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Introduction
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JSCall is a simple JavaScript bridge for Gecko#. It's an interim solution
until someone writes a proper XPCOM bridge for Mono, and uses unmanaged code
and P/Invoke to invoke Gecko's XPCOM components from managed code. It should
work with any .NET language, but I've referred to C# for simplicity. I don't
expect many people to use this, so the documentation is little more than
minimal; please contact me <m.j.hutchinson@gmail.com> if you need help
working out how it works.
Installation
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For installation instruction please read the INSTALL file.
Architecture
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There are currently two communication mechanisms:
Message-passing:
Requires loading JSCall.js in the document. Functions can
be registered on the JS side and then called from the C# side, and vice
versa. Return values are handle asynchonously as callbacks.
CLR -> Gecko calls are made by injecting children into a 'jscall' node in the
DOM, while Gecko -> CLR calls are made via document's window title.
JS evaluation:
Scripts can be passed into the browser from managed code, and executed in the
page context. This can also be used to load JSCall.js and other scripts when
setting up the message-passing scheme in pages that cannot be modified
directly, e.g. internet sites
Usage
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On the CLR side of things, create an instance of
AspNetEdit.JSGlue.CommandManager by passing the Gecko# control to its
constructor. This object has the following methods:
RegisterJSHandler(string name, ClrCall handler)
Register a ClrCall delegate as the handler when JS calls the named
'name' function.
UnregisterJSHandler(string name)
Unregister the 'name' function.
JSCall(string function, string returnTo, string[] args)
Call the 'function' JS function, with 'returnTo' as the callback for
any return value. Arguments as a string array.
JSEval (string script)
Executes the JS that is passed in. Does not require JSGlue.js, so can
be used to load it.
On the JS side, load the JSGlue.js file into your document and call
JSGlueInit(). You then have the following functions available, mirroring the
C# functions but a bit more "javascripty".
JSGluePlaceClrCall(fn, returnTo, args)
Call the 'fn' C# function, with 'returnTo' as the callback for any return value. Arguments as a string array.
JSGlueRegisterClrHandler(n, fn)
Register a the 'fn' function as the handler when C# calls the named 'n' function.
JSGlueUnregisterClrHandler()
Unregister the 'name' function.
Developers
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A list of contributors can be found in the AUTHORS file. If you are
interested in contributing to JSCall, please contact Michael Hutchinson
<m.j.hutchinson@gmail.com>. I am prepared to accept any generally useful
Gecko#-interfacing code.
Release Notes
=============
Alpha 0.0.2:
Split from AspNetEdit ASP.NET graphical designer. See
http://svn.myrealbox.com/viewcvs/trunk/aspeditor/src/jscall/ for previous
release information.