Rename platform JavaScript to Web

[Geequlim]

Describe the project you are working on

Describe the problem or limitation you are having in your project

I plan to develop JavaScript bindings for godot. JavaScript is a well-known programming language, but in godot it represents the name of a platform.

Namespaces are not supported in godot, so I can't provide another JavaScript class to represent real JavaScript. Even if I named it something else, existing JavaScript would be misleading.

What about rename it to Web?

Describe the feature / enhancement and how it helps to overcome the problem or limitation

As the name suggests, intuitive

Describe how your proposal will work, with code, pseudo-code, mock-ups, and/or diagrams

This isn't anything difficult, but will break compatibility, so the name change before the 4.0 release is an opportunity.

If this enhancement will not be used often, can it be worked around with a few lines of script?

Is there a reason why this should be core and not an add-on in the asset library?

[dsnopek]

At a high-level this makes sense: the web browser is the platform, not the Javascript language.

I plan to develop JavaScript bindings for godot.

FYI, there are already a couple of Javascript bindings for Godot:

• https://github.com/godot-js/godot-js
• https://github.com/Geequlim/ECMAScript

[YuriSizov]

@dsnopek Your second link deserves a second look 😛

[dsnopek]

Heh, ah, yeah... That link should probably be promoted to the proposal description! And "I plan to develop" should perhaps be changed to "I have developed"? :-)

[Faless]

From godotengine/godot#65094 (comment) :

The JavaScript singleton is mainly an interface for interacting with JavaScript code, like JavaClassWrapper in the android platform, so I'm not sure calling it Web* makes much sense.
Maybe JavaScriptWrapper or JavaScriptBridge?

[Geequlim]

Maybe JavaScriptWrapper or JavaScriptBridge ?

JavaScriptBridge looks more suitable.

The JavaScriptObject will be confusing if there is a JavaScript class representing the script resource of JavaScript binding. How about rename the JavaScriptObject to WebObject, WebNativeObject or any suggestion ?

[Faless]

The JavaScriptObject will be confusing if there is a JavaScript class representing the script resource of JavaScript binding.

Well, tbh, a Script resource called JavaScript is confusing anyway, I would assume it's Java bindings in case, not JS.