Variables inside Proxy URLs - Another issue with escaped values within Architect

[intellix]

Hey, got an API with multiple languages to translate the content coming through on the server side (smaller locale files and different set of data etc).

So my URL would be something like:

api.mobile.com/en/events/1
api.mobile.com/de/events/1
api.mobile.com/es/events/1

The thing is..... you can't put variables inside a Proxy URL because values are escaped as String.

What I would like to do is something along the lines of:

api.mobile.com/' + Ux.locale.manager.getLanguage() + '/events

But as you know this transforms into:

api.mobile.com/\' + Ux.locale.manager.getLanguage() + \'/events

Sorry if I come across a little frustrated about this sort of thing but I'm constantly hitting walls with what's possible in Architect. I think it's a little crazy that my company spent $399 on an application with so many limitations and bugs.

I think I've had these errors opening Architect for about a month now:

TypeError: 'undefined' is not an object

Source Class: undefined Line 0

I've had many times where it's not cascaded changes (had to delete and recreate parts and even spent a day once trying to fix when I couldn't save my project)
My project looks crazy since about a month ago when having to use my own Resources (CSS/JS)
Alot of the times my Views are just blank screens.

At the moment it's not possible for someone to create an entire application using Architect. At some point towards the end of my project I'm going to have to abandon it so I can get around what's not possible.

[marsking]

Lacking of flexibility is the most pain when you are trying to develop the whole app using Architect. I think it should give people more freedom and creativity not too much constraints and limitations.

[filippo.ferrari]

I've posted my request here: http://www.sencha.com/forum/showthre...ncha-Architect

[intellix]

I've made a little hack (atm I'm using it for locale changing) and it might be helpful:

http://www.sencha.com/forum/showthre...l=1#post863022

[h.wagner@telekom.de]

I've made a little hack (atm I'm using it for locale changing) and it might be helpful:

http://www.sencha.com/forum/showthre...l=1#post863022

Nice, but the problem is with the general missing of custom variables support in Architect (not just in the proxy, but in other parts too).
This was a big disadvantage of ExtDesigner too, and Sencha promised that it will implement it almost 2 years ago .

[ssamayoa]

So my URL would be something like:

api.mobile.com/en/events/1
api.mobile.com/de/events/1
api.mobile.com/es/events/1

If your server code is solely for your application, why just don't change a little?

api.mobile.com/events/1?lang=en

Use REST proxy and send the lang parameter via extraParams. As matter of fact IMHO that that's the correct "precedence" events > event > event content in some lang.

When you use tools like SA there are some scenarios in which with you must do small changes to overcome tool's limitations.

Regards.