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# output area with full UIs for things like inspection? | # output area with full UIs for things like inspection? | ||
= Next Steps = | |||
# Expand unit tests | |||
# breaking changes: | |||
# rename text to string | |||
# rename bool to boolean | |||
# rename Type to Converter | |||
# Embed in Ace again with find and replace and goto line, and prototype git | |||
# Begin embedding in WebConsole | |||
# Complete ArrayArgument | |||
Features | |||
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- add grouped parameters | |||
- add JS parser | |||
- allow use without input element | |||
- add menu hierarchy | |||
- add typing to return values | |||
- add history retention | |||
- add URIs for reference to everything | |||
- define environment | |||
- define prefs with: | |||
- scoping for projects, filetypes, etc | |||
- hiding for internal things, page owner things | |||
- embed help as commands | |||
- incorporate buggerall | |||
- allow publishing of commands in pages (microdata?) | |||
Bugs | |||
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- ensure canon.addCommands does as the docs say it should | |||
- Requisition._onAssignmentChange:~559 shouldn't fire events when bumping posn | |||
- give all arguments some position and a fill-with-default system | |||
Revision as of 13:15, 14 March 2011
Graphical Command Line Interface
Cockpit was created as part of the merger between Mozilla Skywriter and Ajax.org's Ace. It provides a graphical command line interface. This document describes our planned evolution of Cockpit as part of our overall tools effort.
Open Questions
- can we build command metadata for functions like alert from IDL?
- select elements via CSS selectors and then pass that to object inspector or DOM inspector etc.
- output area with full UIs for things like inspection?
Next Steps
- Expand unit tests
- breaking changes:
# rename text to string # rename bool to boolean # rename Type to Converter
- Embed in Ace again with find and replace and goto line, and prototype git
- Begin embedding in WebConsole
- Complete ArrayArgument
Features
- add grouped parameters - add JS parser - allow use without input element - add menu hierarchy - add typing to return values - add history retention - add URIs for reference to everything - define environment - define prefs with:
- scoping for projects, filetypes, etc - hiding for internal things, page owner things
- embed help as commands
- incorporate buggerall - allow publishing of commands in pages (microdata?)
Bugs
- ensure canon.addCommands does as the docs say it should - Requisition._onAssignmentChange:~559 shouldn't fire events when bumping posn - give all arguments some position and a fill-with-default system