Just starting with TornadoFX on Ubuntu 20.04. I in...
# tornadofxv
Vijay
08/02/2020, 1:19 AMJust starting with TornadoFX on Ubuntu 20.04. I installed openjdk11 and followed openjfx instructions on Setting Up page of TornadoFX guide. I created a new tornadofx-gradle-project but project didn't build - nothing showed other than Gradle files. Restarted IDE and that seemed to fix it. But when I try to run the project run task fails. It's my first tornadofx project and I have no idea what I did wrong.
I tried to add a run config of TornadoFX but I can't add the app or view class in it. Choose app class doesn't seem to recognize the classes.
Thank you in advance.
Vijay
08/02/2020, 6:00 AMProgress.
I fiddled around a bit (ok a lot) and now I have Run TornadoFX icons showing up in App and View classes in sidebar. But when I click on that, I get error that JavaFX runtime components are missing. I though the Gradle additions suggested in TornadoFX guide would take care of that.
Vijay
08/02/2020, 7:00 AMSuccess! I was finally able to run the project with Gradle run config.
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Marshall
08/02/2020, 3:01 PMif you used the TornadoFX wizard to create a new gradle based project then you'll end up with problems, the default gradle config it creates is broken
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Vijay
08/02/2020, 3:42 PMI did use the wizard in IDEA. What's the recommended way to create the project?
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Marshall
08/02/2020, 3:44 PMThe way I do it is create a kotlin gradle project from the Intellij wizard then update it for tornadofx
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Vijay
08/02/2020, 3:46 PMI see. To add TornadoFX to project post, is there anything else other than adding TornadoFX dependency in Gradle build file?
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Marshall
08/02/2020, 3:46 PMMarshall
08/02/2020, 3:47 PMtake a look at my answer there for what I found wrong with the setup generated by the tornadofx wizard
Marshall
08/02/2020, 3:48 PMIt's been a while since I've done it, but I think that's all you need is to add the tornadofx dependency
Marshall
08/02/2020, 3:48 PMI started with JavaFX and changed my build.gradle from that to include kotlin and tornadofx
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Vijay
08/02/2020, 3:49 PMI'll try creating a project in that manner then.
Thanks Richmond, I mean Marshall. 🙂
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Marshall
08/02/2020, 3:50 PMHey hey! Somebody knows who my avatar is 😄
Marshall
08/02/2020, 3:50 PMYou are the second person
Marshall
08/02/2020, 3:51 PMSomething else to watch out for, when you create a tornadofx app you will have a "fun main()" in the root of some file that will launch the App class
Marshall
08/02/2020, 3:52 PMyou need to make sure your gradle config uses "package.ClassFileWithMainKt" as the mainClassName
Marshall
08/02/2020, 3:53 PMNotice the Kt part, kotlin creates a standalone class file to hold the main function and appends Kt to the name
Marshall
08/02/2020, 3:56 PMCheck out https://github.com/maroc81/WeatherPikt/blob/master/build.gradle for an example
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Vijay
08/02/2020, 4:06 PMOf course I know. Big fan. Like Moss would say "I like being weird. Weird is all I got.". 🙂
And thank you for all the tips and the repo. I'm dipping my toes into TornadoFX and all of this information is very helpful.
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Marshall
08/02/2020, 4:07 PMI have a shirt with "I like being weird" on it :)
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Marshall
08/02/2020, 4:08 PMNo problem, been doing some heavy development with TornadoFX so feel free to ask any time
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Vijay
08/02/2020, 4:10 PMI thought you'd have one with Goth2Boss. 😄
Vijay
08/02/2020, 4:12 PMThere. Now this conversation makes more sense.
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Marshall
08/02/2020, 5:27 PMhah
Marshall
08/02/2020, 5:27 PMnice
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