Back further in the thread, Gary said he wants to use MXML so he can use data binding syntax, etc.
I've posted the beginnings of a possible solution in FLEX-34137. I'm willing to spend a little time here and there helping to try to make it work. -Alex On 3/13/14 10:46 AM, "Sean Thayne" <[email protected]> wrote: >Hey Gary, > >You should be able to use some flex classes without extending spark >application. You just can't use mxml. Use ActionScript instead of mxml and >you should be fine. > On Mar 13, 2014 10:55 AM, "Gary Yang" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Alex, >> >> I am doing both, it is working perfect inside Flash Player!! >> >> Please make sure it can be used for mobile too! >> >> I do have some ideas on current Flex architecture: >> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-34138 >> >> I'd like to share and explain more, if you are interested. >> >> thanks. >> >> -Gary >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 12:08 PM, Alex Harui <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Are you using [RemoteClass] to serialize the data between the worker >>and >> > the main app, or are you getting to the network from the worker? >> > >> > On 3/13/14 8:56 AM, "Gary Yang" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >I have hundred s , I don't want to do it manual ly >> > > On Mar 13, 2014 11:54 AM, "Maurice Amsellem" >> > ><[email protected]> >> > >wrote: >> > > >> > >> You can call registerClassAlias() to register remoteClass manually. >> > >> >> > >> Maurice >> > >> >> > >> -----Message d'origine----- >> > >> De : Gary Yang [mailto:[email protected]] >> > >> Envoyé : jeudi 13 mars 2014 16:30 >> > >> À : [email protected] >> > >> Objet : RE: Flex App swf initialization failure when working as an >> > >>Android >> > >> worker!!!! >> > >> >> > >> I tried, without Application remoteclass meta won't work. >> > >> On Mar 13, 2014 11:14 AM, "Maurice Amsellem" >> > >><[email protected]> >> > >> wrote: >> > >> >> > >> > Would it work to extend the app from MovieClip ? >> > >> > >> > >> > I have seen that is pure AS projects (games). >> > >> > >> > >> > Maurice >> > >> > >> > >> > -----Message d'origine----- >> > >> > De : Alex Harui [mailto:[email protected]] Envoyé : jeudi 13 mars >> 2014 >> > >> > 16:06 À : [email protected] Objet : Re: Flex App swf >> > >> > initialization failure when working as an Android worker!!!! >> > >> > >> > >> > Spark Application is not designed to be a Worker. It is >>designed to >> > >> > have UI children. >> > >> > >> > >> > mx:SimpleApplication has fewer assumptions and might work. >>Please >> try >> > >> it. >> > >> > >> > >> > -Alex >> > >> > >> > >> > On 3/13/14 7:58 AM, "Gary Yang" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > >I am using Spark Application >> > >> > >On Mar 13, 2014 10:51 AM, "Alex Harui" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> Did you try using mx:SimpleApplication instead of Application? >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> On 3/13/14 6:45 AM, "Gary Yang" <[email protected]> >>wrote: >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >I already have it working perfect in Flash Player >=11.5 ! >>I am >> > >> > >>excited >> > >> > >> >about workers in Android and IOS( coming according to >>roadmap )! >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >I am not using any display list features in worker. >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >I am building a reactive model with Flex using its binding, >>meta >> > >> > >> >tag processing, collection classes, PropertyChangeEvent .... >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >The way I see it, Flash/Flex is the only way to build complex >> > >> > >> >logic in browsers, and that's one of the core values,( the >>other >> > >> > >> >one is the >> > >> > >>unified >> > >> > >> >API ). >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >Please let Flex swf running as a worker on all platform!!! >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >-Gary >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 10:00 PM, Alex Harui >><[email protected]> >> > >> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> It would be interesting to see an example of how it could >> work. >> > >> > >>There >> > >> > >> >>is >> > >> > >> >> the class mx.core.SimpleApplication that you can try to >>use as >> > >> > >> >>the >> > >> > >>base >> > >> > >> >> for a Worker. If that doesn't work it might be possible to >> > >> > >> >> create a variant that behaves within the constraints of a >> > >>Worker. >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> >> -Alex >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> >> On 3/12/14 2:55 PM, "Sean Thayne" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >Sounds like a very strange way to use workers. >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >-Sean Thayne >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 3:18 PM, Alex Harui < >> [email protected]> >> > >> > >>wrote: >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> So really, what you want is to use MXML to define a SWF >> that >> > >> > >> >> >> can >> > >> > >>be >> > >> > >> >>used >> > >> > >> >> >> as a Worker, right? >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> On 3/12/14 1:23 PM, "Gary Yang" <[email protected]> >> > >>wrote: >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >Greg, >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >I