Getting Started with the NetBeans Platform. Geertjan Wielenga

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1 Getting Started with the NetBeans Platform Geertjan Wielenga

2 Agenda Goals 1. Generic Desktop Framework 2. Infrastructural Plumbing 3. Collection of Libraries 4. Swing Extensions 5. NetBeans Platform Toolkit Demo: Porting to NetBeans Platform Resources 2

3 Goals Meet the NetBeans Platform Understand its problem domain Get an overview of the main APIs See a demo Learn what to do next 3

4 Agenda Goals 1. Generic Desktop Framework 2. Infrastructural Plumbing 3. Collection of Libraries 4. Swing Extensions 5. NetBeans Platform Toolkit Demo: Porting to NetBeans Platform Resources 4

5 NetBeans Platform 5

6 Nuance Voice-XML 6

7 Fiorano Studio 7

8 Nokia: Mobile Network 8

9 Sketsa SVG Editor 9

10 VisualVM 10

11 AIOTrade 11

12 NetBeans IDE 12

13 JCae-CAD 13

14 MC4J JMX Console 14

15 JFugue Music Notepad 15

16 StudioSL: Oil Flow 16

17 Agenda Goals 1. Generic Desktop Framework 2. Infrastructural Plumbing 3. Collection of Libraries 4. Swing Extensions 5. NetBeans Platform Toolkit Demo: Porting to NetBeans Platform Resources 17

18 Maybe this is your code: 18

19 Maybe this is you: 19

20 This should be you... domain expert knowledge 20

21 Application Plumbing Windowing/docking system Archictecture Lifecycle management Persistence Data management Consistent look & feel Distribution/update mechanism 21

22 Demo 22

23 Agenda Goals 1. Generic Desktop Framework 2. Infrastructural Plumbing 3. Collection of Libraries 4. Swing Extensions 5. NetBeans Platform Toolkit Demo: Porting to NetBeans Platform Resources 23

24 Javadoc 24

25 Libraries Window System API Actions API Options Window API Many Editor APIs Visual Library API...and many more 25

26 Ways to get started Javadoc Tutorials Samples Blog entries Tip: Use them outside the NetBeans Platform 26

27 Agenda Goals 1. Generic Desktop Framework 2. Infrastructural Plumbing 3. Collection of Libraries 4. Swing Extensions 5. NetBeans Platform Toolkit Demo: Porting to NetBeans Platform Resources 27

28 In addition to... JLabel JTextField JTextArea JTable...etc... 28

29 TreeTableView 29

30 Visual Widgets 30

31 More Visual Widgets 31

32 More Visual Widgets 32

33 Drop Down Button Factory 33

34 Tabbed Pane Factory 34

35 Agenda Goals 1. Generic Desktop Framework 2. Infrastructural Plumbing 3. Collection of Libraries 4. Swing Extensions 5. NetBeans Platform Toolkit Demo: Porting to NetBeans Platform Resources 35

36 Project wizards 36

37 NetBeans Platform 37

38 Outline view 38

39 Project wizards 39

40 File wizards 40

41 File wizards Actions API Datasystems API Module Install class Options Dialog API TopComponent class Wizard Descriptor class 41

42 Configuration 42

43 Editor 43

44 While developing......enhance the IDE 44

45 Dependencies 45

46 Dependencies 46

47 Contextual menus 47

48 Contextual menus 48

49 Samples 49

50 Agenda Goals 1. Generic Desktop Framework 2. Infrastructural Plumbing 3. Collection of Libraries 4. Swing Extensions 5. NetBeans Platform Toolkit Demo: Porting to the NetBeans Platform Resources 50

51 Demo Outline 1. Start with a simple application. 2. Compare what it is to what the NetBeans Platform has. 3. Create a new plugin project. 4. Move the useful parts of our old application to our new plugin. 5. Run it. 51

52 Demo 52

53 Porting Guide nbm-porting-basic.html 53

54 Agenda Goals 1. Generic Desktop Framework 2. Infrastructural Plumbing 3. Collection of Libraries 4. Swing Extensions 5. NetBeans Platform Toolkit Demo: Porting to the NetBeans Platform Resources 54

55 Resources 55

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59 References javadoc/index.html NetBeansDeveloperFAQ

60 Summary Many on the NetBeans Platform NetBeans Platform gives plumbing Many APIs and libraries to help you NetBeans IDE provides tools Getting started is easy Mail list, tutorials, and training course 60

Using NetBeans IDE for Desktop Development. Geertjan Wielenga

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