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<h1 class="title">Design Overview</h1> | |||
<h3 class="section"> | |||
<a name="Introduction"></a> | |||
Introduction | |||
</h3> | |||
<p>The purpose of this document is to communicate the overall | |||
structure and design patters used in Antidote, the GUI for | |||
Ant. This document is a work in progress, as well as a living | |||
document, and it is most likely not be in full synchronization with | |||
the source code. Therefore, if there is any doubt, view the source | |||
;-) | |||
</p> | |||
<h3 class="section"> | |||
<a name="Overview"></a> | |||
Overview | |||
</h3> | |||
<p>The Antidote architecture design aims to provide a high level | |||
of modularity and extensibility. Ideally the components of | |||
Antidote will be able to be assembled in different configurations | |||
to provide the type of application or plug-in desired. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>To achieve this modularity, a high level of decoupling is | |||
necessary. The standard UI design approach of providing separation | |||
of view (presentation) from model (data) is applied, leveraging | |||
the built-in Ant data model where possible, as well as the | |||
predefined Swing model interfaces. Furthermore, the architecture | |||
is highly event driven, whereby modules communicate via a shared | |||
communications channel. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>To a large extent, the configuration of application modules is | |||
driven by localized configuration files, allowing new modules or | |||
data views to be added, as well as providing multi-language | |||
support. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>The diagram below conveys a high altitude view of the | |||
application's structure. As the application grows, new components | |||
will be plugged in to what will be described as the <code>EventBus</code> | |||
</p> | |||
<h3 class="section"> | |||
<a name="Antidote Component Architecture/Event Bus"></a> | |||
Antidote Component Architecture/Event Bus | |||
</h3> | |||
<pre class="code"> | |||
+---------------+ +----------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ | |||
| | | | | | | | | |||
| ActionManager | | EventResponder | | AntModule | | AntModule | | |||
| | | | |(ProjectNav) | |(SourceEdit) | | |||
+---------------+ +----------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ | |||
| ^ ^ ^ | |||
| | | | | |||
ActionEvent EventObject AntEvent AntEvent | |||
| | | | | |||
v v v v | |||
/---------------------------------------------------------------------\ | |||
/ \ | |||
< EventBus > | |||
\ / | |||
\---------------------------------------------------------------------/ | |||
| ^ ^ ^ | |||
| | | | | |||
EventObject ChangeEvent BuildEvent EventObject | |||
| | | | | |||
v | | v | |||
+---------------+ +----------------+ +-------------+ +--------------+ | |||
| | | | | | | | | |||
| Console | | ProjectProxy | | Ant | | (Your Module)| | |||
| | | | | | | | | |||
+---------------+ +----------------+ +-------------+ +--------------+ | |||
</pre> | |||
<p>The backbone of the application is the <code>EventBus</code>. Any | |||
component of the application can post events to the | |||
<code>EventBus</code>. Components that wish to receive events are | |||
called <code>BusMember</code>s. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>The <code>EventBus</code> will dispatch any object of type | |||
<code>java.util.Event</code>, which means that Ant <code>BuildEvent</code> | |||
objects, as well as <code>AWTEvent</code> objects can be posted (if desired). A | |||
new class of events called <code>AntEvent</code> is defined for Antidote | |||
specific events, which have the additional capability of being | |||
canceled mid-dispatch. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>Each <code>BusMember</code> must provide a <code>BusFilter</code> instance, | |||
which is the members' means of telling the bus which | |||
events it is interested in. This allows a <code>BusMember</code> to, | |||
say, only receive <code>AntEvent</code> objects. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>When a <code>BusMember</code> registers itself with the | |||
<code>EventBus</code>, it must provide a (so called) <i>interrupt | |||
level</i> which is a integer value defining a relative ordering | |||
for dispatching <code>EventObject</code>s to <code>BusMember</code>s. The | |||
purpose of this is to allow certain <code>BusMember</code> instances | |||
to see an event before others, and in the case of <code>AntEvent</code> | |||
objects, keep the event from propagating onward. The | |||
<code>EventBus</code> class defines the interrupt level constants | |||
<code>VETOING=1</code>, <code>MONITORING=5</code>, and <code>RESPONDING=10</code> to | |||