agree with you on the display list thing. >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >But I am not using any display list features in >>worker, I >> am >> > >> > >>trying >> > >> > >> >>to >> > >> > >> >> >> >build a reactive model with Flex's binding, meta tag >> > >> > >> >> >> >processing, collection classes, PropertyChangeEvent. >>This >> > >> > >> >> >> >reactive model will pass >> > >> > >>changes >> > >> > >> >>to >> > >> > >> >> >>the >> > >> > >> >> >> >main UI thread to drive UI, and user input will be >>passed >> > >> > >> >> >> >back to >> > >> > >> >> >>reactive >> > >> > >> >> >> >model as a trigger input. >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >For long run, the best solution would be divide Flex >>into >> > >> > >>different >> > >> > >> >> >> >modules, >>https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-34138 >> ; >> > >> > >> >> >> >But for now, please just make it usable. >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >Thanks. >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >Thanks. >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >-Gary >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Greg Dove >> > >> > >> >> >> ><[email protected]> >> > >> > >> >> wrote: >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> I can't imagine using a flex application as a >>worker. I >> > >> > >> >> >> >> don't >> > >> > >> >>think >> > >> > >> >> >> >>Workers >> > >> > >> >> >> >> can access the main display list/stage, and a flex >> > >> > >> >> >> >>application >> > >> > >> >> >>expects >> > >> > >> >> >> >>to >> > >> > >> >> >> >> do so. It may be because of this that you are seeing >>the >> > >> > >> >> >> >>error >> > >> > >> >> >>because >> > >> > >> >> >> >> ContextMenu is not available on Android, and that >>part >> is >> > >> > >>nothing >> > >> > >> >>to >> > >> > >> >> >>do >> > >> > >> >> >> >> with Flex. >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > http://help.adobe.com/en_US/FlashPlatform/reference/actionscript/3/f >> > >> > >>la >> > >> > >>sh/ >> > >> > >> >> >> >>ui/ContextMenu.html >> > >> > >> >> >> >> *AIR profile support:* This feature is not supported >>on >> > >> > >> >> >> >>mobile >> > >> > >> >> >>devices >> > >> > >> >> >> >>or >> > >> > >> >> >> >> AIR for TV devices. >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 8:14 AM, Gary Yang >> > >> > >> >><[email protected]> >> > >> > >> >> >> >>wrote: >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > You have to support it!!! >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > Flex's binding, [remote class], collection data >>models >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > are >> > >> > >> >>critical >> > >> > >> >> >> >>for >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > building reacting model which is a key for complex >> > >> > >>application >> > >> > >> >>and >> > >> > >> >> >> >>this >> > >> > >> >> >> >> is >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > Flex's core value! >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > It's already working for Flash Player in browsers, >>if >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > you can >> > >> > >> >>add a >> > >> > >> >> >> >>few >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > lines to make sure >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > var defaultMenu:ContextMenu = new ContextMenu(); >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > won't kill the initialization process, it will be >>good >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > for >> > >> > >>now!! >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > For the future, I would like to recommend to take a >> look >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > at >> > >> > >>Java >> > >> > >> >> >> >>Spring's >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > growth. >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > Please!! >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 2:49 PM, Alex Harui >> > >> > >><[email protected]> >> > >> > >> >> >>wrote: >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > You're trying to run a Flex SWF as a worker and >>not >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > the >> > >> > >>main >> > >> > >> >> >>app? I >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > doubt >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > that is supported. >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > -Alex >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > On 3/12/14 8:43 AM, "Gary Yang" >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > <[email protected]> >> > >> > >> >>wrote: >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > >https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/FLEX-34137 >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > >On Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 10:26 AM, Gary Yang >> > >> > >> >> >> >><[email protected]> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > >wrote: >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > >> Error: Error #3731: This feature is not >>available >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > >> within >> > >> > >> >>this >> > >> > >> >> >> >> context. >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > >> at >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> 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