[Loadup Utility] Reference to UIComponent

[Tekool]

While working with the Loadup Utility I realized that the three classes AssetOfTypeImage, AssetOfTypeSwf, AssetOfTypeText, implementing IAssetForFlex all make direct references to UIComponent. It first add unwanted weight to a pure ActionScript application and probably introduce problems to compile it from Flash IDE.

The reference to this three classes is not a problem in itself as they are intended to provide helpers for Flex components.

The problem is more that even if the utility implements an Asset Factory, the class AssetTypeMap make a reference to this three concrete class instead of letting the user choose the concrete class to build.

Here is the incriminated references in AssetTypeMap

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39         protected function defaultMap() :Object {
40             var obj :Object = new Object();
41             obj[ Loadup.IMAGE_ASSET_TYPE ]     = [ AssetOfTypeImage, AssetLoadByLoader ];
42             obj[ Loadup.TEXT_ASSET_TYPE ]      = [ AssetOfTypeText, AssetLoadByURLLoader ];
43             obj[ Loadup.SWF_ASSET_TYPE ]       = [ AssetOfTypeSwf, AssetLoadByLoader ];
44             return obj;
45         }

To be honest, now, I don't have much time to explore this deeper. For my current needs, I simply modified the AssetTypeMap class to initialize its constructor with my own "defaultMap" which did not contains any UIcomponent reference.

But I'm sure we can do it better with a good implementation of an Abstract Factory where only the user create the client class which will decide to use or not use the UIComponent in the assets it needs.

[Tekool]

I investigated the problem a little deeper and I found that the Loadup AssetFactory is already well written and so you can create your own AssetTypeMap without having to modify the existing AssetTypeMap  class as there is a IAssetTypeMap interface and no refereence to the concrete AssetTypeMap exists in the utility. This is exactly what I was looking for.

Now, the problem is real with the default class and I suppose that a good thing would be to rename the exisiting AssetTypeMap to FlexAssetTypeMap. For my part as my project is pure ActionScript I will have to create a PureAsAssetTypeMap. If the result is interesting I could post a Pure Flash example for Loadup with the required AssetTypeMap/MapToLoaderContext/MapToURLRequest for Pure ActionScript projects. It could be added to the project later.

[philipSe]

Tek, thanks for the above posts on Loadup and AssetTypeMap.  I'm sure the Pure AS version of the class would be useful to people.
----Philip

[akineton]

Hi guys!

Thx for the PureMVC framework.

If the result is interesting I could post a Pure Flash example for Loadup with the required AssetTypeMap/MapToLoaderContext/MapToURLRequest for Pure ActionScript projects. It could be added to the project later.

Tek,
did you succeeded with your Pure Flash example?

I managed the LoadupAsOrdered_2_0 migration to Pure Flash, but the LoadUpForAssets not yet. Before I start to digg into it, it would be great to know if you already have something ready. :-)

Thx,
Akos

[Tekool]

I already have a working version of it, I don't remember if the integration was complete. I need to integrate it in an example project. I will try to do it this week-end. If I can't finish it, I'll send you a PM to give you a link to the last version of it.