RFC: introduce dart:js

sdk/lib/js/dartium/js_dartium.dart

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+// Copyright (c) 2013, the Dart project authors.  Please see the AUTHORS file
+// for details. All rights reserved. Use of this source code is governed by a
+// BSD-style license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+/**
+ * The js.dart library provides simple JavaScript invocation from Dart that
+ * works on both Dartium and on other modern browsers via Dart2JS.
+ *
+ * It provides a model based on scoped [JsObject] objects.  Proxies give Dart
+ * code access to JavaScript objects, fields, and functions as well as the
+ * ability to pass Dart objects and functions to JavaScript functions.  Scopes
+ * enable developers to use proxies without memory leaks - a common challenge
+ * with cross-runtime interoperation.
+ *
+ * The top-level [context] getter provides a [JsObject] to the global JavaScript
+ * context for the page your Dart code is running on.  In the following example:
+ *
+ *     import 'dart:js';
+ *
+ *     void main() {
+ *       context.callMethod('alert', ['Hello from Dart via JavaScript']);
+ *     }
+ *
+ * context['alert'] creates a proxy to the top-level alert function in
+ * JavaScript.  It is invoked from Dart as a regular function that forwards to
+ * the underlying JavaScript one.  By default, proxies are released when
+ * the currently executing event completes, e.g., when main is completes
+ * in this example.
+ *
+ * The library also enables JavaScript proxies to Dart objects and functions.
+ * For example, the following Dart code:
+ *
+ *     context['dartCallback'] = new Callback.once((x) => print(x*2));
+ *
+ * defines a top-level JavaScript function 'dartCallback' that is a proxy to
+ * the corresponding Dart function.  The [Callback.once] constructor allows the
+ * proxy to the Dart function to be retained across multiple events;
+ * instead it is released after the first invocation.  (This is a common
+ * pattern for asychronous callbacks.)
+ *
+ * Note, parameters and return values are intuitively passed by value for
+ * primitives and by reference for non-primitives.  In the latter case, the
+ * references are automatically wrapped and unwrapped as proxies by the library.
+ *
+ * This library also allows construction of JavaScripts objects given a
+ * [JsObject] to a corresponding JavaScript constructor.  For example, if the
+ * following JavaScript is loaded on the page:
+ *
+ *     function Foo(x) {
+ *       this.x = x;
+ *     }
+ *
+ *     Foo.prototype.add = function(other) {
+ *       return new Foo(this.x + other.x);
+ *     }
+ *
+ * then, the following Dart:
+ *
+ *     var foo = new JsObject(context['Foo'], [42]);
+ *     var foo2 = foo.callMethod('add', [foo]);
+ *     print(foo2['x']);
+ *
+ * will construct a JavaScript Foo object with the parameter 42, invoke its
+ * add method, and return a [JsObject] to a new Foo object whose x field is 84.
+ */
+
+library dart.js;
+
+import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:html';
+import 'dart:isolate';
+import 'dart:mirrors';
+
+// JavaScript bootstrapping code.
+// TODO(vsm): Migrate this to use a builtin resource mechanism once we have
+// one.
+
+// NOTE: Please re-run tools/create_bootstrap.dart on any modification of
+// this bootstrap string.

[vsm, 2013/06/11 16:17:44]

I just landed my CL with interop.js.  Shall we move this bootstrap code there as
well and remove from here?

[alexandre.ardhuin, 2013/06/12 21:29:19]

Done.

+final _JS_BOOTSTRAP = r"""
+(function() {
+  // Proxy support for js.dart.
+
+  var globalContext = window;
+
+  // Support for binding the receiver (this) in proxied functions.
+  function bindIfFunction(f, _this) {
+    if (typeof(f) != "function") {
+      return f;
+    } else {
+      return new BoundFunction(_this, f);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function unbind(obj) {
+    if (obj instanceof BoundFunction) {
+      return obj.object;
+    } else {
+      return obj;
+    }
+  }
+
+  function BoundFunction(_this, object) {
+    this._this = _this;
+    this.object = object;
+  }
+
+  // Table for local objects and functions that are proxied.
+  function ProxiedObjectTable() {
+    // Name for debugging.
+    this.name = 'js-ref';
+
+    // Table from IDs to JS objects.
+    this.map = {};
+
+    // Generator for new IDs.
+    this._nextId = 0;
+
+    // Counter for deleted proxies.
+    this._deletedCount = 0;
+
+    // Flag for one-time initialization.
+    this._initialized = false;
+
+    // Ports for managing communication to proxies.
+    this.port = new ReceivePortSync();
+    this.sendPort = this.port.toSendPort();
+
+    // Set of IDs that are global.
+    // These will not be freed on an exitScope().
+    this.globalIds = {};
+
+    // Stack of scoped handles.
