node wrapper for dart:io

[jmesserly]

From @jmesserly on January 29, 2016 18:8

We can now compile & run on nodejs. But we don't have a dart:io impl.

Copied from original issue: dart-archive/dev_compiler#436

[jmesserly]

From @Kleak on April 22, 2016 9:52

Hey maybe i can help on this task.

I'm wrapping nodejs with the js package : nodejs.dart
And a beginning of electron : electron.dart

The only problem i have is that i am not able to launch generated js file in node with this CL
dartdevc --v8-binary node -o build --modules node example/test_ddc_example.dart

it throw an error:

Error: Cannot find module 'dart/_runtime'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:339:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:290:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:367:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:16:19)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/kleak/Work/test_ddc/build/test_ddc_example.js:2:12)
    at Module._compile (module.js:413:34)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:422:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:357:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:314:12)
    at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:447:10)

[jmesserly]

From @vsmenon on April 22, 2016 12:26

Have you tried the preliminary node usage instructions near the end of #485 ?

[jmesserly]

From @Kleak on April 22, 2016 12:37

Nop, thanks, i will retry with this :)

[jmesserly]

yeah you may want to sync to "master" as well. The newer compiler won't generate "dart/_runtime" anymore, it should be trying to require("dart_sdk")

[jmesserly]

From @Kleak on May 5, 2016 17:57

ok is there a starting point where i can look how to wrap an API ? Or is it the same as with the js package ?

[Kleak]

Has i have saied i have started a wrap of node.js, this wrap follow the node.js api.
My question is : do you want the api of this be the same as the dart api ?
if not i have move the source to github so you can take a look :)

nodejs.dart

All the api are not cover for the moment but the basic is almost here.

[bergwerf]

Yeah this would be pretty cool. I'm building an HTML server and I want to use PugJS to render templates. I thought of creating a PugJS wrapper but realized dart:io server stuff is probably not portable to JavaScript. What is the current state of that?

[Kleak]

The library is here https://github.com/electron-dart
Not all the nodejs api is covered at this time but you have all the base.
Also this package follow the nodejs api and the electron api not the dart one.

If you have question dont hesitate yo open issues ;)

[vsmenon]

No immediate plans to do this.