Re: document.register and ES6

http://jsfiddle.net/aNHZH/7/

Actually less code overall using your (D.B.'s) idea for IE compat.

Of course, I ignored some edge cases and there are unknown unknows, but it
seems promising.


On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 2:52 PM, Daniel Buchner <daniel@mozilla.com> wrote:

> Yeah, that isn't so bad - I forgot I would only have to rebuild the naked
> property descriptor object once at the time of registration.
>
> Daniel J. Buchner
> Product Manager, Developer Ecosystem
> Mozilla Corporation
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 2:49 PM, Scott Miles <sjmiles@google.com> wrote:
>
>> Now with IE support:
>>
>> http://jsfiddle.net/aNHZH/5/
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 2:44 PM, Scott Miles <sjmiles@google.com> wrote:
>>
>>> If that works, then what's the problem? It only need be done once per
>>> component.
>>>
>>> I'm still confused, because it seems to me that 'unbaked object
>>> allowance route' == components only work in IE if specified using tortured
>>> syntax.
>>>
>>> That's no bueno IMO.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Daniel Buchner <daniel@mozilla.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Short of running Object.getOwnPropertyNames on the existing node > then
>>>> iterating over each to grab the property descriptor with
>>>> Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor to rebuild an unbaked object > and finally
>>>> setting the properties with Object.setProperties, I am unaware of how to do
>>>> so - is there an easier way? If so I would love to not do the above or go
>>>> the unbaked object allowance wrapper route :)
>>>>
>>>> Daniel J. Buchner
>>>> Product Manager, Developer Ecosystem
>>>> Mozilla Corporation
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 2:28 PM, Scott Miles <sjmiles@google.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Seems like you decided that descriptor syntax is *necessary* for IE
>>>>> compatibility. I'm 80% sure it is not.
>>>>>
>>>>> S
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 2:10 PM, Daniel Buchner <daniel@mozilla.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I guess it isn't a show stopper for poly-*ish*-fills, I would just
>>>>>> wrap the native document.register method where it is present > sniff the
>>>>>> incoming prototype property value to detect whether it was baked > cache
>>>>>> the unbaked prototype > then pass a baked one to the native method.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Of course this means we'll (I'll) be evangelizing a polyfill with a
>>>>>> slightly augmented wrapper for taking unbaked objects, but for IE
>>>>>> compatibility devs will probably offer their first born, so I doubt they'll
>>>>>> bat an eye at such a benign incongruity.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Daniel J. Buchner
>>>>>> Product Manager, Developer Ecosystem
>>>>>> Mozilla Corporation
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 2:01 PM, Scott Miles <sjmiles@google.com>wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Remember where we started: absurdly clean ES6 class syntax.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Requiring class definition class using property descriptors is a
>>>>>>> radical march in the other direction.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm hardcore about syntactical tidiness. The reason I'm not freaking
>>>>>>> out about defineProperties is IMO because I can avoid it when I don't need
>>>>>>> it (which is about 99% of the time).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Scott
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 1:50 PM, Daniel Buchner <daniel@mozilla.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I just made sure it worked, and it does. As for developers freaking
>>>>>>>> out, I really don't believe they would. If that was the case,
>>>>>>>> Object.defineProperties should be causing a global pandemic of
>>>>>>>> whopper developer freakouts (
>>>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhF6Kr4ITNQ).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> This would give us easy IE compat for the whole range of property
>>>>>>>> types, and I'm willing to all but guarantee developers will have a bigger
>>>>>>>> freakout about not having IE9 support than the prototype property of
>>>>>>>> document.register taking both a baked and unbaked object.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Daniel J. Buchner
>>>>>>>> Product Manager, Developer Ecosystem
>>>>>>>> Mozilla Corporation
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 1:34 PM, Scott Miles <sjmiles@google.com>wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 1:27 PM, Daniel Buchner <daniel@mozilla.com
>>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> So you're directly setting the user-added methods on matched
>>>>>>>>>> elements in browsers that don't support proto, but what about accessors?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I believe those can be forwarded too, I just didn't bother in my
>>>>>>>>> fiddle.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Equipped with the unbaked prototype descriptor, in your upgrade
>>>>>>>>>> phase, you should be able to simply bake the node with:
>>>>>>>>>> Object.defineProperties(element, unbakedPrototypeDescriptor) - right?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Yes, but I believe developers would freak out if we required them
>>>>>>>>> to provide that type of descriptor (I would).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  <snip>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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