+    this.handleStack = [];
+
+    // Stack of active scopes where each value is represented by the size of
+    // the handleStack at the beginning of the scope.  When an active scope
+    // is popped, the handleStack is restored to where it was when the
+    // scope was entered.
+    this.scopeIndices = [];
+  }
+
+  // Number of valid IDs.  This is the number of objects (global and local)
+  // kept alive by this table.
+  ProxiedObjectTable.prototype.count = function () {
+    return Object.keys(this.map).length;
+  }
+
+  // Number of total IDs ever allocated.
+  ProxiedObjectTable.prototype.total = function () {
+    return this.count() + this._deletedCount;
+  }
+
+  // Adds an object to the table and return an ID for serialization.
+  ProxiedObjectTable.prototype.add = function (obj) {
+    if (this.scopeIndices.length == 0) {
+      throw "Cannot allocate a proxy outside of a scope.";
+    }
+    // TODO(vsm): Cache refs for each obj?
+    var ref = this.name + '-' + this._nextId++;
+    this.handleStack.push(ref);
+    this.map[ref] = obj;
+    return ref;
+  }
+
+  ProxiedObjectTable.prototype._initializeOnce = function () {
+    if (!this._initialized) {
+      this._initialize();
+      this._initialized = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Enters a new scope for this table.
+  ProxiedObjectTable.prototype.enterScope = function() {
+    this._initializeOnce();
+    this.scopeIndices.push(this.handleStack.length);
+  }
+
+  // Invalidates all non-global IDs in the current scope and
+  // exit the current scope.
+  ProxiedObjectTable.prototype.exitScope = function() {
+    var start = this.scopeIndices.pop();
+    for (var i = start; i < this.handleStack.length; ++i) {
+      var key = this.handleStack[i];
+      if (!this.globalIds.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
+        delete this.map[this.handleStack[i]];
+        this._deletedCount++;
+      }
+    }
+    this.handleStack = this.handleStack.splice(0, start);
+  }
+
+  // Makes this ID globally scope.  It must be explicitly invalidated.
+  ProxiedObjectTable.prototype.globalize = function(id) {
+    this.globalIds[id] = true;
+  }
+
+  // Invalidates this ID, potentially freeing its corresponding object.
+  ProxiedObjectTable.prototype.invalidate = function(id) {
+    var old = this.get(id);
+    delete this.globalIds[id];
+    delete this.map[id];
+    this._deletedCount++;
+  }
+
+  // Gets the object or function corresponding to this ID.
+  ProxiedObjectTable.prototype.get = function (id) {
+    if (!this.map.hasOwnProperty(id)) {
+      throw 'Proxy ' + id + ' has been invalidated.'
+    }
+    return this.map[id];
+  }
+
+  ProxiedObjectTable.prototype._initialize = function () {
+    // Configure this table's port to forward methods, getters, and setters
+    // from the remote proxy to the local object.
+    var table = this;
+
+    this.port.receive(function (message) {
+      // TODO(vsm): Support a mechanism to register a handler here.
+      try {
+        var object = table.get(message[0]);
+        var receiver = unbind(object);
+        var member = message[1];
+        var kind = message[2];
+        var args = message[3].map(deserialize);
+        if (kind == 'get') {
+          // Getter.
+          var field = member;
+          if (field in receiver && args.length == 0) {
+            var result = bindIfFunction(receiver[field], receiver);
+            return [ 'return', serialize(result) ];
+          }
+        } else if (kind == 'set') {
+          // Setter.
+          var field = member;
+          if (args.length == 1) {
+            return [ 'return', serialize(receiver[field] = args[0]) ];
+          }
+        } else if (kind == 'hasProperty') {
+          var field = member;
+          return [ 'return', field in receiver ];
+        } else if (kind == 'apply') {
+          // Direct function invocation.
+          return [ 'return', serialize(receiver.apply(args[0], args.slice(1))) ];
+        } else if (member == '[]' && args.length == 1) {
+          // Index getter.
+          var result = bindIfFunction(receiver[args[0]], receiver);
+          return [ 'return', serialize(result) ];
+        } else if (member == '[]=' && args.length == 2) {
+          // Index setter.
+          return [ 'return', serialize(receiver[args[0]] = args[1]) ];
+        } else {
+          // Member function invocation.
+          var f = receiver[member];
+          if (f) {
+            var result = f.apply(receiver, args);
+            return [ 'return', serialize(result) ];
+          }
+        }
+        return [ 'none' ];
+      } catch (e) {
+        return [ 'throws', e.toString() ];
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Singleton for local proxied objects.
+  var proxiedObjectTable = new ProxiedObjectTable();
+
+  // Type for remote proxies to Dart objects.
