[gradebook2-dev] gb2 and dynamic localization

[John Bush]

Actually I think I might be over thinking this, I could simply
implement the I18nConstants interface and call down into the
Dictionary, I don't think the bytecode stuff would even be necessary
then.

On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Michael Wenk <mjwenk at ucdavis.edu> wrote:
> I'd seriously wonder what this would do for the resulting javascript
> that's created.
>
> Mike
>
> On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 5:27 PM, John Bush <john.bush at rsmart.com> wrote:
>> I've been looking into a way to make gb2 integrate with the new
>> dynamic loading of bundle data available in 2.8.  See
>> https://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAK-18678.
>>
>> I see GWT has another method other than the I18nConstants approach
>> that allows for server side localization:
>> http://google-web-toolkit.googlecode.com/svn/javadoc/latest/com/google/gwt/i18n/client/Dictionary.html
>>
>> >From looking at the code switching this out touch almost everything.
>> So here's my crazy idea.
>>
>> Use javassist or some other byte code library to get around the fact
>> that this call can't really be extended:
>> (I18nMessages) GWT.create(I18nMessages.class);
>>
>> So basically I'd augment the class that GWT is generating and throw
>> away what it does and instead delegate all the calls to the
>> Dictionary, which can then look them up from the server.
>>
>> Crazy or possible, what do you think?  Going to play around with it a
>> little tomorrow.
>>
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>> John Bush
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> Michael Wenk
> mjwenk at ucdavis.edu
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John Bush
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