Ironruby core - Jul 2008 - Sails, WPF/Silverlight the rails way

Hi all,

I worked on a way to do wpf/development the rails way. It''s heavily
inspired
by rucola and its interaction with interface builder.
I created and will finish this framework when there is more possible with
databinding between DLR languages and XAML.

you can find it on github. http://github.com/casualjim/sails/tree/master

If people think this is a great idea and want to pitch in all help is
welcome of course :)  If you hate it please let me know and why.

The readme:

Sails
> ====>
> Sails is a framework inspired by the Rails and rucola frameworks. It offers
> a rails-like way of developing applications
> with IronRuby and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).
> This framework uses the pattern Model - ViewModel - View - Controller
> (M-VM-V-C). It should be able to run on both WPF
> and Silverlight.
> The idea is that the views can be created using a design tool like Blend
> for example and just save that xaml as is. The
> designer should not need to use anything else than drag and drop to create
> a GUI design. The behaviors are then added to
> the view by using predefined behaviors in the framework or by defining your
> own behavior.
> The framework then generates a proxy for the view which will be used to
> transparently wire up the commands in the
> behaviors to controller actions.
>
> You should be able to define a controller a little like this
(doesn''t work
> yet and will most likely change in the
> future):
>
> class MyController < Sails::Controllers::Base
>
>   view_object :some_model, :refresh => :refresh_some_model,
> :refresh_interval => 2.minutes
>
>   view_action :some_action, :target => :my_button, :action =>
> :some_action_implementation
>
>   def refresh_some_model
>     # code here
>   end
>
>   def some_action_implementation
>     # code here
>   end
>
> end
>
>
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FYI, there''s already a framework named "Sails" for Java:

http://www.opensails.org/

- Charlie

Ivan Porto Carrero wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I worked on a way to do wpf/development the rails way. It''s
heavily
> inspired by rucola and its interaction with interface builder.
> I created and will finish this framework when there is more possible 
> with databinding between DLR languages and XAML.
> 
> you can find it on github. http://github.com/casualjim/sails/tree/master
> 
> If people think this is a great idea and want to pitch in all help is 
> welcome of course :)  If you hate it please let me know and why.
> 
> The readme:
> 
>     Sails
>     ====> 
>     Sails is a framework inspired by the Rails and rucola frameworks. It
>     offers a rails-like way of developing applications
>     with IronRuby and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF).
>     This framework uses the pattern Model - ViewModel - View -
>     Controller (M-VM-V-C). It should be able to run on both WPF
>     and Silverlight.
>     The idea is that the views can be created using a design tool like
>     Blend for example and just save that xaml as is. The
>     designer should not need to use anything else than drag and drop to
>     create a GUI design. The behaviors are then added to
>     the view by using predefined behaviors in the framework or by
>     defining your own behavior.
>     The framework then generates a proxy for the view which will be used
>     to transparently wire up the commands in the
>     behaviors to controller actions.
> 
>     You should be able to define a controller a little like this
>     (doesn''t work yet and will most likely change in the
>     future):
> 
>     class MyController < Sails::Controllers::Base
> 
>       view_object :some_model, :refresh => :refresh_some_model,
>     :refresh_interval => 2.minutes
> 
>       view_action :some_action, :target => :my_button, :action =>
>     :some_action_implementation
> 
>       def refresh_some_model
>         # code here
>       end
> 
>       def some_action_implementation
>         # code here
>       end
> 
>     end
> 
> 
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On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:00:44 -0600, Charles Oliver Nutter  
<charles.nutter at sun.com> wrote:
> FYI, there''s already a framework named "Sails" for Java:
> http://www.opensails.org/
For the sake of sticking to the "Iron" theme, why not replace the
''S'' with
an ''N'' and go with IronNails. ;-)  Maybed it''s just
me, but if given the
choice, I''d much rather nail it than sail it anyday of the week. :D

-- 
/M:D

M. David Peterson
Co-Founder & Chief Architect, 3rd&Urban, LLC
Email: m.david at 3rdandUrban.com | m.david at amp.fm
Mobile: (206) 999-0588
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Thanks for the tip. I''ve renamed the project to IronNails on github.

2008/8/2 M. David Peterson <m.david at xmlhacker.com>
> On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:00:44 -0600, Charles Oliver Nutter <
> charles.nutter at sun.com> wrote:
>
>  FYI, there''s already a framework named "Sails" for
Java:
>> http://www.opensails.org/
>>
>
> For the sake of sticking to the "Iron" theme, why not replace the
''S'' with
> an ''N'' and go with IronNails. ;-)  Maybed it''s
just me, but if given the
> choice, I''d much rather nail it than sail it anyday of the week.
:D
>
> --
> /M:D
>
> M. David Peterson
> Co-Founder & Chief Architect, 3rd&Urban, LLC
> Email: m.david at 3rdandUrban.com | m.david at amp.fm
> Mobile: (206) 999-0588
> http://3rdandUrban.com | http://amp.fm |
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2354 |
> http://news.oreilly.com/m-david-peterson/
>
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On Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:24:27 -0600, Ivan Porto Carrero  
<ivan at flanders.co.nz> wrote:
> I''ve renamed the project to IronNails on github.
That *ROCKS*! :D

-- 
/M:D

M. David Peterson
Co-Founder & Chief Architect, 3rd&Urban, LLC
Email: m.david at 3rdandUrban.com | m.david at amp.fm
Mobile: (206) 999-0588
http://3rdandUrban.com | http://amp.fm |  
http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2354 |  
http://news.oreilly.com/m-david-peterson/