+  function DartProxy(id, sendPort) {
+    this.id = id;
+    this.port = sendPort;
+  }
+
+  // Serializes JS types to SendPortSync format:
+  // - primitives -> primitives
+  // - sendport -> sendport
+  // - Function -> [ 'funcref', function-id, sendport ]
+  // - Object -> [ 'objref', object-id, sendport ]
+  function serialize(message) {
+    if (message == null) {
+      return null;  // Convert undefined to null.
+    } else if (typeof(message) == 'string' ||
+               typeof(message) == 'number' ||
+               typeof(message) == 'boolean') {
+      // Primitives are passed directly through.
+      return message;
+    } else if (message instanceof SendPortSync) {
+      // Non-proxied objects are serialized.
+      return message;
+    } else if (message instanceof BoundFunction &&
+               typeof(message.object) == 'function') {
+      // Local function proxy.
+      return [ 'funcref',
+               proxiedObjectTable.add(message),
+               proxiedObjectTable.sendPort ];
+    } else if (typeof(message) == 'function') {
+      if ('_dart_id' in message) {
+        // Remote function proxy.
+        var remoteId = message._dart_id;
+        var remoteSendPort = message._dart_port;
+        return [ 'funcref', remoteId, remoteSendPort ];
+      } else {
+        // Local function proxy.
+        return [ 'funcref',
+                 proxiedObjectTable.add(message),
+                 proxiedObjectTable.sendPort ];
+      }
+    } else if (message instanceof DartProxy) {
+      // Remote object proxy.
+      return [ 'objref', message.id, message.port ];
+    } else {
+      // Local object proxy.
+      return [ 'objref',
+               proxiedObjectTable.add(message),
+               proxiedObjectTable.sendPort ];
+    }
+  }
+
+  function deserialize(message) {
+    if (message == null) {
+      return null;  // Convert undefined to null.
+    } else if (typeof(message) == 'string' ||
+               typeof(message) == 'number' ||
+               typeof(message) == 'boolean') {
+      // Primitives are passed directly through.
+      return message;
+    } else if (message instanceof SendPortSync) {
+      // Serialized type.
+      return message;
+    }
+    var tag = message[0];
+    switch (tag) {
+      case 'funcref': return deserializeFunction(message);
+      case 'objref': return deserializeObject(message);
+    }
+    throw 'Unsupported serialized data: ' + message;
+  }
+
+  // Create a local function that forwards to the remote function.
+  function deserializeFunction(message) {
+    var id = message[1];
+    var port = message[2];
+    // TODO(vsm): Add a more robust check for a local SendPortSync.
+    if ("receivePort" in port) {
+      // Local function.
+      return unbind(proxiedObjectTable.get(id));
+    } else {
+      // Remote function.  Forward to its port.
+      var f = function () {
+        var depth = enterScope();
+        try {
+          var args = Array.prototype.slice.apply(arguments);
+          args.splice(0, 0, this);
+          args = args.map(serialize);
+          var result = port.callSync([id, '#call', args]);
+          if (result[0] == 'throws') throw deserialize(result[1]);
+          return deserialize(result[1]);
+        } finally {
+          exitScope(depth);
+        }
+      };
+      // Cache the remote id and port.
+      f._dart_id = id;
+      f._dart_port = port;
+      return f;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Creates a DartProxy to forwards to the remote object.
+  function deserializeObject(message) {
+    var id = message[1];
+    var port = message[2];
+    // TODO(vsm): Add a more robust check for a local SendPortSync.
+    if ("receivePort" in port) {
+      // Local object.
+      return proxiedObjectTable.get(id);
+    } else {
+      // Remote object.
+      return new DartProxy(id, port);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Remote handler to construct a new JavaScript object given its
+  // serialized constructor and arguments.
+  function construct(args) {
+    args = args.map(deserialize);
+    var constructor = unbind(args[0]);
+    args = Array.prototype.slice.call(args, 1);
+
+    // Until 10 args, the 'new' operator is used. With more arguments we use a
+    // generic way that may not work, particularly when the constructor does not
+    // have an "apply" method.
+    var ret = null;
+    if (args.length === 0) {
+      ret = new constructor();
+    } else if (args.length === 1) {
+      ret = new constructor(args[0]);
+    } else if (args.length === 2) {
+      ret = new constructor(args[0], args[1]);
+    } else if (args.length === 3) {
+      ret = new constructor(args[0], args[1], args[2]);
+    } else if (args.length === 4) {
+      ret = new constructor(args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3]);
+    } else if (args.length === 5) {
+      ret = new constructor(args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3], args[4]);
+    } else if (args.length === 6) {
+      ret = new constructor(args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3], args[4],
+                            args[5]);
+    } else if (args.length === 7) {
+      ret = new constructor(args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3], args[4],
+                            args[5], args[6]);
+    } else if (args.length === 8) {
+      ret = new constructor(args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3], args[4],
+                            args[5], args[6], args[7]);
+    } else if (args.length === 9) {
+      ret = new constructor(args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3], args[4],
+                            args[5], args[6], args[7], args[8]);
+    } else if (args.length === 10) {
+      ret = new constructor(args[0], args[1], args[2], args[3], args[4],
+                            args[5], args[6], args[7], args[8], args[9]);
+    } else {
+      // Dummy Type with correct constructor.
