[annotator-dev] Annotator and Meteor

Sat Sep 6 01:13:44 UTC 2014

Hi!

You can package xpath-range as additional package as well, if you want.

If you want to add xpath-range, you can always just add it inside the
Meteor package for Annotator as a field of top-level object. So you
create one more file which you add at the end of all files from
Annotator and do something like:

Annotator['xpath-range'] = xpath-range;

Please start a repository and then we can look into the real code you
have. Now it is a bit too abstract which issues you and how to advise
you.

Mitar

On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 12:24 PM, Bryan <btbonval at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Mitar, a git submodule might be a good approach for us.
>
> One of our issues is with respect to the encoding of Annotator xpath
> offsets. We would rather not duplicate this code, but we do need access to
> xpath-range. As Annotator works now, it appears to include xpath-range via
> browserify, but browserify does not expose xpath-range to the greater Meteor
> application.
> -Bryan
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 3:13 PM, Mitar <mmitar at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>> Yes, we are still using the old version, but I am not sure it matters.
>> You can package it in the same way, I believe. So you add Annotator as
>> a git submodule, you ignore browserify, and just add all CoffeeScript
>> files to the package. Meteor will then convert them into JavaScript
>> files and package them into one namespace automatically. Sometimes you
>> have just to add one more file which exposes globally the symbols you
>> want to have globally.
>>
>> I don't have time to do it myself now, but you can start with a GitHub
>> repository for it now and let's see where you get stuck.
>>
>>
>> Mitar
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 5:16 AM, Andrew - FinalsClub
>> <andrew at finalsclub.org> wrote:
>> > Thanks Mitar,
>> >
>> > I notice you are using an older version of Annotator (before browserify
>> > was added). Would the same thing be possible with Annotator 2.0?  We are
>> > currently a bit stumped. Ari can share more details on our efforts if you're
>> > curious.
>> >
>> > Eventually, it would be useful to make a Meteor package so others can
>> > easily use Annotator in their meteor projects. If you have any suggestions,
>> > we would love guidance / help.
>> >
>> > Warmly,
>> > Andrew
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> On Sep 5, 2014, at 3:39 AM, Mitar <mmitar at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hi!
>> >>
>> >> You can see here how we are bundling Annotator for Meteor:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> https://github.com/peerlibrary/peerlibrary/tree/development/packages/annotator
>> >>
>> >> And here how we are using it:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> https://github.com/peerlibrary/peerlibrary/tree/development/client/lib/annotator
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Mitar
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 7:04 AM, Andrew - FinalsClub
>> >> <andrew at finalsclub.org> wrote:
>> >>> Hey All,
>> >>>
>> >>> Especially @Mitar. At FinalsClub, we have been working on a new social
>> >>> reading site built using Meteor (a newfangled JavaScript framework). Meteor
>> >>> is nice, because it offers isomorphic JavaScript - that is, the same code to
>> >>> run on the client and server. It also provides the magic of reactive data
>> >>> binding between clients and server.
>> >>>
>> >>> We have gotten a basic working version of Annotator with a
>> >>> meteor-specific store plugin. (I can share the code if anyone is curious.).
>> >>> However, there are some aspects of Annotator that we are grappling with.
>> >>>
>> >>> For instance, we were wondering how the XPath-Range plugin is
>> >>> currently being used. Also, we want to include the coffeescript (not
>> >>> compiled JS) of Annotator in our project, but aren't sure how to accomplish
>> >>> that using Meteor's custom package system.
>> >>>
>> >>> @Mitar, I've seen your handle on a few meteor github issues and wonder
>> >>> if could help us. I've cc'd Bryan and Ari from our team if they have
>> >>> anything to add.
>> >>>
>> >>> Also, if anyone else is interested in helping, just say so. We'd be
>> >>> glad to put our work on the OpenAnnotation organization if you'd like as
>> >>> well.
>> >>>
>> >>> Best,
>> >>> Andrew
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
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>>
>>
>>
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