Adobe Flex API Released

In December 2008, we released our Nirvana Flex API, allowing developers to create Nirvana Publish/Subscribe browser applications and RIAs using Adobe Flex.

To show how easy it is to create applications using the new API, we've written a simple, one-page Flex MXML application which uses Nirvana.swc to subscribe and publish to a channel, implementing a trivial multiuser chat room. Please note that the application has been kept deliberately simple to aid comprehension of using the Nirvana API, and therefore does not have fully-featured chat room functionality.

Another example of interest is our Flex implementation of the Tradespace demo application.

Building new Nirvana Applications in Flex

You should download and save Nirvana.swc (the Nirvana Flex API) to your local system. A copy of this is distributed with the demonstration application.

The MXML source to the demonstration application can be used as a starting point for new MXML applications.

After creating your Flex project, you should add the Nirvana.swc file to the library path as follows:

  • Select your project in the Navigator View, then from the Project menu choose Properties
  • In the Project Properties window, click on Flex Build Path, then click the Library Path tab.
  • Click the Add SWC... button and use the Browse button to find the Nirvana.swc file