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- # [<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer/master/images/glimmer-logo-hi-res.png" height=85 style="position: relative; top: 20px;" />](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) Glimmer (Ruby Desktop Development GUI Library)
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+ # [<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer/master/images/glimmer-logo-hi-res.png" height=85 style="position: relative; top: 20px;" />](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) Glimmer 1.0.0
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  (The Original Glimmer Library Since 2007. Beware of Imitators!)
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- [**Glimmer**](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) is a native-GUI cross-platform desktop development library written in [JRuby](https://www.jruby.org/), an OS-threaded faster version of [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/). [Glimmer](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer)'s main innovation is a declarative [Ruby DSL](#glimmer-dsl-syntax) that enables productive and efficient authoring of desktop application user-interfaces while relying on the robust [Eclipse SWT library](https://www.eclipse.org/swt/). [Glimmer](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) additionally innovates by having built-in [data-binding](#data-binding) support, which greatly facilitates synchronizing the GUI with domain models, thus achieving true decoupling of object oriented components and enabling developers to solve business problems (test-first) without worrying about GUI concerns. To get started quickly, [Glimmer](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) offers [scaffolding](#scaffolding) options for [Apps](#in-production), [Gems](#custom-shell-gem), and [Custom Widgets](#custom-widgets). [Glimmer](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) also includes native-executable [packaging](#packaging--distribution) support, sorely lacking in other libraries, thus enabling the delivery of desktop apps written in [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/) as truly native DMG/PKG/APP files on the [Mac](https://www.apple.com/ca/macos) + [App Store](https://developer.apple.com/macos/distribution/) and MSI/EXE files on [Windows](https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows). Unlike libraries like TK, [Glimmer](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) does not require recompilation of [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/). [Glimmer](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) runs native GUI out of the box on every platform thanks to the [JVM](https://java.com/en/download/faq/whatis_java.xml), [JRuby](https://www.jruby.org/), and the [Eclipse SWT library](https://www.eclipse.org/swt/).
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+ [**Glimmer**](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) is a Ruby DSL engine with support for the following DSLs:
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+ - [glimmer-dsl-swt](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt): Glimmer DSL for SWT (JRuby Desktop Development GUI Library)
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+ - [glimmer-dsl-tk](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-tk): Glimmer DSL for Tk (Ruby Desktop Development GUI Library)
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+ - [glimmer-dsl-opal](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-opal): Glimmer DSL for Opal (Web GUI Adapter for Desktop Apps)
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+ - [glimmer-dsl-xml](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-xml): Glimmer DSL for XML (& HTML)
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+ - [glimmer-dsl-css](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-css): Glimmer DSL for CSS
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- NOTE: Glimmer is in beta mode. Please help make better by [contributing](#contributing), adopting for small or low risk projects, and providing feedback. While a lot of hard work has gone into it, it is by no means polished, and definitely has bugs waiting to be reported. The more feedback and issues you report the better.
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+ [Glimmer and/or Glimmer DSLs receive two updates per month](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer-dsl-swt/versions). You can trust [Glimmer](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) with your Ruby development needs.
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  [<img src="https://covers.oreillystatic.com/images/9780596519650/lrg.jpg" width=105 /><br />
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  Featured in<br />JRuby Cookbook](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596519650.do)
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- Glimmer DSL gems:
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- - [glimmer-dsl-swt](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt): Glimmer DSL for SWT (Desktop GUI)
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- - [glimmer-dsl-opal](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-opal): Glimmer DSL for Opal (Web GUI Adapter for Desktop Apps)
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- - [glimmer-dsl-xml](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-xml): Glimmer DSL for XML (& HTML)
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- - [glimmer-dsl-css](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-css): Glimmer DSL for CSS
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+ ## Table of contents
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+ - [Glimmer 1.0.0](#-glimmer-100)
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+ - [Glimmer DSL for SWT (JRuby Desktop Development GUI Library)](#glimmer-dsl-for-swt-jruby-desktop-development-gui-library)
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+ - [Glimmer DSL for SWT Samples](#glimmer-dsl-for-swt-samples)
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+ - [Hello, World!](#hello-world)
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+ - [Tic Tac Toe](#tic-tac-toe)
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+ - [Contact Manager](#contact-manager)
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+ - [Production Desktop Apps Built with Glimmer DSL for SWT](#production-desktop-apps-built-with-glimmer-dsl-for-swt)
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+ - [Glimmer DSL for Tk (Ruby Desktop Development GUI Library)](#glimmer-dsl-for-tk-ruby-desktop-development-gui-library)
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+ - [Glimmer DSL for Tk Samples](#glimmer-dsl-for-tk-samples)
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+ - [Hello, World!](#hello-world)
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+ - [Hello, Tab!](#hello-tab)
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+ - [Hello, Combo!](#hello-combo)
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+ - [Glimmer DSL for Opal (Web GUI Adapter for Desktop Apps)](#glimmer-dsl-for-opal-web-gui-adapter-for-desktop-apps)
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+ - [Glimmer DSL for Opal Samples](#glimmer-dsl-for-opal-samples)
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+ - [Hello, Computed!](#hello-computed)
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+ - [Hello, List Single Selection!](#hello-list-single-selection)
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+ - [Hello, List Multi Selection!](#hello-list-multi-selection)
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+ - [Glimmer DSL for XML (& HTML)](#glimmer-dsl-for-xml--html)
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+ - [XML DSL](#xml-dsl)
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+ - [Glimmer DSL for CSS](#glimmer-dsl-for-css)
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+ - [CSS DSL](#css-dsl)