+      var Type = function(){};
+      Type.prototype = constructor.prototype;
+  
+      // Create a new instance
+      var instance = new Type();
+  
+      // Call the original constructor.
+      ret = constructor.apply(instance, args);
+      ret = Object(ret) === ret ? ret : instance;
+    }
+    return serialize(ret);
+  }
+
+  // Remote handler to return the top-level JavaScript context.
+  function context(data) {
+    return serialize(globalContext);
+  }
+
+  // Remote handler to track number of live / allocated proxies.
+  function proxyCount() {
+    var live = proxiedObjectTable.count();
+    var total = proxiedObjectTable.total();
+    return [live, total];
+  }
+
+  // Return true if two JavaScript proxies are equal (==).
+  function proxyEquals(args) {
+    return deserialize(args[0]) == deserialize(args[1]);
+  }
+
+  // Return true if a JavaScript proxy is instance of a given type (instanceof).
+  function proxyInstanceof(args) {
+    var obj = unbind(deserialize(args[0]));
+    var type = unbind(deserialize(args[1]));
+    return obj instanceof type;
+  }
+
+  // Return true if a JavaScript proxy is instance of a given type (instanceof).
+  function proxyDeleteProperty(args) {
+    var obj = unbind(deserialize(args[0]));
+    var member = unbind(deserialize(args[1]));
+    delete obj[member];
+  }
+
+  function proxyConvert(args) {
+    return serialize(deserializeDataTree(args));
+  }
+
+  function deserializeDataTree(data) {
+    var type = data[0];
+    var value = data[1];
+    if (type === 'map') {
+      var obj = {};
+      for (var i = 0; i < value.length; i++) {
+        obj[value[i][0]] = deserializeDataTree(value[i][1]);
+      }
+      return obj;
+    } else if (type === 'list') {
+      var list = [];
+      for (var i = 0; i < value.length; i++) {
+        list.push(deserializeDataTree(value[i]));
+      }
+      return list;
+    } else /* 'simple' */ {
+      return deserialize(value);
+    }
+  }
+
+  function makeGlobalPort(name, f) {
+    var port = new ReceivePortSync();
+    port.receive(f);
+    window.registerPort(name, port.toSendPort());
+  }
+
+  // Enters a new scope in the JavaScript context.
+  function enterJavaScriptScope() {
+    proxiedObjectTable.enterScope();
+  }
+
+  // Enters a new scope in both the JavaScript and Dart context.
+  var _dartEnterScopePort = null;
+  function enterScope() {
+    enterJavaScriptScope();
+    if (!_dartEnterScopePort) {
+      _dartEnterScopePort = window.lookupPort('js-dart-enter-scope');
+    }
+    return _dartEnterScopePort.callSync([]);
+  }
+
+  // Exits the current scope (and invalidate local IDs) in the JavaScript
+  // context.
+  function exitJavaScriptScope() {
+    proxiedObjectTable.exitScope();
+  }
+
+  // Exits the current scope in both the JavaScript and Dart context.
+  var _dartExitScopePort = null;
+  function exitScope(depth) {
+    exitJavaScriptScope();
+    if (!_dartExitScopePort) {
+      _dartExitScopePort = window.lookupPort('js-dart-exit-scope');
+    }
+    return _dartExitScopePort.callSync([ depth ]);
+  }
+
+  makeGlobalPort('dart-js-context', context);
+  makeGlobalPort('dart-js-create', construct);
+  makeGlobalPort('dart-js-proxy-count', proxyCount);
+  makeGlobalPort('dart-js-equals', proxyEquals);
+  makeGlobalPort('dart-js-instanceof', proxyInstanceof);
+  makeGlobalPort('dart-js-delete-property', proxyDeleteProperty);
+  makeGlobalPort('dart-js-convert', proxyConvert);
+  makeGlobalPort('dart-js-enter-scope', enterJavaScriptScope);
+  makeGlobalPort('dart-js-exit-scope', exitJavaScriptScope);
+  makeGlobalPort('dart-js-globalize', function(data) {
+    if (data[0] == "objref" || data[0] == "funcref") {
+      return proxiedObjectTable.globalize(data[1]);
+    }
+    throw 'Illegal type: ' + data[0];
+  });
+  makeGlobalPort('dart-js-invalidate', function(data) {
+    if (data[0] == "objref" || data[0] == "funcref") {
+      return proxiedObjectTable.invalidate(data[1]);
+    }
+    throw 'Illegal type: ' + data[0];
+  });
+})();
+""";
+
+// Injects JavaScript source code onto the page.
