Comment #31 on issue 235 by mconstable: Support the Javascript E4X extension http://code.google.com/p/v8/issues/detail?id=235
I can't believe E4X is not a part of already or under serious consideration for V8. As erik.corry said in #19, if anyone else can create a clean acceptable patchset then it would be at least be considered for inclusion with V8... so, has anybody clues on how to proceed down this path or any code or ideas to contribute?
One possibility in the meantime is to use GromJS (google it) as a SSJS solution, along with NodeJS. It's based on Spidermonkey 1.7.0 which does inlcude E4X. GromJS comes with a nginx-like webserver called bauk along with a persistent connector to integrate GromJS. Unfortunately Spidermonkey 1.7.0 lacks native JSON support. Another possibility would be to include it as an Addon for NodeJS (if at all possible) then it could be used in a SSJS environment, where it's most useful, without directly requiring any cooperation from the V8 folks.
Would anyone be able to comment on whether an E4X implementation could exist and work outside of V8?
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