Found a pretty useful library for managing multiple loadings with Actionscript 3.0 (AS3) a few weeks back.
This library was tried on Tanglin Trust School, which requires to load multiple xml at the initial. The loading speed of the xml is pretty fast, compared to conventional way of loading xml one by one.
Below write up of the library is copied from http://code.google.com/p/bulk-loader/
Author of the library: Arthur Debert
BulkLoader is a minimal library written in Actionscript 3 (AS3) that aims to make loading and managing complex loading requirements easier and faster. BulkLoader takes a more dynamic, less architecture heavy aproach. Few imports and making heavy use of AS3’s dynamic capabilities, BulkLoader has a one-liner feel that doesn’t get in your way.
BulkLoader tries to hide the complexity of loading different data types in AS3 and provides a unified interface for loading, accessing and events notification for different types of content.
This library is licensed under an open source MIT license. Features:
- Connection pooling.
- Unified interface for different loading types.
- Unified progress notification.
- Events for individual items and as groups.
- Priority
- Stop and resuming individually as well as in bulk.
- Cache management.
- Statistics about loading (latency, speed, average speed).
- Various kinds on progress indication: ratio (items loaded / items to load), bytes , and weighted percentage.
- Configurable number of retries.
- Configurable logging.
- Various assest types (XML, NetStreams, Swfs, Images, Sound, Text Files)
Design goals:
- Minimal imports.
- Few method to learn.
- Consistent interface, regardless of content type.
BulkLoader tries to gracefully handle progress notification in these use cases:
- Few connections to open: bytes total can be used instantly.
- Many connections opened: progress by ratio
- Many connections opened for data of widely varying sizes: progress by weight.
The library can be downloaded at: http://code.google.com/p/bulk-loader/