help define categories of members. The implied purpose being that: | |||
</p> | |||
<ul> | |||
<li><code>VETOING</code>: Listens for certain types of events, and | |||
may process them in a non-default manner to determine if the | |||
event should be canceled before being dispatched to the | |||
<code>RESPONDING</code> group. | |||
</li> | |||
<li><code>MONITORING</code>: Just listens for events, like a logger | |||
or status monitor. | |||
</li> | |||
<li><code>RESPONDING</code>: Process events in a default manner, | |||
knowing that the event has passed any <code>VETOING</code> members. | |||
</li> | |||
</ul> | |||
<p>Within a specific interrupt level, the order in which members will | |||
receive events is undefined. A <code>BusMember</code> may be registered | |||
at a level that is +/- of one of the defined levels, as long as it | |||
follows the constraint <code>MONITORING <= interruptLevel <= | |||
MAX_INTERRUPT</code>. | |||
</p> | |||
<h3 class="section"> | |||
<a name="Actions and ActionManager"></a> | |||
Actions and ActionManager | |||
</h3> | |||
<p>Extensive use of the <code>javax.swing.Action</code> interface is | |||
made for defining the set of menu and tool bar options that are | |||
available. The configuration file <code>action.properties</code> | |||
exists to define what should appear in the menu and toolbar, how | |||
it is displayed, and the <code>Action</code> command name that is | |||
dispatched when the user invokes that action. A class called | |||
<code>ActionManager</code> exists for not only processing the | |||
configuration file, but also for dispatching invoked action events | |||
to the <code>EventBus</code>, and for controlling the enabled state of | |||
an <code>Action</code>. When a new menu item or toolbar button is | |||
desired, first it is added to the <code>action.properties</code> file, | |||
and then the code to respond to it is added to the | |||
<code>EventResponder</code> (see below). | |||
</p> | |||
<h3 class="section"> | |||
<a name="Commands and EventResponder"></a> | |||
Commands and EventResponder | |||
</h3> | |||
<p>At some point in the stages of event processing, an event may | |||
require the data model to be modified, or some other task be | |||
performed. The <code>Command</code> interface is defined to classify | |||
code which performs some task or operation. This is distinct from | |||
an <code>Action</code>, which is a user request for an operation. A | |||
<code>Command</code> class is the encapsulation of the operation | |||
itself. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>When an <code>Action</code> generates an <code>ActionEvent</code>, the | |||
event is posted to the <code>EventBus</code> which delivers the event | |||
to all interested <code>BusMember</code>s. It eventually makes it to | |||
the <code>EventResponder</code> instance (registered at the | |||
<code>RESPONDING</code> interrupt level), which is responsible for | |||
translating specific events into <code>Command</code> objects, and | |||
then executing the <code>Command</code> object. For example, when the | |||
user selects the "Open..." menu option, an <code>ActionEvent</code> is | |||
generated by the Swing <code>MenuItem</code> class, which is then | |||
posted to the <code>EventBus</code> by the <code>ActionManager</code>. The | |||
<code>ActionEvent</code> is delivered to the <code>EventResponder</code>, | |||
which converts the <code>ActionEvent</code> into a <code>Command</code> | |||
instance. The <code>EventResponder</code> then calls the method | |||
<code>Command.execute()</code> to invoke the command (which displays a | |||
dialog for selecting a file to open). | |||
</p> | |||
<p>When adding new <code>Action</code>s or general tasks to the | |||
application, a <code>Command</code> object should be created to | |||
encapsulate the behavior. This includes most operations which | |||
modify the state of the data model. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>The purpose of this encapsulation is to allow the clean | |||
separation of making a request, and servicing a request. Due to | |||
various conditions in the application state, the actually response | |||
to a request may change, as well as who services it. This | |||
design approach facilitates that. | |||
</p> | |||
<h3 class="section"> | |||
<a name="Data Model and Views"></a> | |||
Data Model and Views | |||
</h3> | |||
<p><i>NB: This part of the architecture is not fleshed out very well. There | |||
needs to be a discussion of the degree to which the Antidote development | |||
should be able to impose changes on the Ant data model, and to what level | |||
that model should be mirrored in the Antidote code base. The coupling | |||
between them should be kept low, and at the same time changes to one should | |||