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+ - [Multi-DSL Support](#multi-dsl-support)
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+ - [Glimmer Supporting Libraries](#glimmer-supporting-libraries)
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+ - [Glimmer Process](#glimmer-process)
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+ - [Resources](#resources)
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+ - [Help](#help)
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+ - [Issues](#issues)
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+ - [Chat](#chat)
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+ - [Feature Suggestions](#feature-suggestions)
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+ - [Change Log](#change-log)
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+ - [Contributing](#contributing)
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+ - [Contributors](#contributors)
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+ - [Hire Me](#hire-me)
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+ - [License](#license)
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+ ## Glimmer DSL for SWT (JRuby Desktop Development GUI Library)
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+ [Glimmer DSL for SWT](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt) is a native-GUI cross-platform desktop development library written in [JRuby](https://www.jruby.org/), an OS-threaded faster version of [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/). [Glimmer](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer)'s main innovation is a declarative [Ruby DSL](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt#glimmer-dsl-syntax) that enables productive and efficient authoring of desktop application user-interfaces while relying on the robust [Eclipse SWT library](https://www.eclipse.org/swt/). [Glimmer DSL for SWT](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt) additionally innovates by having built-in [data-binding](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt#data-binding) support, which greatly facilitates synchronizing the GUI with domain models, thus achieving true decoupling of object oriented components and enabling developers to solve business problems (test-first) without worrying about GUI concerns. To get started quickly, [Glimmer DSL for SWT](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt) offers [scaffolding](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt#scaffolding) options for [Apps](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt#in-production), [Gems](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt#custom-shell-gem), and [Custom Widgets](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt#custom-widgets). [Glimmer DSL for SWT](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt) also includes native-executable [packaging](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt#packaging--distribution) support, sorely lacking in other libraries, thus enabling the delivery of desktop apps written in [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/) as truly native DMG/PKG/APP files on the [Mac](https://www.apple.com/ca/macos) + [App Store](https://developer.apple.com/macos/distribution/) and MSI/EXE files on [Windows](https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows).
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- - [Glimmer (Ruby Desktop Development GUI Library)](#-glimmer-ruby-desktop-development-gui-library)
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- - [Examples](#examples)
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- - [Tic Tac Toe](#tic-tac-toe)
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- - [Background](#background)
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- - [Platform Support](#platform-support)
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- - [Pre-requisites](#pre-requisites)
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- - [Setup](#setup)
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- - [Option 1: Direct Install](#option-1-direct-install)
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- - [Basic Usage](#basic-usage)
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- - [Glimmer GUI DSL Syntax](#glimmer-gui-dsl-syntax)
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- - [DSL Auto-Expansion](#dsl-auto-expansion)
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- - [Widgets](#widgets)
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- - [Extra SWT Styles](#extra-swt-styles)
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- - [Widget Properties](#widget-properties)
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- - [Layout Data](#layout-data)
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- - [General Examples](#general-examples)
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- - [Combo](#combo)
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- - [List](#list)
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- - [Observer](#observer)
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- - [Observing Widgets](#observing-widgets)
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- - [Observing Models](#observing-models)
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- - [Simple Example](#simple-example)
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- - [Video Widget](#video-widget)
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- - [logger](#logger)
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- - [Glimmer Style Guide](#glimmer-style-guide)
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- - [SWT Reference](#swt-reference)
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- - [Samples](#samples)
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- - [Hello, List Single Selection!](#hello-list-single-selection)
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- - [Elaborate Samples](#elaborate-samples)
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- - [Login](#login)
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- - [External Samples](#external-samples)
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- - [Glimmer Calculator](#glimmer-calculator)
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- - [Gladiator](#gladiator)
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- - [In Production](#in-production)
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- - [Are We There Yet?](#are-we-there-yet)
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- - [Packaging & Distribution](#packaging--distribution)
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- - [Gotchas](#gotchas)
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- - [Glimmer Supporting Libraries](#glimmer-supporting-libraries)
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- - [Glimmer Process](#glimmer-process)
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- - [Resources](#resources)
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- - [Help](#help)
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- - [Issues](#issues)
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- - [Chat](#chat)
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- - [Feature Suggestions](#feature-suggestions)
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- - [Change Log](#change-log)
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- - [Contributing](#contributing)
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- - [Contributors](#contributors)
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- - [License](#license)
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+ [<img alt="Are We There Yet Logo" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/are-we-there-yet/master/are-we-there-yet-logo.svg" width="40" />Are We There Yet?](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/are-we-there-yet) - Small Project Tracking App
264
+
265
+ ![Are We There Yet? App Screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/are-we-there-yet/master/are-we-there-yet-screenshot-windows.png)
299
266
 