+// This is only used to load the bootstrapping code above.
+void _inject(code) {

[vsm, 2013/06/11 16:17:44]

We can also eliminate this.

[alexandre.ardhuin, 2013/06/12 21:29:19]

Done.

+  final script = new ScriptElement();
+  script.type = 'text/javascript';
+  script.innerHtml = code;
+  document.body.nodes.add(script);
+}
+
+// Global ports to manage communication from Dart to JS.
+SendPortSync _jsPortSync = null;
+SendPortSync _jsPortCreate = null;
+SendPortSync _jsPortProxyCount = null;
+SendPortSync _jsPortEquals = null;
+SendPortSync _jsPortInstanceof = null;
+SendPortSync _jsPortDeleteProperty = null;
+SendPortSync _jsPortConvert = null;
+SendPortSync _jsEnterJavaScriptScope = null;
+SendPortSync _jsExitJavaScriptScope = null;
+SendPortSync _jsGlobalize = null;
+SendPortSync _jsInvalidate = null;
+
+// Global ports to manage communication from JS to Dart.
+ReceivePortSync _dartEnterDartScope = null;
+ReceivePortSync _dartExitDartScope = null;
+
+// Initializes bootstrap code and ports.
+void _initialize() {
+  if (_jsPortSync != null) return;
+
+  // Test if the port is already defined.
+  try {
+    _jsPortSync = window.lookupPort('dart-js-context');
+  } catch (e) {
+    // TODO(vsm): Suppress the exception until dartbug.com/5854 is fixed.
+  }
+
+  // If not, try injecting the script.
+  if (_jsPortSync == null) {
+    _inject(_JS_BOOTSTRAP);
+    _jsPortSync = window.lookupPort('dart-js-context');
+  }
+
+  _jsPortCreate = window.lookupPort('dart-js-create');
+  _jsPortProxyCount = window.lookupPort('dart-js-proxy-count');
+  _jsPortEquals = window.lookupPort('dart-js-equals');
+  _jsPortInstanceof = window.lookupPort('dart-js-instanceof');
+  _jsPortDeleteProperty = window.lookupPort('dart-js-delete-property');
+  _jsPortConvert = window.lookupPort('dart-js-convert');
+  _jsEnterJavaScriptScope = window.lookupPort('dart-js-enter-scope');
+  _jsExitJavaScriptScope = window.lookupPort('dart-js-exit-scope');
+  _jsGlobalize = window.lookupPort('dart-js-globalize');
+  _jsInvalidate = window.lookupPort('dart-js-invalidate');
+
+  _dartEnterDartScope = new ReceivePortSync()
+    ..receive((_) => _enterScope());
+  _dartExitDartScope = new ReceivePortSync()
+    ..receive((args) => _exitScope(args[0]));
+  window.registerPort('js-dart-enter-scope', _dartEnterDartScope.toSendPort());
+  window.registerPort('js-dart-exit-scope', _dartExitDartScope.toSendPort());
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns a proxy to the global JavaScript context for this page.
+ */
+JsObject get context {
+  _enterScopeIfNeeded();
+  return _deserialize(_jsPortSync.callSync([]));
+}
+
+// Depth of current scope.  Return 0 if no scope.
+get _depth => _proxiedObjectTable._scopeIndices.length;
+
+// If we are not already in a scope, enter one and register a
+// corresponding exit once we return to the event loop.
+void _enterScopeIfNeeded() {
+  if (_depth == 0) {
+    var depth = _enterScope();
+    runAsync(() => _exitScope(depth));
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Executes the closure [f] within a scope.  Any proxies created within this
+ * scope are invalidated afterward unless they are converted to a global proxy.
+ */
+scoped(f) {
+  var depth = _enterScope();
+  try {
+    return f();
+  } finally {
+    _exitScope(depth);
+  }
+}
+
+int _enterScope() {
+  _initialize();
+  _proxiedObjectTable.enterScope();
+  _jsEnterJavaScriptScope.callSync([]);
+  return _proxiedObjectTable._scopeIndices.length;
+}
+
+void _exitScope(int depth) {
+  assert(_proxiedObjectTable._scopeIndices.length == depth);
+  _jsExitJavaScriptScope.callSync([]);
+  _proxiedObjectTable.exitScope();
+}
+
+/**
+ * Retains the given [object] beyond the current scope.
+ * Instead, it will need to be explicitly released.
+ * The given [object] is returned for convenience.
+ */
+// TODO(aa) : change dynamic to Serializable<Proxy> if http://dartbug.com/9023
+// is fixed.