affect the other minimally. Still, features like property change events and | |||
bean introspection (or BeanInfo) may be needed to be added to the Ant data | |||
model. Right now the data model is encapsulated in the package | |||
<code>org.apache.tools.ant.gui.acs</code> (where "<code>acs</code>" stands for "Ant Construction Set").</i> | |||
</p> | |||
<h3 class="section"> | |||
<a name="Application Context"></a> | |||
Application Context | |||
</h3> | |||
<p>In order to keep the coupling among application modules to a | |||
minimum, a single point of reference is needed for coordination | |||
and data sharing. The class <code>AppContext</code> is the catch-all | |||
class for containing the application state. Most modules and | |||
<code>Command</code> classes require an instance of the | |||
<code>AppContext</code> class. Because all state information in | |||
contained in an <code>AppContext</code> instance, multiple instances | |||
of Antidote can run inside the same JVM as long as each has it's | |||
own <code>AppContext</code>. (Interestingly, two instances of the | |||
Antidote could conceivably share an <code>AppContext</code> instance | |||
through RMI, allowing remote interaction/collaboration.) | |||
</p> | |||
<h3 class="section"> | |||
<a name="Configuration and ResourceManager"></a> | |||
Configuration and ResourceManager | |||
</h3> | |||
<p>Full "i18n" support should be assumed in modern applications, | |||
and all user viewable strings should be defined in a configuration | |||
file. For Antidote this configuration file is | |||
<code>antidote.properties</code>, which is located (with other UI | |||
resources) in the sub-package "resources". | |||
</p> | |||
<p>To aid in the lookup of text properties, as well as other | |||
resources like icons, a class called <code>ResourceManager</code> is | |||
defined. There are various convenience methods attached to this | |||
class, which will likely grow to make looking up configuration | |||
values as easy as possible. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>The organization of configuration properties is based on the | |||
fully qualified path of the class that requires the property. For | |||
example, the "about" box contains a messages, so it looks for the | |||
property "<code>org.apache.tools.ant.gui.About.message</code>" for the text | |||
message it should display. Therefore, the <code>ResourceManager</code> | |||
method <code>getString()</code> takes a <code>Class</code> instance as | |||
well as a <code>String</code> key. Please see the | |||
<code>ResourceManager</code> documentation for more information. Given | |||
this support, no user visible strings should appear in the source | |||
code itself. | |||
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<h1 class="title">About Antidote</h1> | |||
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About | |||
</h3> | |||
<h3>ANTidote is the GUI for Ant...</h3> | |||
<p>... in fact it is the Ant GUI by the Apache Ant project itself, because, | |||
as you might know, there are several other graphical user interfaces covering Ant. | |||
Most of them are integrated in IDEs such as <a href="http://ant.netbeans.org">NetBeans</a> | |||
or <a href="http://www.eclipse.org">Eclipse</a>. To be honest Antidote | |||
has started a long time ago (spring 2000) and was designed to become integrable into | |||
IDEs by it's original Author Simeon H. K. Fitch, who did the most work on Antidote. | |||
Unfortunately the Antidote community never came really "to speed" and so the IDE-guys | |||
where faster with their integrations. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>With these other Ant GUIs Antidote became less important and it seemed there was not much | |||
interest in such a tool... | |||
</p> | |||
<p>Anyways: The "sleeping beauty" Antidote has been awaken and is now being developed to | |||
a full featured, stand alone, JFC/Swing-based Ant GUI to graphically create, edit and run | |||
build-files to be quite useful for the developer who do not use an IDE at all. So one of | |||
the goals of Antidote development is to make it small, fast and really neat :)! | |||
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Get a glimpse | |||
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<p> | |||
<img src="images/screenshot.jpg" width="648" height="595" alt="Screenshot" /> | |||
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<p>This is a screenshot of how Antidote looks today. Still there is, of course, a lot to do | |||
and you are welcome to contribute! It shows Antidote using a custom look and feel called | |||
"Metouia" which you can find <a href="http://mlf.sourceforge.net">here</a> if you want to try it! | |||
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Get Involved | |||