300
- ## Background
267
+ [<img alt="Math Bowling Logo" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/MathBowling/master/images/math-bowling-logo.png" width="40" />Math Bowling](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/MathBowling) - Elementary Level Math Game Featuring Bowling Rules
301
268
 
302
- Ruby is a dynamically-typed object-oriented language, which provides great productivity gains due to its powerful expressive syntax and dynamic nature. While it is proven by the Ruby on Rails framework for web development, it currently lacks a robust platform-independent framework for building desktop applications. Given that Java libraries can now be utilized in Ruby code through JRuby, Eclipse technologies, such as SWT, JFace, and RCP can help fill the gap of desktop application development with Ruby.
269
+ ![Math Bowling App Screenshot](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/MathBowling/master/Math-Bowling-Screenshot.png)
303
270
 
304
- ## Platform Support
271
+ ## Glimmer DSL for Tk (Ruby Desktop Development GUI Library)
305
272
 
306
- Glimmer runs on the following platforms:
307
- - Mac
308
- - Windows
309
- - Linux
273
+ [Tcl/Tk](https://www.tcl.tk/) has evolved into a practical desktop GUI toolkit due to gaining true native widgets on Mac, Windows, and Linux in [Tk version 8.5](https://www.tcl.tk/software/tcltk/8.5.html#:~:text=Highlights%20of%20Tk%208.5&text=Font%20rendering%3A%20Now%20uses%20anti,and%20window%20layout%2C%20and%20more.).
310
274
 
311
- Glimmer's GUI has the native look and feel of each operating system it runs on since it uses SWT behind the scenes, which leverages the following native libraries:
312
- - Win32 on Windows
313
- - Cocoa on Mac
314
- - GTK on Linux
275
+ Additionally, [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/) 3.0 Ractor (formerly known as [Guilds](https://olivierlacan.com/posts/concurrency-in-ruby-3-with-guilds/)) supports truly parallel multi-threading, making both [MRI](https://github.com/ruby/ruby) and [Tk](https://www.tcl.tk/) finally viable for support in [Glimmer](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer) (Ruby Desktop Development GUI Library) as an alternative to [JRuby on SWT](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt).
315
276
 
