Programming with JavaScript

Re: Standard multi-line Silverlight.js? Recommend Javascript reformatter?

petemounce — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 16:52:22 GMT

Sorry, completely mis-read you!

Aptana is just now beginning to work on code-formatting, though I haven't played with it much yet. That's what I use for all my web-development, except for the parts where CSharp is involved (where the hell is the hash key on a Mac US keyboard?!)

Re: Standard multi-line Silverlight.js? Recommend Javascript reformatter?

Alan Cobb — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 03:46:41 GMT

Hi Pete,

Thanks for turning me on to those compressor/minifier programs.

Actually, I wanted to go in the reverse direction to that. That is, reformat the stock compressed 1-single-huge-line Silverlight.js into something debuggable. I ended up using a free trial of the Polystyle code reformatter and some hand editing. I wrote a blog post about it and have my reformatted, more-debuggable Silverlight.js available for anyone else who wants to download it.

Alan Cobb
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Re: Standard multi-line Silverlight.js? Recommend Javascript reformatter?

petemounce — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:17:28 GMT

I've successfully used Dean Edwards' Packer (but it makes me add ; where they're strictly-speaking unnecessary), and, more recently, Julian Lecompte's YUI Compressor (which, like Dojo ShrinkSafe, is based on Mozilla's JavaScript parser, I gather).

Standard multi-line Silverlight.js? Recommend Javascript reformatter?

Alan Cobb — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 18:08:47 GMT

Hi,

The normal 8KB Silverlight.js is formatted as one long line, presumably for faster downloading. But it is hard to read and single-step through with a debugger. There was a more readable 370-line, 14KB version in the 2007-07 SDK. Is there an official multi-line version of the latest Silverlight.js somewhere?

I realize you aren't supposed to modify the functionality, but for temporary reading and single stepping a conventional file is nice.

This brings up the general issue of code reformatters / beautifiers. Anyone have a favorite for Javascript to recommend?

Thanks,

Alan Cobb
www.alancobb.com