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<h2>1) Specialize <code>org.apache.tools.ant.gui.core.AntModule</code></h2> | |||
<p>All modules must inherit from the <code>AntModule</code> | |||
class. This will probably irritate some of you, but it essentially | |||
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provides encapsulated handling of the <code>AppContext</code> instance | |||
that is so important to this class. | |||
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<p>Your module is required to implement the | |||
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thing this method should do is call | |||
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needs from the given <code>AppContext</code> instance. Think of this | |||
in a similar manner to <code>Applet.init()</code> or | |||
<code>Servlet.init()</code>. | |||
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<h2>2) Update | |||
<code>org/apache/tools/ant/gui/resources/antidote.properties</code></h2> | |||
<h3>2a) Externalize All Displayable Strings</h3> | |||
<p>All displayable strings must be externalized to the | |||
<code>antidote.properties</code> file, and looked up via the | |||
<code>AppContext.getResources()</code> method after the | |||
<code>AntModule.contextualize()</code> method has been called. Follow | |||
the naming convention currently used in the properties file and | |||
you should have to problems. This task should be done | |||
<b>during</b> development of your module. Under no circumstances | |||
should your module be submitted or committed without this task | |||
being completed. Remember that Antidote has an international | |||
audience. | |||
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<h3>2b) Add Module to List of Auto-Loaded Modules</h3> | |||
<p>Look for the properties with the format | |||
<code>org.apache.tools.ant.gui.Antidote.xxx.modules</code> where | |||
<code>xxx</code> is one of {left | right | top | bottom}. Depending on | |||
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<p>NB:<i>This goofy way of constructing the main screen will probably | |||
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<h2>Run it!</h2> | |||
<p>That should be all you need to do, at least to get your module | |||
plugged in. Check out the source code for | |||
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<p>The purpose of this document is to communicate the overall | |||
structure and design patters used in Antidote, the GUI for | |||
Ant. This document is a work in progress, as well as a living | |||
document, and it is most likely not be in full synchronization with | |||
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<section name="Overview"> | |||
<p>The Antidote architecture design aims to provide a high level | |||
of modularity and extensibility. Ideally the components of | |||
Antidote will be able to be assembled in different configurations | |||
to provide the type of application or plug-in desired. | |||
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<p>To achieve this modularity, a high level of decoupling is | |||
necessary. The standard UI design approach of providing separation | |||
of view (presentation) from model (data) is applied, leveraging | |||
the built-in Ant data model where possible, as well as the | |||
predefined Swing model interfaces. Furthermore, the architecture | |||
is highly event driven, whereby modules communicate via a shared | |||
communications channel. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>To a large extent, the configuration of application modules is | |||
driven by localized configuration files, allowing new modules or | |||
data views to be added, as well as providing multi-language | |||
support. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>The diagram below conveys a high altitude view of the | |||
application's structure. As the application grows, new components | |||
will be plugged in to what will be described as the <code>EventBus</code> | |||
</p> | |||
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<source> | |||
+---------------+ +----------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+<br/> | |||
| | | | | | | |<br/> | |||
| ActionManager | | EventResponder | | AntModule | | AntModule |<br/> | |||
| | | | |(ProjectNav) | |(SourceEdit) |<br/> | |||
+---------------+ +----------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+<br/> | |||
| ^ ^ ^<br/> | |||
| | | |<br/> | |||
ActionEvent EventObject AntEvent AntEvent<br/> | |||
| | | |<br/> | |||
v v v v<br/> | |||
/---------------------------------------------------------------------\<br/> | |||
/ \<br/> | |||
< EventBus ><br/> | |||
\ /<br/> | |||
\---------------------------------------------------------------------/<br/> | |||
| ^ ^ ^<br/> | |||
| | | |<br/> | |||
