Hi John (and anyone else who is curious), I think I've got it running again. Pull the changes.
Haven't really updated the docs, so to run: >From Terminal: mvn clean javafx:run >From Eclipse/IDE: Set up a Maven build with the "clean javafx:run" goal. You'll most likely need to load the included Cayenne Project (since upgrading versions/etc isn't supported yet): src/test/resources/cayenne-analytic.xml A good starting point to look at code/UI is the splash page since it is pretty simple. If you don't have Scene Builder installed, grab it from here: https://gluonhq.com/products/scene-builder/ Then open the splash page in Scene Builder: src/main/resources/layouts/SplashLayout.fxml And open the Java code in Eclipse/IDE: src/main/java/org/apache/cayenne/modeler/layout/SplashLayout.java Keep in mind this is just a demo/proof-of-concept and not fully functional. Also, there are many other FXMLs you can open up in Scene Builder. The approach I was going for was to have lots of components/views I could swap in/out as navigation was triggered in the UI. Let me know if you have questions or can't run it. Note: If on macOS you might have to give Eclipse/Terminal permissions in System Preferences. Also, if on Monterey, it likes to hide newly opened windows behind current windows. I don't have an app icon yet, so it shows up as a folder icon if you Command+Tab. mrg On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 11:17 AM John Huss <johnth...@gmail.com> wrote: > If we want to move off Swing I'd say this JavaFX project you started is the > best way to go. > > I can't get it to run out of the box. Any chance you could get it running > again? > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 6:49 PM Michael Gentry <blackn...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > I've considered an Electron app in the past. One negative is you lose > > access to existing Java code, but perhaps there is a way around this I've > > not seen. > > > > Examples: > > - Existing code to read model XML files. > > - JDBC drivers. > > - Velocity (assuming we want to continue using Velocity templates). > > > > For anyone curious, I thought JavaFX was looking good before I lost > > momentum: > > > > https://github.com/apache/cayenne-modeler > > > > If you look carefully, you'll see some of the extra features in the > > screenshots I was planning on adding, plus multiple windows (same project > > or different projects) in the video. > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 6:58 PM Lon Varscsak <lon.varsc...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > What about an Electron app? 😬 > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 3:59 PM John Huss <johnth...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > My 2 cents is that Java desktop UI is effectively dead. So switching > to > > > > another UI library that is either already dead or is dying isn't a > > great > > > > use of time. So I would try to change it as little as possible. > > > > > > > > For the tables with editable cells problem, my recommendation would > be > > to > > > > move editing into a separate "inspector" area that is laid out as a > > > > vertical form. Then the table can be read-only. > > > > > > > > For layout, I liked MigLayout when I did Swing apps back in the day. > > But > > > > that doesn't solve the problem with the existing usage of JGoodies. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2021 at 12:37 AM Andrus Adamchik < > aadamc...@gmail.com> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > I see a couple of problems with the current UI (beside it being > > > > > subjectively old) : > > > > > > > > > > * We are effectively blocked from any significant evolution of the > > > > > Modeler. Any time we want to do anything fancy (e.g. improve > > usability > > > of > > > > > tables with editable cells, etc.), we quickly run into the wall > with > > > > Swing > > > > > capabilities. > > > > > * JGoodies library that we depend heavily upon for layouts is no > > longer > > > > > free/open source [1], creating risks for JVM upgrades. > > > > > > > > > > So modernization of the Modeler is a practical matter. > > > > > > > > > > Looks like Fleet is not using Compose [2], but a lesser known > > JetBrains > > > > > Toolbox does [3]. And everyone admits it is still raw. > > > > > > > > > > Andrus > > > > > > > > > > [1] https://www.jgoodies.com/downloads/libraries/ > > > > > [2] https://twitter.com/jetbrains/status/1465245360973131777 < > > > > > https://twitter.com/jetbrains/status/1465245360973131777> > > > > > [3] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2021/08/compose-multiplatform-goes-alpha/#toolbox > > > > > < > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://blog.jetbrains.com/kotlin/2021/08/compose-multiplatform-goes-alpha/#toolbox > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Dec 14, 2021, at 12:48 AM, John Huss <johnth...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > I believe that compose UI library is used to build the new > upcoming > > > IDE > > > > > > from JetBrains called Fleet. So I expect it will continue to be > > > > supported > > > > > > unless that product completely flops. > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't mind the current modeler UI. It's good enough for me. > > > > > > > > > > > > https://www.jetbrains.com/fleet/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 2:15 AM Andrus Adamchik < > > aadamc...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > >> A datapoint to our perennial discussion of technology to use for > > the > > > > > >> future CayenneModeler... With Swing being old and crusty, and > > JavaFX > > > > no > > > > > >> longer supported by Oracle, perhaps we should be looking for > > > something > > > > > >> fresh. I just came across a new "Compose Multiplatform" desktop > UI > > > > > >> framework by JetBrains [1]. It is programmed in Kotlin and is > > based > > > on > > > > > >> Google toolkit for Android. Their GitHub examples [2] are not > that > > > > > visually > > > > > >> impressive, but I would imagine it is a matter of styling. A > > > million $ > > > > > >> question is whether it will be around and open source in 10-15 > > > years. > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Anyone knows anything about it? > > > > > >> > > > > > >> Andrus > > > > > >> > > > > > >> [1] https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/compose-mpp/ > > > > > >> [2] > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > https://github.com/JetBrains/compose-jb/blob/master/artwork/readme/apps.png > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >