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Sep 21

Exploring dojo/json

By Kris Zyp on September 21, 2012 4:52 pm

Dojo has long had great support for JSON through dojo.fromJson() and dojo.toJson(). But with the advent of ECMAScript 5′s JSON object, and the increased adoption of this API among browsers, there is now a standard API for JSON parsing and serialization. Dojo 1.7 added a module that aligns with this standard API. This enables Dojo to directly pass through parsing and serialization when native support exists. Using the native JSON parser and serialization is much faster, and allows Dojo to leverage the high-speed, in language capabilities. Also, Dojo’s dojo/json module is based on the feature detection (has() API) system that is integrated with the build system, so it will be possible to leverage the build system to create browser-specific builds (like mobile builds) where this module consumes just a few bytes.

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Aug 21

Introducing dojo/request

By Bryan Forbes on August 21, 2012 6:00 am

As Dojo moves toward its 2.0 release, our focus has been on giving developers tools that will help them be productive in any JavaScript environment. This means creating consistent APIs across all environments. One area that has been sorely lacking, in this regard, is Dojo’s IO functions. We’ve always provided developers with a way to make requests in the browser (dojo.xhr*, dojo.io.iframe, dojo.io.script), but the API has been less consistent than some of us would like (dojo.xhrGet, dojo.io.script.get, etc.). Additionally, we’ve never provided a server-side implementation, and if we had, it would have been another module name and API call to remember.

With the release of Dojo 1.8, we have introduced the dojo/request API which provides consistent API calls between browsers, request methods, and environments:

require(["dojo/request"], function(request){
    var promise = request(url, options);
    promise.then(
        function(data){
        },
        function(error){
        }
    );
    promise.response.then(
        function(response){
        },
        function(error){
        }
    );
    request.get(url, options).then(...);
    request.post(url, options).then(...);
    request.put(url, options).then(...);
    request.del(url, options).then(...);
});
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Jul 19

Now Supporting all Major Toolkits!

By Dylan Schiemann on July 19, 2012 8:20 am

We have been providing JavaScript and Dojo support to freelancers, start-ups and Fortune 500 companies for nearly a decade. As we intently watch enterprise organizations everywhere begin to roll out AMD (read about why AMD matters) and the associated code improvements, we are thrilled with the industry’s direction toward toolkit interoperability! Why? Because! Our masterful engineering team, consisting of influential members of various open source communities, positions SitePen perfectly to offer full-on, front-end web development support to the world!

Getting right to the point, (The Official Point!), we are pleased to announce the expansion of SitePen Support to officially include more than fifteen popular open-source JavaScript toolkits!

Now supporting the following JavaScript toolkits:

  • Dojo
  • Persevere packages
  • dgrid
  • Curl.js
  • CometD
  • Twine
  • jQuery
  • Backbone
  • underscore
  • RequireJS
  • PhoneGap/Cordova
  • MooTools
  • jQueryUI
  • Wire
  • Socket.IO
  • Express

In addition to toolkits, we will continue to support your custom JavaScript source code, as well as key underlying technologies and formats, including JSON, HTML5, WebSockets, SVG/Canvas, Mobile Web, Server-Side JavaScript, AMD, Node.js and many more.

Our expertise with Dojo and advanced JavaScript is relevant for a wide-range of desktop and mobile web application projects and our approach to SitePen Support has always been flexible with the priority being to improve our customers’ web apps. We strive to support our customers in every way possible and we continue to be Dojo experts. In addition, we’re now committed to providing your organization with the front-end development expertise that will optimize your application regardless of which toolkits and technologies your company is comfortable using. You have our word!

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Jul 29

Git-Linked Packages for NPM/Node

By Kris Zyp on July 29, 2011 2:30 pm
This entry is part 2 of 4 in the series Dojo Foundation Packages

The new Dojo Foundation Package repository is an easy and powerful new way to host Node packages for installation with NPM. This new repository allows you to directly link packages to git repositories and it works with NPM without changes. Developing a Node package couldn’t be easier. Simply submit your package URL to the repository, and instantly it will be available for installation for NPM! Not only that, but you never have to resubmit version updates. Since the package repository is linked to git, any new version tags that you create on your github package repository will automatically be reflected as a new package version available for NPM installation. NPM does not need to be reconfigured at all, just run install like you would with any other package:

npm install my-new-package

When you have updates for your package that you want to designate as a new version, simply tag it in Git. And that’s it! Next time your package is installed or upgraded the newest version will be there.

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