Using mate in Flex 4 project

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Using mate in Flex 4 project

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Started 1 year ago by mloncaric
Latest reply from easotokr

I've decided to "port" my latest project from Flex 3 to Flex 4.

And with some modifications I got it running again (with all mate parts commented-out, just to be sure).

After that I've uncommented only one XEventMap class to my surprise there were no errors, until I ran application again. The problem sticks inside EventHandlers and also Injectors (maybe more), maybe the problem is inside of AbstractHandlers class, dunno.

Here is the ErrorLog:

TypeError: Error #1009: Cannot access a property or method of a null object reference.
	at com.asfusion.mate.core::GlobalDispatcher/get popupDispatcher()[/Users/Miran/Documents/SVN/mate-framework/com/asfusion/mate/core/GlobalDispatcher.as:61]
	at com.asfusion.mate.core::GlobalDispatcher/addEventListener()[/Users/Miran/Documents/SVN/mate-framework/com/asfusion/mate/core/GlobalDispatcher.as:86]
	at com.asfusion.mate.actionLists::EventHandlers/commitProperties()[/Users/Miran/Documents/SVN/mate-framework/com/asfusion/mate/actionLists/EventHandlers.as:229]
	at com.asfusion.mate.actionLists::AbstractHandlers/validateNow()[/Users/Miran/Documents/SVN/mate-framework/com/asfusion/mate/actionLists/AbstractHandlers.as:266]
	at com.asfusion.mate.actionLists::AbstractHandlers/setDispatcher()[/Users/Miran/Documents/SVN/mate-framework/com/asfusion/mate/actionLists/AbstractHandlers.as:239]
	at com.asfusion.mate.actionLists::EventHandlers/setDispatcher()[/Users/Miran/Documents/SVN/mate-framework/com/asfusion/mate/actionLists/EventHandlers.as:186]
	at com.asfusion.mate.actionLists::AbstractHandlers/initialized()[/Users/Miran/Documents/SVN/mate-framework/com/asfusion/mate/actionLists/AbstractHandlers.as:409]
	at com.loncaric.xxx.maps::RegisterEventMap/_RegisterEventMap_EventHandlers1_i()[/Users/Miran/Documents/Flex Builder 3/ddd_f4/src/com/loncaric/xxx/maps/RegisterEventMap.mxml:3]
	at com.loncaric.xxx.maps::RegisterEventMap()[/Users/Miran/Documents/Flex Builder 3/ddd_f4/src/com/loncaric/xxx/maps/RegisterEventMap.mxml:9]
	at Main/_Main_RegisterEventMap1_i()
	at Main()[/Users/Miran/Documents/Flex Builder 3/ddd_f4/src/Main.mxml:5]
	at _Main_mx_managers_SystemManager/create()
	at mx.managers::SystemManager/initializeTopLevelWindow()[/Users/Miran/Documents/SVN/FlexSDK/frameworks/projects/framework/src/mx/managers/SystemManager.as:3190]
	at mx.managers::SystemManager/http://www.adobe.com/2006/flex/mx/internal::docFrameHandler()[/Users/Miran/Documents/SVN/FlexSDK/frameworks/projects/framework/src/mx/managers/SystemManager.as:3066]
	at mx.managers::SystemManager/docFrameListener()[/Users/Miran/Documents/SVN/FlexSDK/frameworks/projects/framework/src/mx/managers/SystemManager.as:2918]

EDIT: It seems the problem sticks inside SystemManager which GlobalDispatcher uses.

Posted 1 year ago #

Nahuel
Key Master

I didn't have time to install Flex 4 in my laptop yet.
But once I set it up I will take a look to that bug.
I think that some of the internals of Flex Framework changed in flex 4. But I need to dig in more.
I will update you once I fix it.
My goal is that Mate is supported in Flex 4.

Posted 1 year ago #
ghedwards
Member

I'm interested if anyone has made any progress on this?

Posted 1 year ago #
develar
Member

grab patched: http://astra.thewebproduction.com:8081/artifactory/thirdparty/com/asfusion/mate/0.8.7-de4/

Posted 1 year ago #
ghedwards
Member

Interested in what you changed? I found only Application.application issues with typing and use of FlexGlobals instead of Application.application.

Posted 1 year ago #
develar
Member

Index: src/com/asfusion/mate/core/MateManager.as
===================================================================
--- src/com/asfusion/mate/core/MateManager.as (revision 119)
+++ src/com/asfusion/mate/core/MateManager.as Thu Apr 02 11:46:22 MSD 2009
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@
import flash.events.IEventDispatcher;
import flash.utils.Dictionary;

-import mx.core.Application;
+import spark.components.Application;
+import mx.core.FlexGlobals;
import mx.events.FlexEvent;
import mx.logging.ILoggingTarget;
import mx.managers.ISystemManager;
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@
//.........................................application..........................................
public function get application():Application
{
- return Application.application as Application;
+ return Application(FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication);
}

//.........................................systemManager..........................................
Index: src/com/asfusion/mate/core/GlobalDispatcher.as
===================================================================
--- src/com/asfusion/mate/core/GlobalDispatcher.as (revision 51)
+++ src/com/asfusion/mate/core/GlobalDispatcher.as Tue Mar 17 11:55:05 MSK 2009
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
import flash.events.Event;
import flash.events.EventPhase;
import flash.events.IEventDispatcher;
-
+
- import mx.core.Application;
+ import mx.core.FlexGlobals;

