if they provide enough
informations. Not sure how much effort it is to port them to RAP but I
think it's worth a look before reinventing the wheel.
Best regards!
Benny
Volanakis, Elias wrote:
Hi,
I've been watching the talk below, about how the ebay pages are
generated from Java using Eclipse Tooling.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVNF6COKQwE
I was wondering what it would take to have a "RAP Spyglass" feature,
similar to the one discussed in the segment from 21:25 to 23:05 (mm:ss).
The "Spyglass" provides a "Show in Eclipse" command in the browser to
show the corresponding Java code in Eclipse.
I think that would be a very useful feature for RAP users too. What do
you think it would take to implement something like that?
My feeling is that it shouldn't be too hard for parts and perspectives.
But do you think it would be doable for generic composites?
Regards,
Elias.
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