niranjanakoni / javafx-template-gradle

JavaFX Template Project

A JavaFX template project containing the following configurations:

• Gradle build tool, version 7.0.2
• Java 16
• JavaFX 16 dependencies (configured to work with Windows, Linux, MacOS)
• Empty JavaFX template program (module-info & main class configurable from build.gradle)
• JUnit 5 Unit Testing (with pretty-print test results)
• Badass JLink Plugin, version 2.24.0 with the following configurations:
  • JavaFX dependencies
  • Icon paths
  • App name/description
  • Don't show the console when running jlink executable script
  • Create core dump if jpackage executable crashes

How to Use

1. Clone the repository.

$ git clone https://github.com/lucasstarsz/javafx-template

2. Build the project.

$ cd javafx-template
$ ./gradlew build

If you're on Windows, run gradlew.bat instead.

3. Read through build.gradle for configuration information.

If you need a tutorial on how to use JavaFX, check out Jenkov's JavaFX Tutorials. They cover nearly 70 specific JavaFX controls and concepts, and are what I used to learn JavaFX.

If you need a tutorial on how to use Gradle, check out Baeldung's Gradle Tutorials. They're what I used to learn the basics of Gradle.