Yeah, I can look into it next month.

--
Josh Tynjala
Bowler Hat LLC <https://bowlerhat.dev>


On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 2:20 AM Carlos Rovira <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Hi Josh,
>
> could you add the compiler warning? I think that would make a difference.
> Also I could take a look at your commit (and others) to learn how to add
> this kind of warnings.
>
> If we could see more of this cases (maybe there are only few) we can add
> them more easily between all.
>
> About Crux, I think Greg could know better than me where we can add the
> check.
>
> Thanks
>
> El mar., 22 sept. 2020 a las 19:49, Hugo Ferreira (<[email protected]
> >)
> escribió:
>
> > OK.
> >
> > It was something that always annoys me on Flex and also happens in Royale
> > but I understand but is following a standard definition.
> >
> >
> > Josh Tynjala <[email protected]> escreveu no dia terça,
> 22/09/2020
> > à(s) 18:08:
> >
> > > Remember that ActionScript has function scope and not block scope (same
> > as
> > > var in JS). So you are, in fact, declaring two variables named item in
> > the
> > > same scope.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Josh Tynjala
> > > Bowler Hat LLC <https://bowlerhat.dev>
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 9:54 AM Hugo Ferreira <[email protected]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Sure.
> > > >
> > > > for each (var item:Entity in items)
> > > > {
> > > > addEntity(item);
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > for each (var item:Entity in items2)
> > > > {
> > > > addEntity(item);
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > Warning on the second item:Entity (Duplicate variable but it's not
> > true).
> > > >
> > > > Josh Tynjala <[email protected]> escreveu no dia terça,
> > > 22/09/2020
> > > > à(s) 17:34:
> > > >
> > > > > Can you share some example code that demonstrates the issue, Hugo?
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Josh Tynjala
> > > > > Bowler Hat LLC <https://bowlerhat.dev>
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 9:28 AM Hugo Ferreira <
> > [email protected]>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > "1) The compiler must not be giving a warning for a missing
> return
> > > type
> > > > > on
> > > > > > a
> > > > > > method. I'm pretty sure that the Flex compiler had a warning."
> > > > > > + 1
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I would add:
> > > > > > 3) The compiler must not be giving a warning for 2 variables with
> > the
> > > > > same
> > > > > > name on different scopes.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Josh Tynjala <[email protected]> escreveu no dia terça,
> > > > > 22/09/2020
> > > > > > à(s) 16:47:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > It sounds like there are two things that could be improved.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 1) The compiler must not be giving a warning for a missing
> return
> > > > type
> > > > > > on a
> > > > > > > method. I'm pretty sure that the Flex compiler had a warning.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > 2) At runtime, Crux is failing to handle the situation where a
> > > method
> > > > > > > doesn't have a return type. Even if the compiler issues a
> > warning,
> > > > the
> > > > > > > method is still not actually required to have a return type.
> Crux
> > > > > should
> > > > > > > probably handle that situation more gracefully.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Josh Tynjala
> > > > > > > Bowler Hat LLC <https://bowlerhat.dev>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 22, 2020 at 1:36 AM Carlos Rovira <
> > > > [email protected]
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hi Chris,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > you're right. I think this is in the "compiler side" of
> royale.
> > > I'm
> > > > > not
> > > > > > > an
> > > > > > > > expert on the compiler, but I guess there should be best
> > > practices
> > > > to
> > > > > > > > detect this kind of issue and report to the user with a
> > compiler
> > > > > error
> > > > > > > > message that is far better.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Maybe just adding a few will improve a lot the compiler
> quality
> > > for
> > > > > > > > newcomers (even people working full day and mastering
> Royale).
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Maybe Josh knows more about this and can give some thoughts.
> If
> > > the
> > > > > > rest
> > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > us know how to do this, I think we all could add up to make
> the
> > > > > > compiler
> > > > > > > > better. But I think we need to go over some lessons to learn
> so
