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Nicolas Petton

Syntax change for JavaScript statements?

Hey guys,

I wanted to change the JS statement syntax in amber to free it for
pragmas :)

I thought about using `return foo`, what do you think?

Cheers,
Nico

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Herby Vojčík

Re: Syntax change for JavaScript statements?

Sometimes it is not just return, it can contain full JS code. Or did I not understand something?

Herby

Nicolas Petton wrote:

> Hey guys,
>
> I wanted to change the JS statement syntax in amber to free it for
> pragmas :)
>
> I thought about using `return foo`, what do you think?
>
> Cheers,
> Nico
>

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Manfred Kröhnert

Re: Syntax change for JavaScript statements?

Hi Nico,

I thought about that issue, too.

What would you think of turning JS statements into Pragmas?

Something similar to <JS: here be Javascript code>?

Best,

Manfred

On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Herby Vojčík <[hidden email]> wrote:

Sometimes it is not just return, it can contain full JS code. Or did I not understand something?

Herby

Nicolas Petton wrote:

Hey guys,

I wanted to change the JS statement syntax in amber to free it for
pragmas :)

I thought about using `return foo`, what do you think?

Cheers,
Nico

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Andy Burnett

Re: Syntax change for JavaScript statements?

I think that is a neat idea. Maybe, at some point in the future, one might return other types within pragmas e.g. <SVG: ... > etc.

Cheers

Andy

On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Manfred Kröhnert <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi Nico,

I thought about that issue, too.

What would you think of turning JS statements into Pragmas?
Something similar to <JS: here be Javascript code>?

Best,
Manfred

On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Herby Vojčík <[hidden email]> wrote:

Sometimes it is not just return, it can contain full JS code. Or did I not understand something?

Herby

Nicolas Petton wrote:

Hey guys,

I wanted to change the JS statement syntax in amber to free it for
pragmas :)

I thought about using `return foo`, what do you think?

Cheers,
Nico

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Herby Vojčík

Re: Syntax change for JavaScript statements?

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Nicolas Petton wrote:
> Hey guys,
>
> I wanted to change the JS statement syntax in amber to free it for
> pragmas :)
>
> I thought about using `return foo`, what do you think?

Ah, you mean the backticks. Well, they are used in ES6.

I think either use pragme <js> and treat all the rest of method as JS
code, or something like <[ return foo ]> or <{ return foo }>. Or other
alternatives, but all of "open/close" solutions have problem with
escaping the ending should it appear in JS code.

> Cheers,
> Nico

Herby

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Herby Vojčík

Re: Syntax change for JavaScript statements?

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Andy Burnett wrote:
> I think that is a neat idea. Maybe, at some point in the future, one
> might return other types within pragmas e.g. <SVG: ... > etc.

No need to have pragma for SVG (nor HTML for that matter), you can use
snippets for pieces of HTML (or inline SVG).

> Cheers
> Andy

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Andy Burnett

Re: Syntax change for JavaScript statements?

OK, that is good. Out of curiosity would the same apply if one wanted to include e.g. <DART: ...>. Obviously, that would only apply - at the moment - for specific Chromium builds, but it might offer interesting possibilities.

Cheers

Andy

On Mon, Sep 9, 2013 at 10:59 AM, Herby Vojčík <[hidden email]> wrote:

Andy Burnett wrote:

I think that is a neat idea. Maybe, at some point in the future, one
might return other types within pragmas e.g. <SVG: ... > etc.

No need to have pragma for SVG (nor HTML for that matter), you can use snippets for pieces of HTML (or inline SVG).

Cheers
Andy

Herby

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Nicolas Petton

Re: Syntax change for JavaScript statements?

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I like the pragma idea, but then it's a 2 steps change, first change the
JS inlining syntax to something else, then implement pragmas, then use
them for inlining JS code.

Nico

Herby Vojčík <[hidden email]> writes:

> Nicolas Petton wrote:
>> Hey guys,
>>
>> I wanted to change the JS statement syntax in amber to free it for
>> pragmas :)
>>
>> I thought about using `return foo`, what do you think?
>
> Ah, you mean the backticks. Well, they are used in ES6.
>
> I think either use pragme <js> and treat all the rest of method as JS
> code, or something like <[ return foo ]> or <{ return foo }>. Or other
> alternatives, but all of "open/close" solutions have problem with
> escaping the ending should it appear in JS code.
>
>> Cheers,
>> Nico
>
> Herby
>
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Herby Vojčík

Re: Syntax change for JavaScript statements?

Nicolas Petton wrote:

> I like the pragma idea, but then it's a 2 steps change, first change the
> JS inlining syntax to something else, then implement pragmas, then use
> them for inlining JS code.
>
> Nico
>
> Herby Vojčík<[hidden email]> writes:
>
>> Nicolas Petton wrote:
>>> Hey guys,
>>>
>>> I wanted to change the JS statement syntax in amber to free it for
>>> pragmas :)
>>>
>>> I thought about using `return foo`, what do you think?
>> Ah, you mean the backticks. Well, they are used in ES6.

Now that I think about it, it is still possible to use backticks, if you
accept the fact that you must double it inside (the same as with
strings, like 'Don''t').

All in all, lots of options to choose from. :-/

Herby

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