316
- More info about the SWT GUI on various platforms can be found on the Eclipse WIKI and SWT FAQ:
277
+ The trade-off is that while [SWT](https://www.eclipse.org/swt/) provides a plethora of high quality reusable widgets for the Enterprise (such as [Nebula](https://www.eclipse.org/nebula/)), [Tk](https://www.tcl.tk/) enables very fast app startup time via [MRI Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/).
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278
 
318
- https://wiki.eclipse.org/SWT/Devel/Gtk/Dev_guide#Win32.2FCocoa.2FGTK
319
- https://www.eclipse.org/swt/faq.php
279
+ [Glimmer DSL for Tk](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-tk) aims to provide a DSL similar to the [Glimmer DSL for SWT](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt) to enable more productive desktop development in Ruby with:
280
+ - Declarative DSL syntax that visually maps to the GUI widget hierarchy
281
+ - Convention over configuration via smart defaults and automation of low-level details
282
+ - Requiring the least amount of syntax possible to build GUI
283
+ - Bidirectional Data-Binding to declaratively wire and automatically synchronize GUI with Business Models
284
+ - Custom Widget support
285
+ - Scaffolding for new custom widgets, apps, and gems
286
+ - Native-Executable packaging on Mac, Windows, and Linux
320
287
 
321
- ## Pre-requisites
288
+ ### Glimmer DSL for Tk Samples
322
289
 
323
- - JDK 8u241 (1.8.0_241) (find at https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/javase8u211-later-archive-downloads.html)
324
- - JRuby 9.2.13.0 (supporting Ruby 2.5.x syntax) (get via [RVM](http://rvm.io) on Mac and Linux or find at [https://www.jruby.org/download](https://www.jruby.org/download) for Windows)
325
- - SWT 4.16 (already included in the [glimmer-dsl-swt](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer-dsl-swt) gem)
290
+ #### Hello, World!
326
291
 
327
- To obtain JRuby through [RVM](http://rvm.io), you may run:
292
+ Glimmer code (from [samples/hello/hello_world.rb](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-tk/blob/master/samples/hello/hello_world.rb)):
328
293
 
329
- ```bash
330
- rvm install jruby-9.2.13.0
294
+ ```ruby
295
+ include Glimmer
296
+
297
+ root {
298
+ label {
299
+ text 'Hello, World!'
300
+ }
301
+ }.open
331
302
  ```
332
303
 
333
- Glimmer might still work on other versions of Java, JRuby and SWT, but there are no guarantees, so it is best to stick to the pre-requisites outlined above.
304
+ Run (with the [glimmer-dsl-tk](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer-dsl-tk) gem installed):
334
305
 
335
- ## Setup
306
+ ```
307
+ ruby -r glimmer-dsl-tk -e "require '../samples/hello/hello_world.rb'"
308
+ ```
336
309
 
337
- Please follow these instructions to make the `glimmer` command available on your system via the [`glimmer-dsl-swt`](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt) gem.
310
+ Glimmer app:
338
311
 
339
- If you intend to learn the basics of Glimmer but are not ready to build a Glimmer app yet, pick Option 1 ([Direct Install](#option-1-direct-install)).
312
+ ![glimmer dsl tk screenshot sample hello world](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-tk/master/images/glimmer-dsl-tk-screenshot-sample-hello-world.png)
340
313
 
341
- If you intend to build a Glimmer app from scratch with [scaffolding](#scaffolding), pick Option 1 ([Direct Install](#option-1-direct-install)) as well.
314
+ #### Hello, Tab!
342
315
 
343
- Otherwise, Option 2 ([Bundler](#option-2-bundler)) can be followed in rare cases where you want to build an app without [scaffolding](#scaffolding).
316
+ Glimmer code (from [samples/hello/hello_tab.rb](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-tk/blob/master/samples/hello/hello_tab.rb)):
344
317
 
345
- ### Option 1: Direct Install
346
- (Use for [Scaffolding](#scaffolding))
318
+ ```ruby
319
+ include Glimmer
347
320
 