> > > we
> > > > > can
> > > > > > > > apply...
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > El mar., 22 sept. 2020 a las 10:15, Christofer Dutz (<
> > > > > > > > [email protected]>) escribió:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Hi all,
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > so I have been trying to port my flex application to Royale
> > and
> > > > am
> > > > > > > > > currently working on learning Crux.
> > > > > > > > > Here I was having a problem, that was extremely difficult
> to
> > > > trace
> > > > > > > down.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > The effect was, that my Application was giving me the
> > following
> > > > > error
> > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > > the browser:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > getDefinitionByName.js:59 Uncaught ReferenceError: Error
> > #1065:
> > > > > > > Variable
> > > > > > > > > is not defined.
> > > > > > > > >     at
> > Object.org.apache.royale.reflection.getDefinitionByName
> > > > > > > > > (getDefinitionByName.js:59)
> > > > > > > > >     at
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> Function.org.apache.royale.crux.factories.MetadataHostFactory.getMetadataHost
> > > > > > > > > (MetadataHostFactory.as:71)
> > > > > > > > >     at
> > > > > > org.apache.royale.crux.reflection.TypeDescriptor.getMetadataHost
> > > > > > > > > (TypeDescriptor.as:149)
> > > > > > > > >     at
> > > > > > >
> org.apache.royale.crux.reflection.TypeDescriptor.getMetadataHosts
> > > > > > > > > (TypeDescriptor.as:115)
> > > > > > > > >     at
> > > > > > > >
> > > org.apache.royale.crux.reflection.TypeDescriptor.fromTypeDefinition
> > > > > > > > > (TypeDescriptor.as:170)
> > > > > > > > >     at
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > Function.org.apache.royale.crux.reflection.TypeCache.getTypeDescriptor
> > > > > > > > > (TypeCache.as:60)
> > > > > > > > >     at
> > > Function.org.apache.royale.crux.BeanFactory.constructBean
> > > > > > > > > (BeanFactory.as:616)
> > > > > > > > >     at
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> de.cware.cweb.frontend.config.Beans.org.apache.royale.crux.BeanProvider.initializeBeans
> > > > > > > > > (BeanProvider.as:70)
> > > > > > > > >     at
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> de.cware.cweb.frontend.config.Beans.org.apache.royale.crux.BeanProvider.initialize
> > > > > > > > > (BeanProvider.as:62)
> > > > > > > > >     at org.apache.royale.crux.Crux.constructProviders
> > > > (Crux.as:288)
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > When setting a breakpoint in getDefinitionByName.js:59 I
> > could
> > > > see
> > > > > > that
> > > > > > > > > “name” is simply set to the empty string.
> > > > > > > > > Also did the stacktrace not really give me any hint to what
> > > might
> > > > > be
> > > > > > > > > causing the problem. So I did a debugging session with
> > Carlos.
> > > > > > > > > Effectively we commented out stuff till the application
> > > “worked”
> > > > > > again.
> > > > > > > > > Today I finally found out what was causing the problem.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > In my code I had the following statement:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > [EventHandler(event="LoginEvent.LOGIN")]
> > > > > > > > > public function userLogin() {
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> //serviceHelper.executeServiceCall(remoteModuleService.listModulesForCurrentUser(),
> > > > > > > > > handleListModulesForCurrentUser);
> > > > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > I really tried everything, till I noticed I didn’t define a
> > > > return
> > > > > > > type,
> > > > > > > > > so as soon as I changed that to:
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > [EventHandler(event="LoginEvent.LOGIN")]
> > > > > > > > > public function userLogin():void {
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> //serviceHelper.executeServiceCall(remoteModuleService.listModulesForCurrentUser(),
> > > > > > > > > handleListModulesForCurrentUser);
> > > > > > > > > }
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > My application worked.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > So would there be a way to make sure this sort of problem
> > > doesn’t
> > > > > > occur
> > > > > > > > or
> > > > > > > > > to give some output that makes tracking down the issue
> > simpler?
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Chris
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > Carlos Rovira
> > > > > > > > http://about.me/carlosrovira
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
>
> --
> Carlos Rovira
> http://about.me/carlosrovira
>

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