EventObject ChangeEvent BuildEvent EventObject<br/> | |||
| | | |<br/> | |||
v | | v<br/> | |||
+---------------+ +----------------+ +-------------+ +--------------+<br/> | |||
| | | | | | | |<br/> | |||
| Console | | ProjectProxy | | Ant | | (Your Module)|<br/> | |||
| | | | | | | |<br/> | |||
+---------------+ +----------------+ +-------------+ +--------------+ | |||
</source> | |||
<p>The backbone of the application is the <code>EventBus</code>. Any | |||
component of the application can post events to the | |||
<code>EventBus</code>. Components that wish to receive events are | |||
called <code>BusMember</code>s. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>The <code>EventBus</code> will dispatch any object of type | |||
<code>java.util.Event</code>, which means that Ant <code>BuildEvent</code> | |||
objects, as well as <code>AWTEvent</code> objects can be posted (if desired). A | |||
new class of events called <code>AntEvent</code> is defined for Antidote | |||
specific events, which have the additional capability of being | |||
canceled mid-dispatch. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>Each <code>BusMember</code> must provide a <code>BusFilter</code> instance, | |||
which is the members' means of telling the bus which | |||
events it is interested in. This allows a <code>BusMember</code> to, | |||
say, only receive <code>AntEvent</code> objects. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>When a <code>BusMember</code> registers itself with the | |||
<code>EventBus</code>, it must provide a (so called) <i>interrupt | |||
level</i> which is a integer value defining a relative ordering | |||
for dispatching <code>EventObject</code>s to <code>BusMember</code>s. The | |||
purpose of this is to allow certain <code>BusMember</code> instances | |||
to see an event before others, and in the case of <code>AntEvent</code> | |||
objects, keep the event from propagating onward. The | |||
<code>EventBus</code> class defines the interrupt level constants | |||
<code>VETOING=1</code>, <code>MONITORING=5</code>, and <code>RESPONDING=10</code> to | |||
help define categories of members. The implied purpose being that: | |||
</p> | |||
<ul> | |||
<li><code>VETOING</code>: Listens for certain types of events, and | |||
may process them in a non-default manner to determine if the | |||
event should be canceled before being dispatched to the | |||
<code>RESPONDING</code> group. | |||
</li> | |||
<li><code>MONITORING</code>: Just listens for events, like a logger | |||
or status monitor. | |||
</li> | |||
<li><code>RESPONDING</code>: Process events in a default manner, | |||
knowing that the event has passed any <code>VETOING</code> members. | |||
</li> | |||
</ul> | |||
<p>Within a specific interrupt level, the order in which members will | |||
receive events is undefined. A <code>BusMember</code> may be registered | |||
at a level that is +/- of one of the defined levels, as long as it | |||
follows the constraint <code>MONITORING <= interruptLevel <= | |||
MAX_INTERRUPT</code>. | |||
</p> | |||
</section> | |||
<section name="Actions and ActionManager"> | |||
<p>Extensive use of the <code>javax.swing.Action</code> interface is | |||
made for defining the set of menu and tool bar options that are | |||
available. The configuration file <code>action.properties</code> | |||
exists to define what should appear in the menu and toolbar, how | |||
it is displayed, and the <code>Action</code> command name that is | |||
dispatched when the user invokes that action. A class called | |||
<code>ActionManager</code> exists for not only processing the | |||
configuration file, but also for dispatching invoked action events | |||
to the <code>EventBus</code>, and for controlling the enabled state of | |||
an <code>Action</code>. When a new menu item or toolbar button is | |||
desired, first it is added to the <code>action.properties</code> file, | |||
and then the code to respond to it is added to the | |||
<code>EventResponder</code> (see below). | |||
</p> | |||
</section> | |||
<section name="Commands and EventResponder"> | |||
<p>At some point in the stages of event processing, an event may | |||
require the data model to be modified, or some other task be | |||
performed. The <code>Command</code> interface is defined to classify | |||
code which performs some task or operation. This is distinct from | |||
an <code>Action</code>, which is a user request for an operation. A | |||
<code>Command</code> class is the encapsulation of the operation | |||
itself. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>When an <code>Action</code> generates an <code>ActionEvent</code>, the | |||
event is posted to the <code>EventBus</code> which delivers the event | |||
to all interested <code>BusMember</code>s. It eventually makes it to | |||
