Dojo: The Definitive Guide

Appendix B. A Brief Survey of DojoX

DojoX is the toolkit's canonical location for experimental and specialized extensions. Unlike the rest of this book, which covers Base, Core, Dijit, and Util in depth, this short appendix on DojoX provides survey-style coverage of what could really be another entire book on its own—a book that might even be about twice as long as this one. The hope is that once you've made the trek across the rest of the toolkit, picking up something from DojoX and running with it should be fairly straightforward.

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DojoX is managed on a per-subproject basis, and the condition of any given project can vary widely. While some subprojects such as cometd and charting are quite stable, others are very much in their infancy, and DojoX acts as a proving ground for them. One commonality for all DojoX subprojects, however, is that they should all have a README file that contains the basic status and version information for the subproject as well as contact information for the authors. DojoX subprojects may have dependencies on Base, Core, or Dijit; however, they may also be completely standalone projects. Unlike Dijit, DojoX makes no official guarantees about accessibility or internationalization, and the overall style of implementation varies more so than what you would find in slightly more ...