Flex Modularity Framework (Potomac)

There is a new Eclipse proposal for a Flex Modularity Framework called Potomac. The idea is to combine the modularity of OSGi with the usibility of Flex. I think it is a great idea and I am really looking forward hearing more about this project. The plan is to release version 1.0.0 in September.

http://www.eclipse.org/proposals/potomac/

The Flex Modularity Project (Potomac) will provide a comprehensive framework for enterprise Flex development. Potomac will be 100% Flex and Actionscript code and will not have any server-side requirements or dependencies.

Scope

The objectives of The Flex Modularity Project (Potomac) are:

• Bring OSGi-like capabilities to Flex

• Provide an extensibility mechanism similar to Eclipse extension points

• Implement a modular UI framework similar to the Eclipse RCP

• Supply developer tooling in support of Potomac

• (Long term) Enable Potomac Flex components to be hosted inside an e4 application