[Mono-list] Cocoa-Sharp and Growl

[Sandy Dunlop]

Sorry, I should have posted this to the list as well.

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> From: Sandy Dunlop <sandy.dunlop at gmail.com>
> Date: 17 July 2007 22:18:12 BDT
> To: Todd Schavey <schaveyt at gmail.com>
> Subject: Cocoa-Sharp
>
> Hi,
> I would like to implement the Growl API for OS X using Mono, a  
> Cocoa-sharp binding for Growl if you want to say it that way. I was  
> looking at the current status of cocoa-sharp and have identified  
> some classes which I'd need to add, and some existing ones with  
> missing methods which I'd need to implement.
>
> The class I'm looking at currently is MutableDictionary. The Java  
> API for Growl calls:
>
> 	noteDict.setObjectForKey(new Integer(1), GROWL_NOTIFICATION_STICKY);
>
> where noteDict is an NSMutableDictionary. The Java Cocoa bindings  
> take Java Objects instead of Cocoa Objects, and with Integer  
> inheriting Object, this works just fine. In cocoa-sharp, I have  
> created a MutableDictionary.Set(Cocoa.Object,Cocoa.Object) method.
>
> With cocoa-sharp, I would have to either:
> 1) Have multiple definitions of Set which take Cocoa.Object and  
> System.Int32 as keys
> 2) Create a Cocoa.Integer class, which doesn't seem right, although  
> it might fit in with the Java API better
> 3) Have everything take System.Object instead of Cocoa.Object and  
> pass in a System.Int32 object when needed.
>
> What would you suggest for situations like this?
>
> I would like to contribute my cocoa-sharp additions to the Mono  
> project once I've got it working.
> I would also like to contribute growl-sharp.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sandy

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