the <code>EventResponder</code> instance (registered at the | |||
<code>RESPONDING</code> interrupt level), which is responsible for | |||
translating specific events into <code>Command</code> objects, and | |||
then executing the <code>Command</code> object. For example, when the | |||
user selects the "Open..." menu option, an <code>ActionEvent</code> is | |||
generated by the Swing <code>MenuItem</code> class, which is then | |||
posted to the <code>EventBus</code> by the <code>ActionManager</code>. The | |||
<code>ActionEvent</code> is delivered to the <code>EventResponder</code>, | |||
which converts the <code>ActionEvent</code> into a <code>Command</code> | |||
instance. The <code>EventResponder</code> then calls the method | |||
<code>Command.execute()</code> to invoke the command (which displays a | |||
dialog for selecting a file to open). | |||
</p> | |||
<p>When adding new <code>Action</code>s or general tasks to the | |||
application, a <code>Command</code> object should be created to | |||
encapsulate the behavior. This includes most operations which | |||
modify the state of the data model. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>The purpose of this encapsulation is to allow the clean | |||
separation of making a request, and servicing a request. Due to | |||
various conditions in the application state, the actually response | |||
to a request may change, as well as who services it. This | |||
design approach facilitates that. | |||
</p> | |||
</section> | |||
<section name="Data Model and Views"> | |||
<p><i>NB: This part of the architecture is not fleshed out very well. There | |||
needs to be a discussion of the degree to which the Antidote development | |||
should be able to impose changes on the Ant data model, and to what level | |||
that model should be mirrored in the Antidote code base. The coupling | |||
between them should be kept low, and at the same time changes to one should | |||
affect the other minimally. Still, features like property change events and | |||
bean introspection (or BeanInfo) may be needed to be added to the Ant data | |||
model. Right now the data model is encapsulated in the package | |||
<code>org.apache.tools.ant.gui.acs</code> (where "<code>acs</code>" stands for "Ant Construction Set").</i> | |||
</p> | |||
</section> | |||
<section name="Application Context"> | |||
<p>In order to keep the coupling among application modules to a | |||
minimum, a single point of reference is needed for coordination | |||
and data sharing. The class <code>AppContext</code> is the catch-all | |||
class for containing the application state. Most modules and | |||
<code>Command</code> classes require an instance of the | |||
<code>AppContext</code> class. Because all state information in | |||
contained in an <code>AppContext</code> instance, multiple instances | |||
of Antidote can run inside the same JVM as long as each has it's | |||
own <code>AppContext</code>. (Interestingly, two instances of the | |||
Antidote could conceivably share an <code>AppContext</code> instance | |||
through RMI, allowing remote interaction/collaboration.) | |||
</p> | |||
</section> | |||
<section name="Configuration and ResourceManager"> | |||
<p>Full "i18n" support should be assumed in modern applications, | |||
and all user viewable strings should be defined in a configuration | |||
file. For Antidote this configuration file is | |||
<code>antidote.properties</code>, which is located (with other UI | |||
resources) in the sub-package "resources". | |||
</p> | |||
<p>To aid in the lookup of text properties, as well as other | |||
resources like icons, a class called <code>ResourceManager</code> is | |||
defined. There are various convenience methods attached to this | |||
class, which will likely grow to make looking up configuration | |||
values as easy as possible. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>The organization of configuration properties is based on the | |||
fully qualified path of the class that requires the property. For | |||
example, the "about" box contains a messages, so it looks for the | |||
property "<code>org.apache.tools.ant.gui.About.message</code>" for the text | |||
message it should display. Therefore, the <code>ResourceManager</code> | |||
method <code>getString()</code> takes a <code>Class</code> instance as | |||
well as a <code>String</code> key. Please see the | |||
<code>ResourceManager</code> documentation for more information. Given | |||
this support, no user visible strings should appear in the source | |||
code itself. | |||
</p> | |||
</section> | |||
</body> | |||
</document> | |||
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<?xml version="1.0"?> | |||
<!-- | |||
Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation | |||
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); | |||