348
- Run this command to install directly:
349
- ```
350
- jgem install glimmer-dsl-swt
321
+ root {
322
+ title 'Hello, Tab!'
323
+
324
+ notebook {
325
+ frame(text: 'English') {
326
+ label {
327
+ text 'Hello, World!'
328
+ }
329
+ }
330
+
331
+ frame(text: 'French') {
332
+ label {
333
+ text 'Bonjour, Univers!'
334
+ }
335
+ }
336
+ }
337
+ }.open
351
338
  ```
352
339
 
353
- Or this command if you want a specific version:
340
+ Run (with the [glimmer-dsl-tk](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer-dsl-tk) gem installed):
341
+
354
342
  ```
355
- jgem install glimmer-dsl-swt -v 0.6.5
343
+ ruby -r glimmer-dsl-tk -e "require '../samples/hello/hello_tab.rb'"
356
344
  ```
357
345
 
358
- `jgem` is JRuby's version of `gem` command.
359
- RVM allows running `gem install` directly as an alias.
360
- Otherwise, you may also run `jruby -S gem install ...`
361
-
362
- If you are new to Glimmer and would like to continue learning the basics, you may continue to the [Glimmer Command](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer#glimmer-command) section.
346
+ Glimmer app:
363
347
 
364
- Otherwise, if you are ready to build a Glimmer app on the Mac, you can jump to the [Glimmer Scaffolding](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer#scaffolding) section next.
348
+ ![glimmer dsl tk screenshot sample hello tab English](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-tk/master/images/glimmer-dsl-tk-screenshot-sample-hello-tab-english.png)
349
+ ![glimmer dsl tk screenshot sample hello tab French](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-tk/master/images/glimmer-dsl-tk-screenshot-sample-hello-tab-french.png)
365
350
 
366
- Note: if you're using activerecord or activesupport, keep in mind that Glimmer unhooks ActiveSupport::Dependencies as it does not rely on it.
351
+ #### Hello, Combo!
367
352
 
368
- ### Option 2: Bundler
369
- (Use for Manual App Creation)
353
+ Glimmer code (from [samples/hello/hello_combo.rb](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-tk/blob/master/samples/hello/hello_combo.rb)):
370
354
 
371
- Add the following to `Gemfile`:
372
- ```
373
- gem 'glimmer-dsl-swt', '~> 0.6.5'
355
+ ```ruby
356
+ # ... more code precedes
357
+ root {
358
+ title 'Hello, Combo!'
359
+
360
+ combobox { |proxy|
361
+ state 'readonly'
362
+ text bind(person, :country)
363
+ }
364
+
365
+ button { |proxy|
366
+ text "Reset Selection"
367
+ command {
368
+ person.reset_country
369
+ }
370
+ }
371
+ }.open
372
+ # ... more code follows
374
373
  ```
375
374
 
376
- And, then run:
375
+ Run (with the [glimmer-dsl-tk](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer-dsl-tk) gem installed):
376
+
377
377
  ```
378
- jruby -S bundle install
378
+ ruby -r glimmer-dsl-tk -e "require '../samples/hello/hello_combo.rb'"
379
379
  ```
380
380
 
381
- Note: if you're using activerecord or activesupport, keep in mind that Glimmer unhooks ActiveSupport::Dependencies as it does not rely on it.
382
-
383
- You may learn more about other Glimmer related gems ([`glimmer-dsl-opal`](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-opal), [`glimmer-dsl-xml`](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-xml), and [`glimmer-dsl-css`](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-css)) at [Multi-DSL Support](#multi-dsl-support)
381
+ Glimmer app:
384
382
 
385
- ## Glimmer Command
383
+ ![glimmer dsl tk screenshot sample hello combo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-tk/master/images/glimmer-dsl-tk-screenshot-sample-hello-combo.png)
384
+ ![glimmer dsl tk screenshot sample hello combo dropdown](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-tk/master/images/glimmer-dsl-tk-screenshot-sample-hello-combo-dropdown.png)
386
385
 
387
- The `glimmer` command allows you to run, scaffold, package, and list Glimmer applications/gems.
386
+ ## Glimmer DSL for Opal (Web GUI Adapter for Desktop Apps)
388
387
 
389
- You can bring up usage instructions by running the `glimmer` command without arguments:
388
+ [Glimmer DSL for Opal](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-opal) is an experimental proof-of-concept web GUI adapter for [Glimmer](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer) desktop apps (i.e. apps built with [Glimmer DSL for SWT](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt)). It webifies them via [Rails](https://rubyonrails.org/), allowing Ruby desktop apps to run on the web via [Opal Ruby](https://opalrb.com/) without changing a line of code. Apps may then be custom-styled for the web with standard CSS.
390
389
 
391
- ```
392
- glimmer
393
- ```
390
+ Glimmer DSL for Opal webifier successfully reuses the entire [Glimmer](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer) core DSL engine in [Opal Ruby](https://opalrb.com/) inside a web browser, and as such inherits the full range of powerful Glimmer desktop [data-binding](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer#data-binding) capabilities for the web.
394
391
 
395
- On Mac and Linux, it additionally brings up a TUI (Text-based User Interface) for interactive navigation and execution of Glimmer tasks (courtesy of [rake-tui](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/rake-tui)).
392
+ ### Glimmer DSL for Opal Samples
396
393
 
397
- On Windows, it simply lists the available Glimmer tasks at the end (courtsey of [rake](https://github.com/ruby/rake)).
394
+ #### Hello, Computed!
398
395
 
399
- If you are new to Glimmer, you may read the Basic Usage section and skip the rest until you have gone through [Girb (Glimmer irb) Command](#girb-glimmer-irb-command), [Glimmer GUI DSL Syntax](#glimmer-gui-dsl-syntax), and [Samples](#samples).
396
+ Add the following require statement to `app/assets/javascripts/application.rb`
400
397
 
401
- ### Basic Usage
402
398
 
403
- ```
404
- glimmer application.rb
399
+ ```ruby
400
+ require 'samples/hello/hello_computed'
405
401
  ```
406
402
 
