RingoJS hits 0.9

Ringo is a CommonJS-based JavaScript runtime written in Java and based on the Mozilla Rhino JavaScript engine. It takes a pragmatical and non-dogmatic stance on things like I/O paradigms. Blocking and asynchronous I/O both have their strengths and weaknesses in different areas.

Its aim is to provide an off-browser JavaScript platform that has the right mix of features and simplicity to be pleasant to work with and easy to deploy. The primary goal is to build a stable, high-performance runtime for server-side use. The following code is all you need to create a simple web app:

exports.app = function(req) {
    return {
        status: 200,
        headers: {"Content-Type": "text/plain"},
        body: ["Hello World!"]
    };
};

if (require.main == module)
    require("ringo/httpserver").main(module.id);

Simply save the code above as "server.js" and run it by executing ringo server.js . Like most Ringo apps, this app will automatically reload, picking up any changes you make without requiring a restart.

But Ringo lets you do more than write web applications. It allows you to seamlessly use any Java class or library simply by dropping it into the classpath. This makes it easy to integrate Ringo into existing Java environments and reusing existing Java code works without lots of effort or porting issues.

Get the RingoJS 0.9 release here: ringojs.org/download

Get Started or the documentation page to learn more about Ringo.

Changelog for RingoJS 0.9

Release date: 2 January 2013

New features and major changes

• new ringo/worker module; a Worker API based on W3C Web Workers
  • http://hns.github.com/2011/11/16/workers.html
  • worker examples in /examples/ directory of ringo release
• new net module; provides support for networking using TCP and UDP sockets.
• shutdown hooks in ringo/engine
• new layout and design for JsDoc tool ringo-doc
• split ringo.jar into ringo-core.jar (java classes) and ringo-modules.jar (js modules)
• ringo/httpclient now based on java.net.URL (ringo/httpclient API unchanged but Client constructor removed)
• pluggable module loaders; more info: https://github.com/ringo/ringojs/commit/20eee6739da7c69bf93c19d544abc2896df6b7a5
• Java and JavaScript EventAdapters

Other changes and bugfixes

• system module is no longer preloaded
• remove obsolete and/or obscure global functions: doctest, loadClass, readFile, readUrl, runCommand, toint32, trycatch, enterAsyncTask, exitAsyncTask
• setTimeout() / setInterval() are now global; ringo/scheduler removed
• Semaphore moved into new module ringo/concurrent
• return absolute path in module.resolve() if resource is a file
• ringo/promise callbacks return a promises chain (as they're supposed to)
• renamed ringo/promise exports defer to Deferred and promises to PromiseList
• ringo_config property renamed to app in JSGI request
• fs.touch() now creates an empty file if no directory or file at the given path exists
• fs.listDirectoryTree() , fs.listTree() , fs.Path.listPaths() return sorted results
• force String return values for fs.owner() and fs.group()
• avoid unwanted reconfiguration in ringo/logger
• global works now with sealed globals
• updated mustache.js to support dot notation
• ringo-admin could not remove downloaded files on Windows
• -m/--modules option accepts multiple paths seperated with path.seperator

Contributors

• Andreas Bolka
• Jim Cook
• Robert Gaggl
• Philipp Naderer
• Simon Oberhammer
• Tim Schaub
• Hannes Wallnöfer

Jim Rough enjoying Hiltl...

...the quintessential vegetarian restaurant, during Participate.ch's 1st DF training in Zurich, Switzerland.

Gründungsversammlung Swiss Foodcoop Genossenschaft

Wie schon oft steckt die globalisierte Konsumgesellschaft wieder mal in einem Nahrungsmitteldebakel. Dass die Grossverteiler von Migros über Coop bis Aldi & Co wacker mit profitieren ist nicht neu.

Weil es Alternativen dazu gibt, gründen wir die Swiss Foodcoop Genossenschaft. Swiss Foodcoop www.sfcoop.ch

Wenn wir in genügend InteressentInnen finden, können wir lokale Vertriebstellen aufbauen. Kurz zusammengefasst die Vorteile: Produkte aus lokaler Produktion direkt von den Produzenten (nicht nur Nahrungsmittel); Ausschalten des Zwischenhandels und daher markant günstigere Preise; Selbstbestimmung der Produkteauswahl.

Die Aufbauarbeit von der Swiss Foodcoop wurde von einem eigens dazu gebildeten Verein, der als Einkaufsgemeinschaft in Zürich Wiedikon aktiv ist, geleistet.

Montag, 11. März 2013, 19:00
Quartiertreff Enge, Gablerstrasse 20, 8002 Zürich

Ad-hoc Choice Creating

...at the dinner table - and online using Adobe Connect...

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Paddock cahier des charges choice creating session

Last week we facilitated a meeting of the Association de quartier Paddock-Morgarten in La Chaux-de-Fonds, experimenting in the spirit of Participate.ch, using the choice creating process in the context of consultation procedures in Switzerland. In this case, concerning the feedback on the public presentation of the project specifications for the Paddock terrain, a currently unused green area in the city that should become the site of various leisure activities and neighbourhood projects, including a shared community garden.

Laurence, who was a participant in the previous week's seminar in Zurich, was able to practice her new learned skills for the first time and facilitated the session. The participants really appreciated the process and felt they were heard and able to contribute to a much greater extent than they are used to!

>>> La Vélokaravane à Courtelary le 13.4.2013 au Toit des Saltimbanques