JavaFX plugin for JeKa

Build and run JavaFX application from source. This plugins adapts the Project KBean wto make JavaFX setup a breeze.

Features

• Declare simple JavaFX dependencies, the plugin will setup native dependencies for you.
• Handle JavaFX module management to let JavaFX execute from source code
• Run everywhere without needing to package the application

How to Use

Import the plugin from maven and activate in your jeka.properties file. Mentioning the JavaFX version is optional, as per default, it will use the same version that the project or running JDK.

jeka.classpath=dev.jeka:javafx-plugin:0.11.55-0
@javafx=on

## Optional
@javafx.version=25

Declare needed JavaFX dependencies in the compile-only section of your dependencies.txt file.

[compile-only]
org.openjfx:javafx-controls
org.openjfx:javafx-graphics
org.openjfx:javafx-fxml

From here, you can now code your application and execute it using one of the classic command:

• jeka project: runMain
• jeka project: runJar
• jeka -p

Install your app anywhere

By pushing to a git repository, your application can be runnable or installable anywhere, without extra effort. Even on a machine where no Java nor JavaFX is installed.

• jeka app: install repo=your_app_git_repo_url

Run in the IDE

When running on IDE, you must supply the JavaFX modules as JVM options in your launcher. To grab those options, execute jeka javafx: jvmOptions and copy-paste the result into your IDE launcher configuration.

Example

This repository contains a basic JavaFX application example in src/main/Java

Visit also https://github.com/djeang/devtools which is an JavaFX application built with JeKa.