+// TODO(aa) : change to "<T extends Serializable<Proxy>> T retain(T object)"
+// once generic methods have landed.
+dynamic retain(Serializable<JsObject> object) {
+  _jsGlobalize.callSync(_serialize(object.toJs()));
+  return object;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Releases a retained [object].
+ */
+void release(Serializable<JsObject> object) {
+  _jsInvalidate.callSync(_serialize(object.toJs()));
+}
+
+/**
+ * Converts a json-like [data] to a JavaScript map or array and return a
+ * [JsObject] to it.
+ */
+JsObject jsify(dynamic data) => data == null ? null : new JsObject._json(data);
+
+/**
+ * Converts a local Dart function to a callback that can be passed to
+ * JavaScript.
+ *
+ * A callback can either be:
+ *
+ * - single-fire, in which case it is automatically invalidated after the first
+ *   invocation, or
+ * - multi-fire, in which case it must be explicitly disposed.
+ */
+class Callback implements Serializable<JsFunction> {
+  final bool _manualDispose;
+  JsFunction _f;
+
+  Callback._internal(this._manualDispose, Function f, bool withThis) {
+    final id = _proxiedObjectTable.add((List args) {
+      final arguments = new List.from(args);
+      if (!withThis) arguments.removeAt(0);
+      if (_manualDispose) {
+        return Function.apply(f, arguments);
+      } else {
+        try {
+          return Function.apply(f, arguments);
+        } finally {
+          _dispose();
+        }
+      }
+    });
+    _proxiedObjectTable.globalize(id);
+    _f = new JsFunction._internal(_proxiedObjectTable.sendPort, id);
+  }
+
+  _dispose() {
+    _proxiedObjectTable.invalidate(_f._id);
+  }
+
+  JsFunction toJs() => _f;
+
+  /**
+   * Disposes this [Callback] so that it may be collected.
+   * Once a [Callback] is disposed, it is an error to invoke it from JavaScript.
+   */
+  dispose() {
+    assert(_manualDispose);
+    _dispose();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a single-fire [Callback] that invokes [f].  The callback is
+   * automatically disposed after the first invocation.
+   */
+  factory Callback.once(Function f, {bool withThis: false}) =>
+      new Callback._internal(false, f, withThis);
+
+  /**
+   * Creates a multi-fire [Callback] that invokes [f].  The callback must be
+   * explicitly disposed to avoid memory leaks.
+   */
+  factory Callback.many(Function f, {bool withThis: false}) =>
+      new Callback._internal(true, f, withThis);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Proxies to JavaScript objects.
+ */
+class JsObject implements Serializable<JsObject> {
+  final SendPortSync _port;
+  final String _id;
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a [JsObject] to a new JavaScript object by invoking a (proxy to
+   * a) JavaScript [constructor].  The [arguments] list should contain either
+   * primitive values, DOM elements, or Proxies.
+   */
+  factory JsObject(Serializable<JsFunction> constructor, [List arguments]) {
+    _enterScopeIfNeeded();
+    final params = [constructor];
+    if (arguments != null) params.addAll(arguments);
+    final serialized = params.map(_serialize).toList();
+    final result = _jsPortCreate.callSync(serialized);
+    return _deserialize(result);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs a [JsObject] to a new JavaScript map or list created defined via
+   * Dart map or list.
+   */
+  factory JsObject._json(data) {
+    _enterScopeIfNeeded();
+    return _convert(data);
+  }
+
+  static _convert(data) {
+    return _deserialize(_jsPortConvert.callSync(_serializeDataTree(data)));
+  }
+
+  static _serializeDataTree(data) {
+    if (data is Map) {
+      final entries = new List();
+      for (var key in data.keys) {
+        entries.add([key, _serializeDataTree(data[key])]);
+      }
+      return ['map', entries];
+    } else if (data is Iterable) {
+      return ['list', data.map(_serializeDataTree).toList()];
+    } else {
+      return ['simple', _serialize(data)];
+    }
+  }
+
+  JsObject._internal(this._port, this._id);
+
+  JsObject toJs() => this;
+
+  // Resolve whether this is needed.
+  operator[](arg) => _forward(this, '[]', 'method', [ arg ]);
+
+  // Resolve whether this is needed.
+  operator[]=(key, value) => _forward(this, '[]=', 'method', [ key, value ]);
+
+  // Test if this is equivalent to another Proxy.  This essentially
+  // maps to JavaScript's == operator.
+  // TODO(vsm): Can we avoid forwarding to JS?
+  operator==(other) => identical(this, other)
+      ? true
+      : (other is JsObject &&
+         _jsPortEquals.callSync([_serialize(this), _serialize(other)]));
+
+  /**
+   * Check if this [JsObject] has a [name] property.
