Changes between Version 22 and Version 23 of Modules


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Feb 28, 2012 12:01:09 AM (12 years ago)
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abarth@webkit.org
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    1515== Associating JavaScript APIs with "core" objects ==
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    17 Even self-contained features often need to expose JavaScript APIs on "catch-all" interfaces like `DOMWindow` or `Navigator`.  If we declared these APIs in [http://trac.webkit.org/browser/trunk/Source/WebCore/page/DOMWindow.idl DOMWindow.idl] and implemented them in [http://trac.webkit.org/browser/trunk/Source/WebCore/page/DOMWindow.cpp DOMWindow.cpp], the complexity of `DOMWindow` would increase with each added feature.  To avoid complexity creep in these core classes, you can declare your JavaScript API in supplemental IDL files, mirroring the "partial interface" WebIDL mechanism used in specifications.  For more details, see the [http://trac.webkit.org/wiki/WebKitIDL#Supplemental documentation of the Supplemental attribute].
     17Even self-contained features often need to expose JavaScript APIs on "catch-all" interfaces like `DOMWindow` or `Navigator`.  If we declared these APIs in [http://trac.webkit.org/browser/trunk/Source/WebCore/page/DOMWindow.idl DOMWindow.idl] and implemented them in [http://trac.webkit.org/browser/trunk/Source/WebCore/page/DOMWindow.cpp DOMWindow.cpp], the complexity of `DOMWindow` would increase with each added feature.  To avoid complexity creep in these core classes, you can declare your JavaScript API in supplemental IDL files, mirroring the [http://www.w3.org/TR/WebIDL/#dfn-partial-interface "partial interface" mechanism] used in specifications.  For more details, see the [http://trac.webkit.org/wiki/WebKitIDL#Supplemental documentation of the Supplemental attribute].
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    1919For example, the MediaStream module [http://trac.webkit.org/browser/trunk/Source/WebCore/Modules/mediastream/NavigatorMediaStream.idl uses this mechanism] to add the `webkitGetUserMedia` API to `Navigator`.  The API is implemented in [http://trac.webkit.org/browser/trunk/Source/WebCore/Modules/mediastream/NavigatorMediaStream.cpp NavigatorMediaStream.cpp], avoiding bloat in [http://trac.webkit.org/browser/trunk/Source/WebCore/page/Navigator.cpp Navigator.cpp] itself and helping to contain the MediaStream code in the MediaStream directory.