Subj : Re: Creating classes/namespaces on the fly from existing functions?
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : Ludovic Delabre
Date : Fri Feb 04 2005 07:34 am

Brendan Eich wrote:
> bubbfree@gmail.com wrote:
> 
>> The object or namespace 'externalFile1' would be dynamically created by
>> the useLibrary() implementation, and all functions found in that file
>> would be added as member functions of the newly created
>> object/namespace.
>>
>> Is this possible?  Thanks!
> 
> 
> 
> Sure, it's possible.  useLibrary would parse its argument, 
> JS_DefineObject using the name up to the ".js" and defining the new 
> object in the global object, and so on.  Beware JSOPTION_VAROBJFIX, 
> however -- you don't want this option for this application.
> 
> (One way to use JSOPTION_VAROBJFIX would be to temporarily 
> JS_SetParent(cx, libobj, NULL) and JS_SetParent(cx, libobj, global) 
> around all JS_Evaluate*Script* and JS_Compile* API calls.)
> 
> /be

Hi!
I'm quite new to spidermonkey's API but...
Another way to get around the "assignment to an unbound id" bug would be 
to use a new context for each file, no ?

Thx,
Ludovic.

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