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. | |||
You may obtain a copy of the License at | |||
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | |||
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | |||
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | |||
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. | |||
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and | |||
limitations under the License. | |||
--> | |||
<document> | |||
<properties> | |||
<index value="1"/> | |||
<author email="christoph.wilhelms@t-online.de">Christoph Wilhelms</author> | |||
<title>About Antidote</title> | |||
</properties> | |||
<body> | |||
<section name="About"> | |||
<h3>ANTidote is the GUI for Ant...</h3> | |||
<p>... in fact it is the Ant GUI by the Apache Ant project itself, because, | |||
as you might know, there are several other graphical user interfaces covering Ant. | |||
Most of them are integrated in IDEs such as <a href="http://ant.netbeans.org">NetBeans</a> | |||
or <a href="http://www.eclipse.org">Eclipse</a>. To be honest Antidote | |||
has started a long time ago (spring 2000) and was designed to become integrable into | |||
IDEs by it's original Author Simeon H. K. Fitch, who did the most work on Antidote. | |||
Unfortunately the Antidote community never came really "to speed" and so the IDE-guys | |||
where faster with their integrations. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>With these other Ant GUIs Antidote became less important and it seemed there was not much | |||
interest in such a tool... | |||
</p> | |||
<p>Anyways: The "sleeping beauty" Antidote has been awaken and is now being developed to | |||
a full featured, stand alone, JFC/Swing-based Ant GUI to graphically create, edit and run | |||
build-files to be quite useful for the developer who do not use an IDE at all. So one of | |||
the goals of Antidote development is to make it small, fast and really neat :)! | |||
</p> | |||
</section> | |||
<section name="Get a glimpse"> | |||
<p> | |||
<img src="images/screenshot.jpg" width="648" height="595" alt="Screenshot"/> | |||
</p> | |||
<p>This is a screenshot of how Antidote looks today. Still there is, of course, a lot to do | |||
and you are welcome to contribute! It shows Antidote using a custom look and feel called | |||
"Metouia" which you can find <a href="http://mlf.sourceforge.net">here</a> if you want to try it! | |||
</p> | |||
</section> | |||
<section name="Get Involved"> | |||
<p>Antidote is discussed on the main Ant mailing lists you can find here: | |||
</p> | |||
<ul> | |||
<li><a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/getinvolved/getinvolvedindex.html">Get Involved</a></li> | |||
<li><a href="../../mail.html">Join Mailing Lists</a></li> | |||
<li><a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=ant-dev&r=1&w=2">Search the Dev Mailing List</a> | |||
</li> | |||
<li><a href="http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=ant-user&r=1&w=2">Search the User Mailing List</a> | |||
</li> | |||
</ul> | |||
</section> | |||
</body> | |||
</document> | |||
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@ | |||
<?xml version="1.0"?> | |||
<!-- | |||
Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation | |||
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); | |||
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. | |||
You may obtain a copy of the License at | |||
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | |||
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | |||
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | |||
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. | |||
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and | |||
limitations under the License. | |||
--> | |||
<document> | |||
<properties> | |||
<index value="1"/> | |||
<author email="simeon@fitch.net">Simeon H. K. Fitch</author> | |||
<author email="christoph.wilhelms@t-online.de">Christoph Wilhelms</author> | |||
<title>Module HOW-TO</title> | |||
</properties> | |||
<body> | |||
<section name="Introduction"> | |||
<p>The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the | |||
basic steps one must undertake to add a new module to | |||
Antidote. Please see <a href="./design.html">The Antidote | |||
Design Overview</a> for information on what a module is and how it | |||
fits into Antidote. If you've already got all that, then read | |||
on! | |||
</p> | |||
<p>NB: <i>Please submit updates and criticisms to this, particularly | |||
areas that were unclear, missing, or difficult to follow.</i> | |||
</p> | |||
</section> | |||
<section name="Step by step"> | |||
<h2>1) Specialize <code>org.apache.tools.ant.gui.core.AntModule</code></h2> | |||
<p>All modules must inherit from the <code>AntModule</code> | |||
