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2012-07-07 - Auto-derived Scruncher Mappings

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
With a recent improvement in the auto scruncher (implemented in the Uize.Build.AutoScruncher module), it is no longer necessary to specify unique mappings for scrunched identifier names in a ScruncherSettings comment in source files.
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2012-06-27 - New Uize.resolveMatcher Method

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
The new Uize.resolveMatcher static method, implemented in the Uize base module, resolves the specified matcher (of any type) to a matcher function.
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2012-06-25 - New Uize.resolveTransformer Method

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
The new Uize.resolveTransformer static method, implemented in the Uize base module, resolves the specified transformer (of any type) to a transformer function.
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2012-06-23 - New Uize.isRegExp Method

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
The new Uize.isRegExp static method, implemented in the Uize base module, returns a boolean, indicating whether or not the specified value is a regular expression (ie. an instance of JavaScript's built-in RegExp object).
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2012-05-05 - UIZE Adds Support for Singletons

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
UIZE has added support for singletons in the form of the new Uize.Class.singleton static method implemented in the Uize.Class base class and inherited by all Uize.Class subclasses.
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2012-03-24 - New Uize.canExtend Method

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
The new Uize.canExtend static method, implemented in the Uize base module, returns a boolean, indicating whether or not the specified value can be extended with custom properties.
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2012-02-19 - NEW MODULE: Uize.Data.Combinations

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
The new Uize.Data.Combinations module provides methods for generating object or array combinations from a combination specifier, with support for an optional combination transformer and combination matcher.
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2012-01-28 - New Uize.now Method

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
The new Uize.now static method, implemented in the Uize base module, returns the current time in milliseconds since 1970 (POSIX time).
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2012-01-22 - New Uize.mergeInto Method

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
The new Uize.mergeInto static method, implemented in the Uize base module, merges the contents of one or more source objects into the specified target object, and returns the target object as the result.
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2012-01-15 - New Uize.getClass Method

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
The new Uize.getClass static method, implemented in the Uize base module, gets the class of which a specified value is an instance, or returns the value if it is a class or function.
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2012-01-14 - New Uize.toNumber Method

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
The new Uize.toNumber static method, implemented in the Uize base module, lets you coerce a value to a number, with defaulting if it cannot be coerced successfully.
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2012-01-12 - New Uize.isSameAs Method

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
The new Uize.isSameAs static method tests if two values are the same in a strict equality test, with support for NaN values.
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2012-01-11 - New Uize.isNaN Method

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
The new Uize.isNaN static method, implemented in the Uize base module, returns a boolean value, indicating whether or not the specified value is the JavaScript special value NaN.
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2012-01-10 - Class Mechanism Moved Into Uize.Class

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
The class mechanism that was implemented in the Uize module has been moved out of that module and into the new Uize.Class module.
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2011-12-26 - New Uize.isList Static Method

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
The new Uize.isList static method returns a boolean, indicating whether or not the specified value is considered a list.
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2011-12-24 - Dummy Functions Added to Uize Base Module

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
A handful of dummy functions have been added to the Uize base module, that can be used in certain situations where you need to supply a dummy function as a handler, callback, or iterator function.
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2011-12-22 - JavaScript new Operator Now Optional

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
The JavaScript new operator is now optional when creating instances of Uize subclasses, and you can make the new operator optional for your own object constructors using the newly added Uize.noNew static method.
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2011-12-03 - Improved Uize.lookup and Uize.reverseLookup

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
The Uize.lookup and Uize.reverseLookup static methods have been improved with the added ability to specify a target object for adding entries.
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2011-11-29 - Unit Tests for Uize.Data.NameValueRecords

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
Comprehensive unit tests have been created for the Uize.Data.NameValueRecords module.
Categories: Open Source, RIA

2013-01-28 - Uize.Wsh Migrated to Uize.Build.Wsh

UIZE JavaScript Framework - Wed, 05/22/2013 - 07:30
The Uize.Wsh module, that is used for the few build scripts that can only be run in Windows Scripting Host, has been migrated to under the Uize.Build namespace as Uize.Build.Wsh.
Categories: Open Source, RIA