+   */
+  bool hasProperty(String name) => _forward(this, name, 'hasProperty', []);
+
+  /**
+   * Delete the [name] property.
+   */
+  void deleteProperty(String name) {
+    _jsPortDeleteProperty.callSync([this, name].map(_serialize).toList());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if this [JsObject] is instance of [type].
+   */
+  bool instanceof(Serializable<JsFunction> type) =>
+      _jsPortInstanceof.callSync([this, type].map(_serialize).toList());
+
+  String toString() {
+    try {
+      return _forward(this, 'toString', 'method', []);
+    } catch(e) {
+      return super.toString();
+    }
+  }
+
+  callMethod(String name, [List args]) {
+    return _forward(this, name, 'method', args != null ? args : []);
+  }
+
+  // Forward member accesses to the backing JavaScript object.
+  static _forward(JsObject receiver, String member, String kind, List args) {
+    _enterScopeIfNeeded();
+    var result = receiver._port.callSync([receiver._id, member, kind,
+                                          args.map(_serialize).toList()]);
+    switch (result[0]) {
+      case 'return': return _deserialize(result[1]);
+      case 'throws': throw _deserialize(result[1]);
+      case 'none': throw new NoSuchMethodError(receiver, member, args, {});
+      default: throw 'Invalid return value';
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/// A [JsObject] subtype to JavaScript functions.
+class JsFunction extends JsObject implements Serializable<JsFunction> {
+  JsFunction._internal(SendPortSync port, String id)
+      : super._internal(port, id);
+
+  apply(thisArg, [List args]) {
+    return JsObject._forward(this, '', 'apply',
+        [thisArg]..addAll(args == null ? [] : args));
+  }
+}
+
+/// Marker class used to indicate it is serializable to js. If a class is a
+/// [Serializable] the "toJs" method will be called and the result will be used
+/// as value.
+abstract class Serializable<T> {
+  T toJs();
+}
+
+// A table to managed local Dart objects that are proxied in JavaScript.
+class _ProxiedObjectTable {
+  // Debugging name.
+  final String _name;
+
+  // Generator for unique IDs.
+  int _nextId;
+
+  // Counter for invalidated IDs for debugging.
+  int _deletedCount;
+
+  // Table of IDs to Dart objects.
+  final Map<String, Object> _registry;
+
+  // Port to handle and forward requests to the underlying Dart objects.
+  // A remote proxy is uniquely identified by an ID and SendPortSync.
+  final ReceivePortSync _port;
+
+  // The set of IDs that are global.  These must be explicitly invalidated.
+  final Set<String> _globalIds;
+
+  // The stack of valid IDs.
+  final List<String> _handleStack;
+
+  // The stack of scopes, where each scope is represented by an index into the
+  // handleStack.
+  final List<int> _scopeIndices;
+
+  // Enters a new scope.
+  enterScope() {
+    _scopeIndices.add(_handleStack.length);
+  }
+
+  // Invalidates non-global IDs created in the current scope and
+  // restore to the previous scope.
+  exitScope() {
+    int start = _scopeIndices.removeLast();
+    for (int i = start; i < _handleStack.length; ++i) {
+      String key = _handleStack[i];
+      if (!_globalIds.contains(key)) {
+        _registry.remove(_handleStack[i]);
+        _deletedCount++;
+      }
+    }
+    if (start != _handleStack.length) {
+      _handleStack.removeRange(start, _handleStack.length - start);
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Converts an ID to a global.
+  globalize(id) => _globalIds.add(id);
+
+  // Invalidates an ID.
+  invalidate(id) {
+    var old = _registry[id];
+    _globalIds.remove(id);
+    _registry.remove(id);
+    _deletedCount++;
+    return old;
+  }
+
+  // Replaces the object referenced by an ID.
+  _replace(id, x) {
+    _registry[id] = x;
+  }
+
+  _ProxiedObjectTable() :
+      _name = 'dart-ref',
+      _nextId = 0,
+      _deletedCount = 0,
+      _registry = {},
+      _port = new ReceivePortSync(),
+      _handleStack = new List<String>(),
+      _scopeIndices = new List<int>(),
+      _globalIds = new Set<String>() {
+        _port.receive((msg) {
+          try {
+            final receiver = _registry[msg[0]];
+            final method = msg[1];
+            final args = msg[2].map(_deserialize).toList();
+            if (method == '#call') {
+              final func = receiver as Function;
+              var result = _serialize(func(args));
+              return ['return', result];
+            } else {
+              // TODO(vsm): Support a mechanism to register a handler here.
+              throw 'Invocation unsupported on non-function Dart proxies';
+            }
+          } catch (e) {
+            // TODO(vsm): callSync should just handle exceptions itself.
+            return ['throws', '$e'];
+          }
+        });
+      }
+
+  // Adds a new object to the table and return a new ID for it.
