I have updated the Almirun Common Libraries with some new classes. Most useful is likely to be the LoremIpsumGenerator class, an AS3 version of the Java class LoremIpsum4J. “Lorem ipsum” is the standard pseudo-Latin text used as filler when doing page layouts, and this is an easy way to grab as little or as much as you want of it, programmatically, via AS3.
The API has had to change a bit because AS3’s HTTP loading mechanism is asynchronous … API documentation here.
It’s only lightly tested so if you use it, and find any problems, please let me know.
For a future version I think I might use SharedObject to provide a semi-permanent cache and avoid hitting the Lipsum server (who provide the REST-based interface) too much.
[ Edit : 26.03.08 ] Fixed a bug as noted by the Lipsum folks - thanks.
