Blackdread / jfxtras

A supporting library for JavaFX, containing helper classes, extended layouts, controls and other interesting widgets.

JFXtras

A supporting library for JavaFX, containing helper classes, extended layouts, controls and other interesting widgets.

Project structure:

Root project 'jfxtras-all'
+--- Project ':agenda'
+--- Project ':common'
+--- Project ':controls'
+--- Project ':fxml'
+--- Project ':test-support'
\--- Project ':window'

NOTE: please use ./gradlew projects to get an up-to-date list of projects

How to use JFXtras

The easiest way to use JFXtras is by obtaining it via Maven.

Maven Artifacts:

The group-id is org.jfxtras, the artifact-id depends on the project(s) that shall be used.

Example

Using the Controls Project:

Maven:

<dependency>
  <groupId>org.jfxtras</groupId>
  <artifactId>jfxtras-controls</artifactId>
  <version>8.0-r1-SNAPSHOT</version>
</dependency>

Gradle:

compile group: 'org.jfxtras', name: 'jfxtras-controls', version: '8.0-r1-SNAPSHOT'

How to Build JFXtras

Requirements

• Java >= 1.8
• Internet connection (other dependencies are downloaded automatically)
• IDE: Gradle Plugin (not necessary for command line usage)

IDE

Open the jfxtras Gradle project in your favourite IDE (tested with NetBeans 7.4) and build it by calling the assemble task.

Command Line

Navigate to the Gradle project (e.g., path/to/jfxtras) and enter the following command

Bash (Linux/OS X/Cygwin/other Unix-like shell)

sh gradlew assemble

Windows (CMD)

gradlew assemble

How to Compile Subprojects

To compile a subproject, from the root folder call gradlew :<subproject>:assemble e.g. gradlew :controls:assemble.

How to run Unit Tests

Tu run unit tests call the test task of the desired project. To build and test JFXtras at once, the build task can be used.

License

JFXtras uses the new BSD license