Wiki source code of JApplication
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| 1 | //(unreleased as of 09/16/2006)// | ||
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| 3 | == Description == | ||
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| 5 | //JApplication// is a task for assembling native launchers of Java applications for a number of target platforms. Currently supports native launchers for Mac and Windows operating systems and also a "java launcher" - a single jar file that can be run via ##"java --jar file.jar"--##--.-- | ||
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| 7 | == OS Strategies == | ||
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| 9 | * Java: builds a single runnable jar file out of a collection of jar files. | ||
| 10 | * Mac: builds a XYZ.app bundle that includes all jar dependencies. | ||
| 11 | * Windows: Does a Java build and creates an [[NSIS>>http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page]] launcher for the runnable jar. Both ##".exe"## and ##".jar"## files are required to be in the same directory for the launcher to work. | ||
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| 13 | == Build Prerequisites and OS Specifics == | ||
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| 15 | * Java launcher can be assembled on any platform and has no prerequisites. | ||
| 16 | * Mac launcher can be built on Mac, as it requires a JavaApplicationStab file. | ||
| 17 | * Windows launcher can currently be build on Windows only. | ||
| 18 | * Windows launcher requires [[NSIS>>http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Main_Page]] to be installed on the build machine. | ||
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| 20 | == Parameters == | ||
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| 22 | |=Attribute|=Description|=Required|=Platforms | ||
| 23 | |name|The name of the application without OS-specific extension|yes| | ||
| 24 | |mainClass|Main Java class|yes| | ||
| 25 | |os|A family of operating systems. Currently supported values are "mac", "windows" and "java"|no (will use build machine os if ommitted; if the os is not supported, will use "java")| | ||
| 26 | |destDir|A destination directory where the application launcher should be installed|no (will use ##"$basedir"## if omitted)| | ||
| 27 | |longName|An optional string identifying the application human-readable name. If not specified, "name" is used.|no| | ||
| 28 | |icon|Platform-specific icon file (usually ".ico" on Windows and ".icns" on Mac)|no|mac,windows | ||
| 29 | |jvm|Minimal version of the Java Virtual machine required.|no|mac | ||
| 30 | |jvmOptions|Optional parameters to pass to the JVM, such as memory settings, etc.|no|mac | ||
| 31 | |nsisHome|Location of NSIS installation. Ignored except on Windows.|no (default is "C:rogram FilesSIS")|windows | ||
| 32 | |version|Product version string|no|mac | ||
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| 34 | == Nested Elements == | ||
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| 36 | === lib === | ||
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| 38 | The [[FileSet>>http://ant.apache.org/manual/CoreTypes/fileset.html]] specifying jar files to be included in the application. | ||
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| 40 | == Examples == | ||
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| 42 | Loading task: | ||
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| 44 | {{noformat}} | ||
| 45 | <taskdef name="japplication" classname="org.objectstyle.woproject.ant.JApplication"/> | ||
| 46 | {{/noformat}} | ||
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| 48 | Building a Windows application, resulting in "MyApp.exe" launcher that starts "MyApp.jar" file. | ||
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| 50 | {{noformat}} | ||
| 51 | <japplication name="MyApp" destDir="dist" mainClass="org.example.Main" os="windows"> | ||
| 52 | <lib dir="lib" includes="**/*.jar"/> | ||
| 53 | </japplication> | ||
| 54 | {{/noformat}} |