+  String add(x) {
+    _enterScopeIfNeeded();
+    // TODO(vsm): Cache x and reuse id.
+    final id = '$_name-${_nextId++}';
+    _registry[id] = x;
+    _handleStack.add(id);
+    return id;
+  }
+
+  // Gets an object by ID.
+  Object get(String id) {
+    return _registry[id];
+  }
+
+  // Gets the current number of objects kept alive by this table.
+  get count => _registry.length;
+
+  // Gets the total number of IDs ever allocated.
+  get total => count + _deletedCount;
+
+  // Gets a send port for this table.
+  get sendPort => _port.toSendPort();
+}
+
+// The singleton to manage proxied Dart objects.
+_ProxiedObjectTable _proxiedObjectTable = new _ProxiedObjectTable();
+
+/// End of proxy implementation.
+
+// Dart serialization support.
+
+_serialize(var message) {
+  if (message == null) {
+    return null;  // Convert undefined to null.
+  } else if (message is String ||
+             message is num ||
+             message is bool) {
+    // Primitives are passed directly through.
+    return message;
+  } else if (message is SendPortSync) {
+    // Non-proxied objects are serialized.
+    return message;
+  } else if (message is JsFunction) {
+    // Remote function proxy.
+    return [ 'funcref', message._id, message._port ];
+  } else if (message is JsObject) {
+    // Remote object proxy.
+    return [ 'objref', message._id, message._port ];
+  } else if (message is Serializable) {
+    // use of result of toJs()
+    return _serialize(message.toJs());
+  } else {
+    // Local object proxy.
+    return [ 'objref',
+             _proxiedObjectTable.add(message),
+             _proxiedObjectTable.sendPort ];
+  }
+}
+
+_deserialize(var message) {
+  deserializeFunction(message) {
+    var id = message[1];
+    var port = message[2];
+    if (port == _proxiedObjectTable.sendPort) {
+      // Local function.
+      return _proxiedObjectTable.get(id);
+    } else {
+      // Remote function.  Forward to its port.
+      return new JsFunction._internal(port, id);
+    }
+  }
+
+  deserializeObject(message) {
+    var id = message[1];
+    var port = message[2];
+    if (port == _proxiedObjectTable.sendPort) {
+      // Local object.
+      return _proxiedObjectTable.get(id);
+    } else {
+      // Remote object.
+      return new JsObject._internal(port, id);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (message == null) {
+    return null;  // Convert undefined to null.
+  } else if (message is String ||
+             message is num ||
+             message is bool) {
+    // Primitives are passed directly through.
+    return message;
+  } else if (message is SendPortSync) {
+    // Serialized type.
+    return message;
+  }
+  var tag = message[0];
+  switch (tag) {
+    case 'funcref': return deserializeFunction(message);
+    case 'objref': return deserializeObject(message);
+  }
+  throw 'Unsupported serialized data: $message';
+}
+
+// Fetch the number of proxies to JavaScript objects.
+// This returns a 2 element list.  The first is the number of currently
+// live proxies.  The second is the total number of proxies ever
+// allocated.
+List _proxyCountJavaScript() => _jsPortProxyCount.callSync([]);
+
+/**
+ * Returns the number of allocated proxy objects matching the given
+ * conditions.  By default, the total number of live proxy objects are
+ * return.  In a well behaved program, this should stay below a small
+ * bound.
+ *
+ * Set [all] to true to return the total number of proxies ever allocated.
+ * Set [dartOnly] to only count proxies to Dart objects (live or all).
+ * Set [jsOnly] to only count proxies to JavaScript objects (live or all).
+ */
+int proxyCount({all: false, dartOnly: false, jsOnly: false}) {
+  final js = !dartOnly;
+  final dart = !jsOnly;
+  final jsCounts = js ? _proxyCountJavaScript() : null;
+  var sum = 0;
+  if (!all) {
+    if (js)
+      sum += jsCounts[0];
+    if (dart)
+      sum += _proxiedObjectTable.count;
+  } else {
+    if (js)
+      sum += jsCounts[1];
+    if (dart)
+      sum += _proxiedObjectTable.total;
+  }
+  return sum;
+}
+
+// Prints the number of live handles in Dart and JavaScript.  This is for
+// debugging / profiling purposes.
+void _proxyDebug([String message = '']) {
+  print('Proxy status $message:');
+  var dartLive = proxyCount(dartOnly: true);
+  var dartTotal = proxyCount(dartOnly: true, all: true);
+  var jsLive = proxyCount(jsOnly: true);
+  var jsTotal = proxyCount(jsOnly: true, all: true);
+  print('  Dart objects Live : $dartLive (out of $dartTotal ever allocated).');
+  print('  JS objects Live : $jsLive (out of $jsTotal ever allocated).');
+}