javafx

Make sure to have homebrew installed.

Then install JDK FX Package and maven:

brew install maven # used for managing our whole project, and the packages

Be sure to specify the correct JDK version, when downloading the package, you can check your version like this:

java --version
# openjdk 23.0.1 2024-10-15
# OpenJDK Runtime Environment Homebrew (build 23.0.1)
# OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Homebrew (build 23.0.1, mixed mode, sharing)

Create a pom.xml file at the root of your project folder:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>

    <groupId>org.example</groupId>
    <artifactId>Lab_07</artifactId>
    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>

    <properties>
        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
        <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
        <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
        <javafx.version>21.0.1</javafx.version>
    </properties>

    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
            <artifactId>javafx-controls</artifactId>
            <version>${javafx.version}</version>
        </dependency>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
            <artifactId>javafx-fxml</artifactId>
            <version>${javafx.version}</version>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
                <artifactId>javafx-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>0.0.8</version>
                <configuration>
                    <mainClass>Main</mainClass>
                </configuration>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>
</project>

Be sure to have the maven standard directory structure:

mkdir -p src/main/java

and move your old entrypoint main.java to src/main/java:

mv src/main.java src/main/java/ # or from wherever it is

This is a simple window to check if it works (src/main/java/Main.java):

   import javafx.application.Application;
   import javafx.scene.Scene;
   import javafx.scene.control.Label;
   import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
   import javafx.stage.Stage;

   public class Main extends Application {
       @Override
       public void start(Stage primaryStage) {
           Label label = new Label("Hello, JavaFX!");
           StackPane root = new StackPane();
           root.getChildren().add(label);

           Scene scene = new Scene(root, 300, 200);
           primaryStage.setTitle("JavaFX Application");
           primaryStage.setScene(scene);
           primaryStage.show();
       }

       public static void main(String[] args) {
           launch(args);
       }
   }

To test if everything is running, use this:

mvn clean javafx:run

IntelliJ

Convert to Maven Project - Click Add Framework Support... - Check Maven and ok, this will craete a pom.xml file
Copy the Maven Dependencies - Use the config we used above, and load Maven changes
Do the same file-project restructuring as above
(Optional) if the project was using Java Modules (if it has a module-info.java), make sure it includes: requires javafx.controls; requires javafx.fxml;
Update Run Configuration - Click Run -> Edit Configurations... - Remove any old configurations - Add Maven, set command line to clean javafx:run

VSCode

Do all of the above.
To get rid of import errors, add this to the .vscode/settings.json file:

         {
          "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "automatic",
          "java.project.referencedLibraries": [
              "lib/**/*.jar"
          ],
          "java.compile.nullAnalysis.mode": "automatic",
          "java.maven.downloadSources": true
      }

Also create a '.classpath' file so that VSCode recognizes this as a Maven project:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<classpath>
  <classpathentry kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/java">
  	<attributes>
  		<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
  		<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
  	</attributes>
  </classpathentry>
  <classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-17">
  	<attributes>
  		<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
  	</attributes>
  </classpathentry>
  <classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.m2e.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER">
  	<attributes>
  		<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
  	</attributes>
  </classpathentry>
  <classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/resources">
  	<attributes>
  		<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
  		<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
  	</attributes>
  </classpathentry>
  <classpathentry kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/java">
  	<attributes>
  		<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
  		<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
  		<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
  	</attributes>
  </classpathentry>
  <classpathentry excluding="**" kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/resources">
  	<attributes>
  		<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
  		<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
  		<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
  	</attributes>
  </classpathentry>
  <classpathentry kind="src" path="target/generated-sources/annotations">
  	<attributes>
  		<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
  		<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
  		<attribute name="ignore_optional_problems" value="true"/>
  		<attribute name="m2e-apt" value="true"/>
  	</attributes>
  </classpathentry>
  <classpathentry kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="target/generated-test-sources/test-annotations">
  	<attributes>
  		<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
  		<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
  		<attribute name="ignore_optional_problems" value="true"/>
  		<attribute name="m2e-apt" value="true"/>
  		<attribute name="test" value="true"/>
  	</attributes>
  </classpathentry>
  <classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
</classpath>

 - Lastly, do a `Cmd+Shift+P` -> select `Java: Clean Java Language Server Workspace` -> `Reload and delete`

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