class. This will probably irritate some of you, but it essentially | |||
enforces inheritance from <code>javax.swing.JComponent</code> and | |||
provides encapsulated handling of the <code>AppContext</code> instance | |||
that is so important to this class. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>Your module is required to implement the | |||
<code>AntModule.contextualize(AppContext)</code> method. The first | |||
thing this method should do is call | |||
<code>AntModule.setContext(AppContext)</code>, and then it is safe for | |||
it to begin constructing its display, using whatever resources it | |||
needs from the given <code>AppContext</code> instance. Think of this | |||
in a similar manner to <code>Applet.init()</code> or | |||
<code>Servlet.init()</code>. | |||
</p> | |||
<h2>2) Update | |||
<code>org/apache/tools/ant/gui/resources/antidote.properties</code></h2> | |||
<h3>2a) Externalize All Displayable Strings</h3> | |||
<p>All displayable strings must be externalized to the | |||
<code>antidote.properties</code> file, and looked up via the | |||
<code>AppContext.getResources()</code> method after the | |||
<code>AntModule.contextualize()</code> method has been called. Follow | |||
the naming convention currently used in the properties file and | |||
you should have to problems. This task should be done | |||
<b>during</b> development of your module. Under no circumstances | |||
should your module be submitted or committed without this task | |||
being completed. Remember that Antidote has an international | |||
audience. | |||
</p> | |||
<h3>2b) Add Module to List of Auto-Loaded Modules</h3> | |||
<p>Look for the properties with the format | |||
<code>org.apache.tools.ant.gui.Antidote.xxx.modules</code> where | |||
<code>xxx</code> is one of {left | right | top | bottom}. Depending on | |||
where you want your module to appear, and the order that you want | |||
it to appear in relationship to the other modules, add the class | |||
name of your module appropriately. If multiple modules are listed | |||
for a single property (via a comma delimited list), then each | |||
module will have it's own tab in a <code>javax.swing.JTabbedPane</code>. | |||
</p> | |||
<p>NB:<i>This goofy way of constructing the main screen will probably | |||
change to something much more general (but not as general as, say | |||
<a href="http://www.alphaworks.ibm.com/tech/bml">BML</a>).</i> | |||
</p> | |||
<h2>Run it!</h2> | |||
<p>That should be all you need to do, at least to get your module | |||
plugged in. Check out the source code for | |||
<code>ProjectNavigator</code> and <code>PropertyEditor</code> for module | |||
examples that use the various facilities of the Antidote | |||
framework. | |||
</p> | |||
</section> | |||
</body> | |||
</document> | |||
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@ | |||
<?xml version="1.0"?> | |||
<!-- | |||
Copyright 2003-2004 The Apache Software Foundation | |||
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); | |||
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. | |||
You may obtain a copy of the License at | |||
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 | |||
Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software | |||
distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, | |||
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. | |||
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and | |||
limitations under the License. | |||
--> | |||
<document> | |||
<properties> | |||
<index value="1"/> | |||
<author email="christoph.wilhelms@gmx.de">Christoph Wilhelms</author> | |||
<title>News</title> | |||
</properties> | |||
<body> | |||
<section name="German i18n"> | |||
<h3>October 12, 2003 - Antidote German internationalization implemented</h3> | |||
<p>After English and Japanese, German is the third language Antidote has been | |||
localized to! Many others may follow!?!</p> | |||
</section> | |||
<section name="Antidote News Page"> | |||
<h3>October 12, 2003 - News Page</h3> | |||
<p>To show, that we are really continue the work on Antidote, I set up this | |||
news page to inform you all about the progress. Additonally I'd like to encourage | |||
you to use and test Antidote, or - of course - take part in the development!</p> | |||
</section> | |||
</body> | |||
</document> | |||
@@ -69,12 +69,6 @@ | |||
<menu name="Projects"> | |||
<item name="Welcome" href="/projects/index.html"/> | |||
</menu> | |||
<!--menu name="Antidote"> | |||
<item name="About Antidote" href="/projects/antidote/index.html"/> | |||
<item name="News" href="/projects/antidote/news.html"/> | |||
<item name="Design Overview" href="/projects/antidote/design.html"/> | |||
<item name="Module HOW-TO" href="/projects/antidote/module.html"/> | |||
</menu--> | |||
</menusection> | |||
</body> | |||
</project> |