Kotlin + JavaFX + Spring Framework 5

This repo will include sample applications using Spring Framework 5 with desktop JavaFX applications written in Kotlin.

The goal is to provide demo applications, which work out of the box. If they don't work - let me know! I hate demos that don't work.

The application can be run from the command line without an IDE, as long as the required software is installed (see Install section).

Philosophy

All the code samples are not meant to be production quality and I use the following guidelines:

• Enough unit tests to illustrate a point or technique
• Logging, exception and error handling is avoided, unless it’s specifically a focus of the sample
• Longer variable names to assist in clarity
• Shorter classes and methods to minimise TL;DR syndrome.

My blog on JavaFx with Kotlin at https://thickclient.blog/

Install

You will need to install:

• Java 11 or 12 SDK (Oracle or Open JDK)
• OpenJFX 12

If you want to edit FXML and keep your sanity:

• SceneBuilder for Java 11

Dependency Management and Build - Gradle

Gradle is bundled as part of the project - no need to install anything.

Note: Remember the path of the OpenJFX install. I will refer to this as the JFX_INSTALL dir.

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Configuration

The projects does NOT need Gradle to be installed as this is included inside the project via a gradle wrapper

Set JFX_INSTALL variable in build.gradle file

Find the section in the build.gradle:

// BEGIN YOUR SETUP

def JFX_INSTALL =  ** YOUR JFX_INSTALL DIR HERE ** 

// END YOUR SETUP

and update the JFX_INSTALL value with your OpenJFX install directory.

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Build

Build the applications with gradle:

gradlew clean build

Run all the unit and integration tests

gradlew test

Run

to run:

gradlew runApp