Hey guys,
I''m the author of the recently-released Javascript package loader,
jspkg, that was just released to Sourceforge. I''m trying to judge
interest in using this library loader for various unobtrusive Javascript
libraries like script.aculo.us.
jspkg requires very minimal changes to the included source files and
most libaries won''t require any code to be rewritten. It uses
techniques similar to those already used by script.aculo.us for loading
additional scripts. Two major advantages to using jspkg are that
symbols are only imported into packages if they request them (ie:
avoidance of global scope pollution) and scripts that are not used by
any code on a given page doesn''t need to be imported.
To show off the library, I''ve managed to port IE7, script.aculo.us and
prototype over to the library by adding the jspkg package headers and
footers only. You can find these demos on the examples page listed below.
I''d also like to invite the script.aculo.us community to be involved in
the design process of the library before its release. None of the
design choices in jspkg are final and I''d really like to get as much
input as possible before I let this thing loose for good.
As the documentation isn''t complete, the best way to see how to use it
is by studying the various examples on the jspkg examples page listed
below. The examples in this version have only been tested with Firefox
1.0, but previous versions have been tested with IE and the final
release will support Safari as well.
http://jspkg.sourceforge.net/examples/
I''ve listed some of the reasons why jspkg is different than other
package loaders like JSAN on the jspkg homepage:
http://jspkg.sourceforge.net/
Thanks,
Matt.
