Andy has fixed many tickets related to the JavaScript compiler and runtime. Note that the JavaScript compiler now checks that @Js types don't use non @Js types. This might uncover some new compiler errors in your code (we had a few occurrences of this in our codebase).
Doc Compiler
Quite a bit of work was done back in December to compilerDoc. Most all the data structures were refactored to be immutable. This allows this code to be more easily used with actors and caching engines. On http://skyfoundry.com/ we are now running online documentation and the search engine straight from a fanr repository. That work was the final pieces we need to upgrade this site to the new sidewalk stack. So hopefully we'll be doing that in the next month or two.
Decimal Literals
Per discussion topic #1743, I have changed the "d" suffix on decimals to be required. This was actually a much needed change and I was surprised how many places in my own code I had stuff screwed up. So now all float/decimal literals will be explicitly readable in code.
Fant Scripts
The fant tester can now accept a script file in addition to pods, types, and slots. This is a useful little feature if you want to try out stuff quickly or want to post test scripts on the forum.
New Compiler Visibility Checks
I noticed the compiler wasn't checking type visibility in is, isnot, as, and casting expressions. If you had expressions using an internal type in another pod they will now be compiler errors.
Prototype PathEnv
There is a bit of prototype code in this build to setup a PathEnv from your directory structure instead of using environment variables. The runtime will look in your current directory upwards to see if it finds a directory with a "fan.props" file. If it does that is considered your working directory. The "fan.props" file can define intermediate paths using "path" key. The thinking is that this model would make Fantom paths work more like Mercurial where your current "project setup" is based solely on your current working directory.
This is just a prototype and in no way official. We are going to work with it for a few months and see what we think. Its one baby step on the need to rethink launchers, configuration options, and complex multi-project Fantom development environments. But you are welcome to start using it and provide your feedback.
ChangeLog
Build 1.0.62 (24 Feb 2012)
Add gedit config file
Tweak compiler to omit fcode/types.def if no types
Refactor Compiler.depends
Redesign compilerDoc
Add localeTestMode for JS environment
Fix fanlauncher to work in Cygwin
Fix Decimal to handle non-terminating divide
SmtpClient SSL support
Zip limit checks
Add locale keys for Duration.toLocale
Require "d" suffix for Decimal literals
Fant can now run script files
Add classfile disassembler to compilerJava
Switch Java FFI to use disassembler instead of reflection
Fix resource handle to allow jars to be bundled with pods
Fix compiler/runtime to search dependencies for Java classfiles
Compiler check for type visibility for is, isnot, as, casting
brian Fri 24 Feb 2012
New build is posted and online docs updated.
Enhanced Constructors
A couple of really nice enhancements to make Fantom constructors more flexible:
newkeyword and allows overloading by parameter typesnewkeywordmakeandfromStrstatic factories in core have been changed to static constructorsNotes for these changes related to existing code bases:
makeorfromStrwith construction syntax will report a warning. Fix is to change those methods tostatic newmethods.For more detailed discussed see ticket #1776.
Java Support
There have been significant enhancements to the Java FFI subsystem:
For more detailed discussed see ticket #1780.
JavaScript Support
Andy has fixed many tickets related to the JavaScript compiler and runtime. Note that the JavaScript compiler now checks that @Js types don't use non @Js types. This might uncover some new compiler errors in your code (we had a few occurrences of this in our codebase).
Doc Compiler
Quite a bit of work was done back in December to
compilerDoc. Most all the data structures were refactored to be immutable. This allows this code to be more easily used with actors and caching engines. On http://skyfoundry.com/ we are now running online documentation and the search engine straight from afanrrepository. That work was the final pieces we need to upgrade this site to the new sidewalk stack. So hopefully we'll be doing that in the next month or two.Decimal Literals
Per discussion topic #1743, I have changed the "d" suffix on decimals to be required. This was actually a much needed change and I was surprised how many places in my own code I had stuff screwed up. So now all float/decimal literals will be explicitly readable in code.
Fant Scripts
The
fanttester can now accept a script file in addition to pods, types, and slots. This is a useful little feature if you want to try out stuff quickly or want to post test scripts on the forum.New Compiler Visibility Checks
I noticed the compiler wasn't checking type visibility in
is,isnot,as, and casting expressions. If you had expressions using an internal type in another pod they will now be compiler errors.Prototype PathEnv
There is a bit of prototype code in this build to setup a PathEnv from your directory structure instead of using environment variables. The runtime will look in your current directory upwards to see if it finds a directory with a "fan.props" file. If it does that is considered your working directory. The "fan.props" file can define intermediate paths using "path" key. The thinking is that this model would make Fantom paths work more like Mercurial where your current "project setup" is based solely on your current working directory.
This is just a prototype and in no way official. We are going to work with it for a few months and see what we think. Its one baby step on the need to rethink launchers, configuration options, and complex multi-project Fantom development environments. But you are welcome to start using it and provide your feedback.
ChangeLog
Build 1.0.62 (24 Feb 2012)