407
- Runs a Glimmer application using JRuby, automatically preloading
408
- the glimmer ruby gem and SWT jar dependency.
403
+ Or add the Glimmer code directly if you prefer to play around with it:
409
404
 
410
- Example:
411
- ```
412
- glimmer samples/hello/hello_world.rb
413
- ```
414
- This runs the Glimmer "Hello, World!" sample.
405
+ ```ruby
406
+ class HelloComputed
407
+ class Contact
408
+ attr_accessor :first_name, :last_name, :year_of_birth
409
+
410
+ def initialize(attribute_map)
411
+ @first_name = attribute_map[:first_name]
412
+ @last_name = attribute_map[:last_name]
413
+ @year_of_birth = attribute_map[:year_of_birth]
414
+ end
415
+
416
+ def name
417
+ "#{last_name}, #{first_name}"
418
+ end
419
+
420
+ def age
421
+ Time.now.year - year_of_birth.to_i
422
+ rescue
423
+ 0
424
+ end
425
+ end
426
+ end
415
427
 
416
- If you cloned this project locally, you may run `bin/glimmer` instead.
428
+ class HelloComputed
429
+ include Glimmer
417
430
 
418
- Example:
419
- ```
420
- bin/glimmer samples/hello/hello_world.rb
431
+ def initialize
432
+ @contact = Contact.new(
433
+ first_name: 'Barry',
434
+ last_name: 'McKibbin',
435
+ year_of_birth: 1985
436
+ )
437
+ end
438
+
439
+ def launch
440
+ shell {
441
+ text 'Hello, Computed!'
442
+ composite {
443
+ grid_layout {
444
+ num_columns 2
445
+ make_columns_equal_width true
446
+ horizontal_spacing 20
447
+ vertical_spacing 10
448
+ }
449
+ label {text 'First &Name: '}
450
+ text {
451
+ text bind(@contact, :first_name)
452
+ layout_data {
453
+ horizontal_alignment :fill
454
+ grab_excess_horizontal_space true
455
+ }
456
+ }
457
+ label {text '&Last Name: '}
458
+ text {
459
+ text bind(@contact, :last_name)
460
+ layout_data {
461
+ horizontal_alignment :fill
462
+ grab_excess_horizontal_space true
463
+ }
464
+ }
465
+ label {text '&Year of Birth: '}
466
+ text {
467
+ text bind(@contact, :year_of_birth)
468
+ layout_data {
469
+ horizontal_alignment :fill
470
+ grab_excess_horizontal_space true
471
+ }
472
+ }
473
+ label {text 'Name: '}
474
+ label {
475
+ text bind(@contact, :name, computed_by: [:first_name, :last_name])
476
+ layout_data {
477
+ horizontal_alignment :fill
478
+ grab_excess_horizontal_space true
479
+ }
480
+ }
481
+ label {text 'Age: '}
482
+ label {
483
+ text bind(@contact, :age, on_write: :to_i, computed_by: [:year_of_birth])
484
+ layout_data {
485
+ horizontal_alignment :fill
486
+ grab_excess_horizontal_space true
487
+ }
488
+ }
489
+ }
490
+ }.open
491
+ end
492
+ end
493
+
494
+ HelloComputed.new.launch
421
495
  ```
496
+ Glimmer app on the desktop (using [`glimmer-dsl-swt`](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt) gem):
422
497
 
423
- ### Advanced Usage
498
+ ![Glimmer DSL for SWT Hello Computed](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer/blob/master/images/glimmer-hello-computed.png)
424
499
 
425
- Below are the full usage instructions that come up when running `glimmer` without args.
