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[configuration] Swing components for Commons Configuration?
I was wondering if anyone knows of a set of Swing components that could be
used with Commons Configuration? I have an application that has accumulated
configuration information in XML files and properties files. I'd like to
access this information from a single user interface and also a single
programmatic interface. Commons Configuration seems idea for the latter use
case, but I can't seem to find any components that would allow the user to
interact with configuration settings. Specifically components like a
preferences Tree, and editable forms found in the Eclipse Preferences API.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Mark Fortner
Re: [configuration] Swing components for Commons Configuration?
Posted by Oliver Heger <ol...@oliver-heger.de>.
Mark Fortner schrieb:
> Hi Oliver,
> This looks like a good start. I was thinking about something a little more
> comprehensive that would allow someone to map configuration items to fields
> in forms. For example, if this was implemented via annotations, you would
> be able to decorate items like this:
>
> @Prefs{"/user-prefs[2]", "defaultFolder"}
> Preferences defaultFolder = .....
>
>
> This basically indicates that the object defaultFolder is bound to a field
> called "defaultFolder" which is found in a panel called "user-prefs". The
> "user-prefs" panel is a child of the root node of the tree, and is the
> second field on the panel.
>
> Ideally, binding an item to a field on a panel would be declarative, and
> would obviate the need for property change event handler code -- similar to
> the way in which the Beans Binding framework works.
>
> It's probably a little beyond what you had intended, but gives you some idea
> of what I'm looking for.
>
> Mark
>
Ah, I see. This is indeed an interesting approach. And you are right,
this is beyond what I had in mind - and probably out of scope of the
Commons Configuration library.
I wonder whether it makes sense if a library like Commons Configuration
would be integrated into a typical application framework, e.g. the Swing
application framework [1]. Configuration is an important part of every
non-trivial application. And with an approach like yours the framework
could easily provide support for convenient preferences dialogs.
Just thinking aloud...
Oliver
[1] https://appframework.dev.java.net/
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 1:14 PM, Oliver Heger
> <ol...@oliver-heger.de>wrote:
>
>> Mark Fortner schrieb:
>>
>> I was wondering if anyone knows of a set of Swing components that could be
>>> used with Commons Configuration? I have an application that has
>>> accumulated
>>> configuration information in XML files and properties files. I'd like to
>>> access this information from a single user interface and also a single
>>> programmatic interface. Commons Configuration seems idea for the latter
>>> use
>>> case, but I can't seem to find any components that would allow the user to
>>> interact with configuration settings. Specifically components like a
>>> preferences Tree, and editable forms found in the Eclipse Preferences API.
>>>
>>> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
>> I have written a Swing table model based on a hierarchical configuration
>> [1]. Is this the sort of stuff you are looking for?
>>
>> Oliver
>>
>> [1]
>> http://jguiraffe.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/jguiraffe/trunk/src/main/java/net/sf/jguiraffe/gui/platform/swing/builder/components/SwingConfigurationTreeModel.java?view=markup
>>
>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Mark Fortner
>>>
>>>
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Re: [configuration] Swing components for Commons Configuration?
Posted by Mark Fortner <ph...@gmail.com>.
Hi Oliver,
This looks like a good start. I was thinking about something a little more
comprehensive that would allow someone to map configuration items to fields
in forms. For example, if this was implemented via annotations, you would
be able to decorate items like this:
@Prefs{"/user-prefs[2]", "defaultFolder"}
Preferences defaultFolder = .....
This basically indicates that the object defaultFolder is bound to a field
called "defaultFolder" which is found in a panel called "user-prefs". The
"user-prefs" panel is a child of the root node of the tree, and is the
second field on the panel.
Ideally, binding an item to a field on a panel would be declarative, and
would obviate the need for property change event handler code -- similar to
the way in which the Beans Binding framework works.
It's probably a little beyond what you had intended, but gives you some idea
of what I'm looking for.
Mark
On Thu, Oct 9, 2008 at 1:14 PM, Oliver Heger
<ol...@oliver-heger.de>wrote:
> Mark Fortner schrieb:
>
> I was wondering if anyone knows of a set of Swing components that could be
>> used with Commons Configuration? I have an application that has
>> accumulated
>> configuration information in XML files and properties files. I'd like to
>> access this information from a single user interface and also a single
>> programmatic interface. Commons Configuration seems idea for the latter
>> use
>> case, but I can't seem to find any components that would allow the user to
>> interact with configuration settings. Specifically components like a
>> preferences Tree, and editable forms found in the Eclipse Preferences API.
>>
>> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>
> I have written a Swing table model based on a hierarchical configuration
> [1]. Is this the sort of stuff you are looking for?
>
> Oliver
>
> [1]
> http://jguiraffe.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/jguiraffe/trunk/src/main/java/net/sf/jguiraffe/gui/platform/swing/builder/components/SwingConfigurationTreeModel.java?view=markup
>
>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mark Fortner
>>
>>
>
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Re: [configuration] Swing components for Commons Configuration?
Posted by Oliver Heger <ol...@oliver-heger.de>.
Mark Fortner schrieb:
> I was wondering if anyone knows of a set of Swing components that could be
> used with Commons Configuration? I have an application that has accumulated
> configuration information in XML files and properties files. I'd like to
> access this information from a single user interface and also a single
> programmatic interface. Commons Configuration seems idea for the latter use
> case, but I can't seem to find any components that would allow the user to
> interact with configuration settings. Specifically components like a
> preferences Tree, and editable forms found in the Eclipse Preferences API.
>
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
I have written a Swing table model based on a hierarchical configuration
[1]. Is this the sort of stuff you are looking for?
Oliver
[1]
http://jguiraffe.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/jguiraffe/trunk/src/main/java/net/sf/jguiraffe/gui/platform/swing/builder/components/SwingConfigurationTreeModel.java?view=markup
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark Fortner
>
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