Java to JavaScript using GWT compiler

Question

I have some Java code written that I\'d like to convert to JavaScript. I wonder if it is possible to use the GWT compiler to compile the mentioned Java code into JavaScript code

Answer 1

No - this isn't possible with the GWT compiler, since the GWT compiler is build to generate optimized and very performant JavaScript out of Java.

The big advantage is, that you can maintain your projekt in Java and compile it with GWT to JavaScript. So there is no need to prevent the variable-names and method-names in the JavaScript result, since all changes and work is done in the JAVA-sources.

Working in the JavaScript-output of GWT just isn't that easy and is really a lot of work!

Update:

By a hint of David, I found the Compiler-Option "-style". You can have a try with the following options:

-style=PRETTY -optimize=0

I have no idea if this will really generate "human readable" code. I think it won't, since the GWT framework will still be part of the resulting JavaScript and so it will be difficult to make changes to the JavaScript-result. Have a try and let us know ...