DeOldSax / iliasDownloaderTool

synchronize, manage and download the files from your e-learning platform https://www.ilias.de/

Ilias Downloader Tool

Desktop Tool for ilias. Find more information at https://iliasdownloadertool.de.

Application

How to build your own Ilias Downloader Tool

1. Install Maven v3.3.9
2. Install Java JDK v1.8.0_102
3. Clone this repo and change your university (e.g. kit) in the pom.xml at line 12 and in src/main/java/control/IliasManager.java at line 16
4. Build it with mvn clean install
5. Find your iliasdownloadertool in release/
6. Start it with java -jar ./release/IliasDownloaderTool-kit-v2/Ilias-Downloader-Tool-kit-v2.jar or a simple doubleclick

Build with SDKMAN!

0. (Only with Windows):

   1. Install WSL, Cygwin or another Linux environment.
   2. Install a X Server for Windows like VcXsrv
   3. Start it and export the Display variable to the emulated X Server in your Linux bash. Also export a GL pass-through, because the X Server can only handle GL 1.2:

     echo "export Display=:0" >> ~/.bashrc
     echo "export LIBGL_ALWAYS_INDIRECT=1" >> ~/.bashrc

1. Install SDKMAN!:

     curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash
     source "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh"
     sdk version

2. Install Java 8 with JavaFX and Maven 3.3.9:

   sdk install java 8.0.232.fx-zulu
   sdk install maven 3.3.9

   With sdk list java or sdk list maven, you can find the other available versions.

3. Create aJAVA_HOME variable:

   echo JAVA_HOME="$HOME/.sdkman/candidates/java/current" >> ~/.bashrc
   source ~/.bashrc

4. Clone this repo and change your university (e.g. kit) in the pom.xml at line 12 and in src/main/java/control/IliasManager.java at line 16.

5. Build it with mvn clean install.

6. Start it with java -jar ./release/IliasDownloaderTool-kit-v2/Ilias-Downloader-Tool-kit-v2.jar.

Contribute

If you feel like contributing to fix a bug or support a new Ilias Platform, feel free to do so and throw a pull request at this repo. In case you need any help or guidance, feel free to write an email to [e-mail].