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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:54:43 -0700 (PDT)
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Subject: Re: [Chrome DevTools] [ANN] New Chrome devtools extension for doing
 auto-save and live reload
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On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 3:26:30 AM UTC-7, Ryan Ackley wrote:
>
> Why wouldn't updating the live image be as simple as 
> "resource.setContent" with the new processed content and a sourcemap. 
>

Because the resource is source, eg a Less file. 
 

> The problem with the scenario right now is that I believe 
> onResourceContentCommitted is called after resource.setUpdate. In the 
> case of files that needed to be re-generated, it would need to be 
> called before. So you need something like 
> onBeforeResourceContentCommitted.


Well right now I think only JS can be edited anyway, but the entire 
Resoure/UISourceCode system is in flux.

Ultimately the user will be editing source, eg JS or CoffeeScript. When 
they save, listeners to onResourceContentCommitted get called. Those 
listeners can 1) save the source, eg to disk/cloud/etc and 2) process the 
source, eg live update JS or compile to JS then live update JS. So it seems 
like the event is already available right?
 

>
>
> > and probably not interesting anyway. More practical and interesting 
> would be 
> > dedicated extension panels for editing artifacts that are meaningful to 
> > developers at the level of these languages. 
>
> Why not in the existing Scripts/Source panel? Devtools already has 2 
> panels that present an editor and file-like heirarchy in a side panel.


Sorry I should have said "dedicated extensions for editing such artifacts". 
Extension authors may choice to use the Source panel or another panel. 
 

>
>
> What about a plugin point for the editor in the Scripts panel? That 
> way someone could inject an ace/orion/codemirror editor and do other 
> cool stuff like auto-complete. I would write an extension for it if 
> there was a plugin point. I might even volunteer to write the plugin 
> point if you guys aren't already working on something like that. 
>

Jan Keromnes is working on this, but it's orthogonal to the issues above. 
ace/orion/codemirror don't compile CoffeeScript/Less/SASS either.

jjb 

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<br><br>On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 3:26:30 AM UTC-7, Ryan Ackley wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">Why wouldn't updating the live image be as simple as
<br>"resource.setContent" with the new processed content and a sourcemap.
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Because the resource is source, eg a Less file.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">The problem with the scenario right now is that I believe
<br>onResourceContentCommitted is called after resource.setUpdate. In the
<br>case of files that needed to be re-generated, it would need to be
<br>called before. So you need something like
<br>onBeforeResourceContentCommitt<wbr>ed.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Well right now I think only JS can be edited anyway, but the entire Resoure/UISourceCode system is in flux.</div><div><br></div><div>Ultimately the user will be editing source, eg JS or CoffeeScript. When they save, listeners to onResourceContentCommitted get called. Those listeners can 1) save the source, eg to disk/cloud/etc and 2) process the source, eg live update JS or compile to JS then live update JS. So it seems like the event is already available right?</div><div>&nbsp;</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>
<br>&gt; and probably not interesting anyway. More practical and interesting would be
<br>&gt; dedicated extension panels for editing artifacts that are meaningful to
<br>&gt; developers at the level of these languages.
<br>
<br>Why not in the existing Scripts/Source panel? Devtools already has 2
<br>panels that present an editor and file-like heirarchy in a side panel.</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Sorry I should have said "dedicated extensions for editing such artifacts". Extension authors may choice to use the Source panel or another panel.&nbsp;</div><div>&nbsp;</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-left: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>
<br>What about a plugin point for the editor in the Scripts panel? That
<br>way someone could inject an ace/orion/codemirror editor and do other
<br>cool stuff like auto-complete. I would write an extension for it if
<br>there was a plugin point. I might even volunteer to write the plugin
<br>point if you guys aren't already working on something like that.
<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Jan Keromnes is working on this, but it's orthogonal to the issues above. ace/orion/codemirror don't compile CoffeeScript/Less/SASS either.</div><div><br></div><div>jjb&nbsp;</div>
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