/**
* GlobalDispatcher is the default dispatcher that "Mate" uses.
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
*/
public function get applicationDispatcher():IEventDispatcher
{
- return Application.application as IEventDispatcher;
+ return IEventDispatcher(FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication);
}

/*-.........................................popupDispatcher..........................................*/
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@
*/
public function get popupDispatcher():IEventDispatcher
{
- var application:Application = applicationDispatcher as Application;
- return (application.systemManager) ? application.systemManager.topLevelSystemManager : SystemManagerFinder.find().topLevelSystemManager;
+ return (FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication.systemManager) ? FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication.systemManager.topLevelSystemManager : SystemManagerFinder.find().topLevelSystemManager;
}

Index: src/com/asfusion/mate/core/IMateManager.as
===================================================================
--- src/com/asfusion/mate/core/IMateManager.as (revision 119)
+++ src/com/asfusion/mate/core/IMateManager.as Thu Apr 02 11:45:44 MSD 2009
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
import flash.events.IEventDispatcher;
import flash.utils.Dictionary;

- import mx.core.Application;
+ import spark.components.Application;
import mx.logging.ILoggingTarget;
import mx.managers.ISystemManager;
/**

Posted 1 year ago #
ghedwards
Member

While the solution above works, and has stronger typing than my solution, have you considered if the user is using the Flex 4 framework, but has a halo base application?

According to the docs, FlexGlobals.topLevelApplication will return the top most Application. Which can be spark or halo. Because this was potentially problematic for me, I opted to use "Object" instead of Application.

Interested in a better solution, and certainly very interested in what the creators of Mate are thinking as well..

Posted 1 year ago #
dopenhagen
Member

@develar ... good stuff, thanks for sharing.

Posted 1 year ago #
Dr.Drane
Member

Thanks @develar this seemed to work for me too, for now.

Greets!

Posted 1 year ago #
leeprobert
Member

I've just posted on this : http://blog.lyraspace.com/2009/07/28/mate-framework-and-flex-4-sdk/

Could you comment on news regarding the patch being implemented into the code base?

Posted 1 year ago #
Nahuel
Key Master

We need to refactor the code a little bit to make it work because the patch works on Flex 4 but not on Flex 3. Any way, we are working on that and we will have a fix on the next release.

Posted 1 year ago #
leeprobert
Member

Cool. Maybe a note to people downloading your latest SWC would be helpful. Noobs like me will just assume it's their code that is not working in FB4.

Posted 1 year ago #
fireraven
Member

Has this made it into 0.8.8.1? I can't seem to find the patched .SWC anymore at the links referenced? Please advise...

Posted 11 months ago #
viatropos
Member

You can get a Flex 4 version of Mate here:

http://github.com/viatropos/mate/tree/master

Posted 11 months ago #
fireraven
Member

Thanks! Is there a compiled .SWC anywhere, or is grabbing and compiling the source the only option?

Posted 11 months ago #
viatropos
Member

Yeah, just git clone it into your flex builder directory and import it, flexll compile it without any configuring into a swc. Then you can easily debug mate and extend it :), and if u want, just push your changes for others to see.

Posted 11 months ago #
fireraven
Member

Got it. Done. No worries... Thanx!

Posted 11 months ago #
JensWegar
Member
I'm trying to pass the scope.dispatcher into one of my managers, but it keeps giving me a null value for the dispatcher. Am I doing something wrong or could this also be related to compiling with Flex4? I'm using the version of mate that can be downloaded from http://github.com/viatropos/mate/tree/master

In the EventMap
```
<mate:EventHandlers type="{LoginEvent.AUTHENTICATE}">
			<mate:ObjectBuilder generator="{SessionManager}" constructorArguments="{scope.dispatcher}" />
</mate:EventHandlers>
```
In the constructor of the SessionManager:
```
public function SessionManager(target:IEventDispatcher=null)
		{
//traces null
			trace("my dispachter = "+target);
			super(target);
		}
```
Posted 11 months ago #
JensWegar
Member

Newer mind, I figured it out. The reason was that I had a Injectors mapping that was being called before this event handler fired, and in that injector I used the SessionManager but without instanciating it properly using constructor arguments. I solved this by adding a event handler for FlexEvent.preinitialize and using ObjectBuilder there to create the SessionManager instance that is then used throughout the event map.

Posted 11 months ago #
inuwan
Member

I'm using the latest nightly SDK of Flex 4 and I downloaded the http://github.com/viatropos/mate/tree/master version of Mate. However I get 64 "definition is in a circular inheritance" compiler errors, one for a different class. For example CallBack.as, CachSetter.as, AsyncCommandInvoker.as, etc. Anyone else experience these and able to fix them?

Posted 10 months ago #
inuwan
Member

Nevermind - found a fix. Which is to deselect all source in under Build Path sources, save. Rebuild. Then go back to the Build Path sources and then select all. Rebuild. The "definition is in a circular inheritance" errors are now gone

Posted 10 months ago #
QuantumInformation
Member

Any update on the status of flex + mate?

Posted 5 months ago #
easotokr
Member

Please a help, I'm migrating my Flex 3 App into Flex 4, but when I run it, the events are not working at all. Checking the XMLList Created to manage the menu actions I found the XML component with the navigation Event comes empty.

please any hint it's welcome

Posted 4 weeks ago #

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