wayland-javafx

A Wayland backend for JavaFX.

This is a work in progress. Currently software rendering, mouse & keyboard works (touch too but untested).

TODO:

• output using hw rendering (via wayland drm buffers).
• Rewrite & cleanup code to production quality standards.
• Remove all 3rd party jdk libraries.
• Include in openjfx as monocle back-end?
• Create a non monocle, desktop enabled wayland back-end.

DONE:

• output using sw rendering (via wayland shared memory buffers)
• input handling through wayland's input protocols (keyboard+pointer+touch)

This library will make use of libraries not present in a standard jdk/jfx install as to get things up and running as quickly as possible.

• wayland-java-bindings
• jaccall

The primary goal is to be able to use JavaFX as a pure client side widget toolkit capable to run on any Wayland compositor.

Initial effort will focus on creating a Wayland implementation for the JavaFX Monocle back-end. This back-end is meant for the embedded, fullscreen, single application use case.

Secondary effort is to create JavaFX Wayland back-end for general desktop usage.

#Running

In case you've decided you're crazy enough to take this ugly poc for a spin. Here's how:

• Make sure you have a javafx version with monocle support available. This will most likely mean you'll have to build it from source (eglx86 profile for non embedded usage). See https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/OpenJFX/Building+OpenJFX#BuildingOpenJFX-CrossBuilds

• Edit the pom.xml of the project and make sure <jfxrt.path>/home/zubzub/hg/openjfx8-devrt/build/sdk/rt/lib/ext/jfxrt.jar</jfxrt.path>matches the jfxrt.jar of your monacle enabled and installed jfx library.

• Build the project. You will also need to build the latest SNAPSHOT versions of jaccall & wayland-java-bindings.

• Copy the ./target/wayland-javafx-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar to your local jdk installation's ext folder; eg. /usr/lib/jvm/oracle-jdk-bin-1.8/jre/lib/ext/

• Run your javafx application; eg. unset DISPLAY && java -Dglass.platform=Monocle -Dmonocle.platform=Wayland -jar Ensemble8.jar

• Make sure you delete wayland-javafx-1.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar from your jdk installation once you're done as it might introduce some unwanted behavior in other programs.