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May 17, 2014
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Designing JS APis
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
Caio Gondim
May 17, 2014
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DESIGNING JS APIs THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
GLOBO.COM
GLOBO.COM
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LOOP INFINITO
COLETANEA FRONT-END
DESIGN WHY
DEFINITION purpose, planning, or intention that exists or is thought
to exist behind an action, fact, or material object DESIGN WHY
APIs ARE DEVELOPERS UX DESIGN WHY
CODE IS WRITTEN ONCE, READ MANY TIMES DESIGN WHY
NOBODY READS API DOCs DESIGN WHY
BAD THE GOOD THE UGLY THE
BAD THE
BAD THE IMMUTABLE vs MUTABLE var foo = [3, 5,
8]; var bar = foo.slice(1, 2); console.log(foo); //=> [3, 5, 8] console.log(bar); //=> [5] http://ariya.ofilabs.com/2014/02/javascript-array-slice-vs-splice.html
BAD THE IMMUTABLE vs MUTABLE var foo = [3, 5,
8]; var bar = foo.splice(1, 2); console.log(foo); //=> [3] console.log(bar); //=> [5, 8] http://ariya.ofilabs.com/2014/02/javascript-array-slice-vs-splice.html
BAD THE IMMUTABLE vs MUTABLE var foo = [3, 5,
8]; var bar = foo.sliced(1, 2); console.log(foo); //=> [3, 5, 8] console.log(bar); //=> [5] http://ariya.ofilabs.com/2014/02/javascript-array-slice-vs-splice.html
BAD THE IMMUTABLE vs MUTABLE var foo = [3, 5,
8]; foo.slice(1, 2); console.log(foo); //=> [3] http://ariya.ofilabs.com/2014/02/javascript-array-slice-vs-splice.html
BAD THE DOUBLE NEGATIVE foo.disabled = false; bar.setHidden(false); kung.invisible =
false;
BAD THE DOUBLE NEGATIVE foo.enabled = false; bar.setVisible(false); kung.visible =
false;
BAD THE BOOLEAN TRAP var opacitySlider = new Slider(true); var
volumeSlider = new Slider(false); http://ariya.ofilabs.com/2011/08/hall-of-api-shame-boolean-trap.html
BAD THE BOOLEAN TRAP var opacitySlider = new Slider({ horizontal:
true }); var opacitySlider = new Slider({ horizontal: false }); http://ariya.ofilabs.com/2011/08/hall-of-api-shame-boolean-trap.html
BAD THE BOOLEAN TRAP var opacitySlider = new SliderHorizontal(); var
opacitySlider = new SliderVertical(); http://ariya.ofilabs.com/2011/08/hall-of-api-shame-boolean-trap.html
BAD THE INCONSISTENCE // inconsistence button.caption = “Lorem”; radioButton1.value =
“Easy”; radioButton2.value = “Medium”; radioButton3.value = “Hard”; checkbox1.option = “Ipsum”; checkbox2.option = “Dolor”;
BAD THE GOOD THE UGLY THE
GOOD THE
GOOD THE STATIC POLYMORPHISM POLYMORPSHISM IS WHEN MULTIPLE IMPLEMENTATIONS CAN
RESPOND TO THE SAME MESSAGE WITHOUT THE SENDER NEEDING TO KNOW ABOUT THE IMPLEMENTATION
GOOD THE STATIC POLYMORPHISM // inconsistence button.caption = “Lorem”; radioButton1.value
= “Easy”; radioButton2.value = “Medium”; radioButton3.value = “Hard”; checkbox1.option = “Ipsum”; checkbox2.option = “Dolor”;
GOOD THE STATIC POLYMORPHISM // static polymorphism // similar classes,
same API button.value = “Lorem”; radioButton1.value = “Easy”; radioButton2.value = “Medium”; radioButton3.value = “Hard”; checkbox1.value = “Ipsum”; checkbox2.value = “Dolor”;
GOOD THE NAMING BOOLEAN PROPs // getters of boolean props
should // start with *has*, *can* or *is* if (foo.isChecked()) { // ... }
GOOD THE NAMING BOOLEAN PROPs // getters of boolean props
should // start with *has*, *can* or *is* if (foo.hasChildren()) { // ... }
GOOD THE NAMING BOOLEAN PROPs // getters of boolean props
should // start with *has*, *can* or *is* if (foo.canBeClosed()) { // ... }
GOOD THE SPECIALIZED METHODS var car = new Vehicle(110, 2014,
true, false); var plane = new Vehicle(900, 2003, true, true);
GOOD THE SPECIALIZED METHODS var car = new Car(110, 2014);
var plane = new Vehicle(900, 2003);
GOOD THE var car = new Car({ speedMax: 110, fabricationYear:
2014 }); var plane = new Plane({ speedMax: 900, fabricationYear: 2003 }); SPECIALIZED METHODS
VERBAL ACTIONS status.message(“Lorem Ipsum”); page.forward(); page.backward(); GOOD THE
VERBAL ACTIONS status.showMessage(“Lorem Ipsum”); page.goForward(); page.goBackward(); GOOD THE
BAD THE GOOD THE UGLY THE
UGLY THE
UGLY THE var letters = [“a”, “b”, “c”]; $.each(letters, function(index,
val) {}); $.map(letters, function(val, index) {}); $(“li”).map(function(index, val) {}); Secrets of Awesome JS API Design — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlQm786MClE INCONSISTENCE
UGLY THE jQuery(selector [, context]) // Select jQuery(element) // Wrap
jQuery(object) // Wrap jQuery() // Empty $ object jQuery(elementArray) // Wrap jQuery(jQuery object) // Clone jQuery(html [, ownerDocument]) // Create element jQuery(html, props) // Create element jQuery(callback) // Bind DOM loaded function Secrets of Awesome JS API Design — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlQm786MClE NOT SPECIALIZED
UGLY THE var evento = “Front in Fortaleza”; evento.substring(6, 8);
// => "In" evento.substring(8, 6); // => "In" http://ariya.ofilabs.com/2014/02/javascript-string-substring-substr-slice.html INCONSISTENCE
UGLY THE http://ariya.ofilabs.com/2014/02/javascript-string-substring-substr-slice.html var evento = “Front in Fortaleza”; evento.substr(6,
8); // => "in Forta" evento.substr(8, 6); // => " Forta" INCONSISTENCE
var evento = “Front in Fortaleza”; evento.slice(6, 8); // =>
"in" evento.slice(8, 6); // => "" http://ariya.ofilabs.com/2014/02/javascript-string-substring-substr-slice.html UGLY THE INCONSISTENCE
UGLY THE http://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/13103 JQUERY BOOLEAN TRAP $("#hoverme-stop-2").mouseenter(function() { $(this) .find("img")
.stop(true, true) .fadeOut(); });
UGLY THE http://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/13103 JQUERY BOOLEAN TRAP $("#hoverme-stop-2").mouseenter(function() { $(this) .find("img")
.stop({ clearQueue: true, jumpToEnd: true }) .fadeOut(); });
UGLY THE http://bugs.jquery.com/ticket/13103 CASE CONSISTENCY var myRequest = new XMLHttpRequest();
UGLY THE BOOLEAN TRAP event.initKeyEvent( "keypress", true, true, null, null,
false, false, false, false, 9, 0 );
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