Review requested: new Framework features summary

Cheetham, Anastasia acheetham at ocad.ca
Fri Dec 3 15:39:25 UTC 2010


In an effort to ensure that any new Framework features don't slip under the radar, here is a summary of my understanding of what's new (and the status of the documentation).

1) Have I missed anything?
2) Have I included something I shouldn't have?


Transactions
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Updated ChangeApplier docs:
	http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/ChangeApplier+API

Proleptic Joinsets
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This is new functionality in fluid.fetchResources, docs still to come
related: Resource caching:
	http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/docs/fluid.fetchResources.primeCacheFromResources
	    plus something for fluid.clearCache (docs still to come)

IoC
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Overview:
	http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/docs/Infusion+IoC (needs a bit of a rewrite)
How to Use:
	http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/docs/How+to+Use+Infusion+IoC
Pipline:
	http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/docs/IoC+Pipeline
           (needs a diagram, plus links to expanders)
Subcomponent Declarations:
	http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/docs/Subcomponent+Declaration
Demand Resolution:
	http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/docs/Demand+Resolution
Demand Specification:
	http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/docs/Demands+Specification
Invokers:
	http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/docs/Invokers
Defaults Expansion:
	http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/docs/Expansion+of+Default+Component+Options
             (needs a bit more on available expanders)
plus various functions:
	http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/docs/fluid.initDependents
	http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/docs/fluid.demands
	http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/docs/fluid.invoke
	(see http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/docs/API+Reference for full list)

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Anastasia Cheetham     Inclusive Design Research Centre
acheetham at ocad.ca            Inclusive Design Institute
                                        OCAD University




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