Article written 30/01/2007 23:28.
By ekameleon (ekameleon ).

VEGAS is an OpenSource Framework in AS2, AS3 and SSAS (Flash Media Server).

VEGAS can be used with its main code library but also with the following 5 extensions: Andromeda, PEGAS, ASGard, LunAS and CalistA.

NB : this page is under construction :)

• Intallation sourcecode with Subversion

• Licence : Mozilla Public License 1.1 (MPL1.1)
• Version : 1 Release Candidate

• RIAForge : http://vegas.riaforge.org/
• Google Code : http://code.google.com/p/vegas/
• OSFlash : http://osflash.org/vegas

• Documentation JAVADoc (in progress).
• wiki on google code.
• Blog
• Google Group on Vegas

• Localisation engine

Use data structures ad collections based on the Java framework and Jakarta Commons Collections with VEGAS AS2/AS3/SSAS.

• Introduction to ADT (Collections, Maps, etc.)

• Bag
• Collections
• Iterator
• Map
• Set
• Queue and Stack (FIFO and LIFO)

• Use of the BasicEvent and DynamicEvent class.
• Use of the EventDispatcher class and the EventListener interface.
• Use of an event callback in the ‘sorting’ and ‘capturing’ phase.
• Use of a frontController based on the VEGAS event system.

• Simple use of the vegas.logging package
• Using targets
• Creation of your own target (wiring in with your own log consoles).

Using certain Design Patterns with VEGAS.

• Design Pattern Visitor
• Design Pattern MVC and Observer.
• Design Pattern MVC with FrontController. (Part1)
• Design Pattern MVC with FrontController. (Part2)

• PEGAS: geometric framework, design and transitions (all for animation)
• ASGARD: framework to manage data (remoting, parsing, system, localization, config…) and polymorphism of AS2 version with numerous AS3 classes (DisplayObject, etc.)
• Andromeda: architectural framework based on MVC pattern to easily put in place VEGAS-based applications by using ASGard and LunAS (this library is an alpha version at the moment, so be careful of numerous classes that could change over time).
• LunAS: basic framework to create components (be aware that this code library doesn’t provide finished components but just construction tools).
• CalistA: encryption algorithms to secure and optimize your VEGAS based applications and its extensions ( SHA1, MD5, Base64, Base8 and LZW)

• JSON with VEGAS
• Eden with VEGAS
• The HTMLStringFormatter class
• The StringFormatter class
• Wildcards with VEGAS
• Unicode characters and the UnicodeChar class

• ArrayUtil Class
• StringUtil Class
• ConstructorUtil Class
• MathsUtil Class
• TypeUtil Class
• Timer Classes and FrameTimer

TODO : put in place all of the above tutorials (there is a lot of work! lol)