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@ -12,15 +12,12 @@ The Feature / Action couple is meta-programming library that helps with:
Actions are an extension to the JavaScript object model tailored for Actions are an extension to the JavaScript object model tailored for
a set of specific tasks. a set of specific tasks.
By design this tool-set promotes a _cooperative_ model and makes it
#### Goals: hard to change/modify existing signatures / _contracts_ in _extending_
- Provide a unified mechanism to define and manage user API's for code.
use in UI-hooks, keyboard mappings, scripting, ... etc.
- A means to generate configuration UI's
- A means to generate documentation
#### Functionality: ### Functionality:
- **Call _extended_ actions automatically** - **Call _extended_ actions automatically**
All actions (methods) in a chain are guaranteed to get called if the All actions (methods) in a chain are guaranteed to get called if the
action is called. action is called.
@ -30,11 +27,12 @@ a set of specific tasks.
- **Thread the return value down the call chain** - **Thread the return value down the call chain**
The return value will get passed through all the actions in a chain The return value will get passed through all the actions in a chain
before returning to the action caller. before returning to the action caller.
- **Organise and apply actions to objects**
- **Unified way to document actions** - **Unified way to document actions**
- **Introspection and inspection API** - **Introspection and inspection API**
#### Restrictions: ### Restrictions comparing to native JavaScript:
- **No method shadowing** - **No method shadowing**
The _extending_ action can not "shadow" the _extended_ action in a The _extending_ action can not "shadow" the _extended_ action in a
non destructive manner (e.g. via a `throw`), all actions in a chain are non destructive manner (e.g. via a `throw`), all actions in a chain are
@ -52,9 +50,6 @@ a set of specific tasks.
_extending_ actions are ignored _extending_ actions are ignored
- **Return `this` by default** - **Return `this` by default**
By design this tool-set promotes a _cooperative_ design and makes it
hard to change/modify existing signatures / _contracts_ in _extending_
code.
@ -127,7 +122,7 @@ Root Action o---|---x
<action-set>.getDoc(<action-name>[, ..]) <action-set>.getDoc(<action-name>[, ..])
-> dict of action-name, doc -> dict of action-name, doc
<action-set>.a.getHandlerDocStr(<action-name>) <action-set>.getHandlerDocStr(<action-name>)
-> formated string of action handlers -> formated string of action handlers
<action-set>.actions <action-set>.actions