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Flex Behavior Injection
The document discusses the complexity of developing Flex applications and introduces the concept of runtime behavior injection for enhancing component functionality. It highlights traditional methods of extending functionalities, their downsides, and presents solutions that allow for reusable features like zooming and swapping in components without code modification. The use of special components that attach to targets simplifies interactions and improves reusability in Rich Internet Applications (RIAs).
Flex Behavior Injection
- 1. Thomas Burleson RUXConsultant http://www.gridlinked.info [email_address] Principal Architect www.universalmind.com www.spatialkey.com Flex Behavior Injection A New Perspective on Component Development 06/08/09 [email_address] http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasburleson
- 2. Developing Flex applicationsis fun, challenging, and complex Developing Flex RUX means: RIA Foundations graphics, skinning, sophisticated components, and user interactions . 06/08/09 [email_address]
- 3. Basics of SoftwareDevelopment Extend existing function with inheritance Extend existing function with composition Extend using interfaces [not discussed] 06/08/09 [email_address] What are the traditional approaches to add & manage complexity in RIAs? Developers can…
- 4. Extending with InheritanceUsing *.as classes 06/08/09 www.gridlinked.info/blog
- 5. Extending with Inheritance06/08/09 www.gridlinked.info/blog Using *.MXML classes
- 6. Extending with CompositionUsing *.MXML classes 06/08/09 www.gridlinked.info/blog
- 7. What are the Downsides ? Cool functionality is specific to a component or its inheritance chain. Cannot be easily reused in new components. To easy to duplicate code with “copy-n-paste” Requires source code Is compile-time dependent 06/08/09
- 8. RUX Solutions ManyRIA applications require features for behaviors such as: Zoom Swap Resizing Drag-n-Drop Minimize Iconify Layout Configurations etc. How do we add such functionality during RUNTIME? How can we do this so the new functionality is reusable with almost ANY component? 06/08/09 www.gridlinked.info/blog
- 9. Runtime Behavior InjectionUse special components that “ attach ” themselves to target component(s). Can easily be applied to many [ any ] target; results are amazing simplicity and reusability. Intercept and act as a “ proxy ” for the target(s) Inject listeners to provide functionality for the target(s) 06/08/09 www.gridlinked.info/blog
- 10. Adobe Chart DashboardConsider the sample Flex application below: 06/08/09 www.gridlinked.info/blog
- 11. Adobe Chart DashboardTo add zooming features to for the charts, simply add the Zoomer component and set its ‘targets’ and trigger . No other code changes ! Parenting, constraints, animation,… all handled by the Zoomer . 06/08/09 www.gridlinked.info/blog
- 12. Sample: AdobeChart Dashboard To add swap features to for the charts, simply add the Swapper component & set its ‘targets’. No other code changes ! Parenting, constraints, animation,… all handled by the Swapper . 06/08/09 www.gridlinked.info/blog
- 13. Past Projects http://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasburlesonThomas Burleson RUX Consultant http://www.gridlinked.info