15Jun FlashMVC 2.0 Released!

I am very pleased to announce a major update to FlashMVC to version 2.0 with its OWN website at www.flashmvc.com! This version is a complete rewrite of the original version with better attention to scalability and framework usage. Since this is a dramatic upgrade, I have changed the package name to com.jadbox.flashmvc2. This version scales much higher allowing actions to relay complex messages to the view and built-in code hinting system for the view to execute an action. This is done by a new class called SuperAction. Let me start with the basics:

• action classes – these are normal classes (do not need to extent any classes) that perform an action
• SuperEvent – this class acts like a model for a specific action class, as a constructor proxy for the action class. and as an event for once the action completes.
• SuperModel – This class holds references to SuperActions which, in turn, hold references to SuperEvents and your action classes.
• SuperAction – This class is a controller proxy between your view and the action that it needs to perform. It allows the user to dispatch a SuperEvent that gets used as a model/constructor for your action class.

Benefits from version 1.0:

• The action has its own model/view (SuperEvent) to inform the view
  • The SuperModel has fewer global variables as actions have their own dedicated models
• The model (SuperEvent) also mocks the constructor of the action class for code hinting
• Using the framework with Flash is the same exact flow you would use with Flex (or Flash Builder)
• Much more readable code for applications made with the framework.
• ActionHelper removed in place of SuperEvent
• If an action doesn’t require a unique SuperModel, you can use the base class SuperEvent or make a SuperEvent that covers multiple action classes (less recommended).

Example running an action:

Example reading an action:

Head over to www.flashmvc.com and check it out!

Author: Jonathan Dunlap Jonathan is an experienced software engineer, sole blogger of JADBOX, author of FlashMVC, humanitarian, and has contracted work for Microsoft, Coke, and Disney.