500
+ Glimmer app on the web (using `glimmer-dsl-opal` gem):
426
501
 
502
+ Start the Rails server:
427
503
  ```
428
- Glimmer (Ruby Desktop Development GUI Library) - JRuby Gem: glimmer-dsl-swt v0.6.5
429
-
430
- Usage: glimmer [--quiet] [--debug] [--log-level=VALUE] [[ENV_VAR=VALUE]...] [[-jruby-option]...] (application.rb or task[task_args]) [[application2.rb]...]
431
-
432
- Runs Glimmer applications and tasks.
433
-
434
- When applications are specified, they are run using JRuby,
435
- automatically preloading the glimmer Ruby gem and SWT jar dependency.
436
-
437
- Optionally, extra Glimmer options, JRuby options, and/or environment variables may be passed in.
438
-
439
- Glimmer options:
440
- - "--quiet" : Does not announce file path of Glimmer application being launched
441
- - "--debug" : Displays extra debugging information, passes "--debug" to JRuby, and enables debug logging
442
- - "--log-level=VALUE" : Sets Glimmer's Ruby logger level ("ERROR" / "WARN" / "INFO" / "DEBUG"; default is none)
443
-
444
- Tasks are run via rake. Some tasks take arguments in square brackets.
445
-
446
- Available tasks are below (if you do not see any, please add `require 'glimmer/rake_task'` to Rakefile and rerun or run rake -T):
447
-
448
- Select a Glimmer task to run: (Press ↑/↓ arrow to move, Enter to select and letters to filter)
449
- ‣ glimmer list:gems:customshell[query] # List Glimmer custom shell gems available at rubygems.org (query is optional) [alt: list:gems:cs]
450
- glimmer list:gems:customwidget[query] # List Glimmer custom widget gems available at rubygems.org (query is optional) [alt: list:gems:cw]
451
- glimmer list:gems:dsl[query] # List Glimmer DSL gems available at rubygems.org (query is optional)
452
- glimmer package[type] # Package app for distribution (generating config, jar, and native files) (type is optional)
453
- glimmer package:clean # Clean by removing "dist" and "packages" directories
454
- glimmer package:config # Generate JAR config file
455
- glimmer package:jar # Generate JAR file
456
- glimmer package:lock_jars # Lock JARs
457
- glimmer package:native[type] # Generate Native files
458
- glimmer sample:code[name] # Outputs code for a Glimmer internal sample [included in gem] (name is required)
459
- glimmer sample:list[query] # Lists Glimmer internal samples [included in gem]. Filters by query if specified (query is optional)
460
- glimmer sample:run[name] # Runs a Glimmer internal sample [included in gem]. If no name is supplied, it runs all samples
461
- glimmer scaffold[app_name] # Scaffold Glimmer application directory structure to build a new app
462
- glimmer scaffold:customshell[name,namespace] # Scaffold Glimmer::UI::CustomShell subclass (full window view) under app/views (namespace is optional) [alt: scaffold:cs]
463
- glimmer scaffold:customwidget[name,namespace] # Scaffold Glimmer::UI::CustomWidget subclass (part of a view) under app/views (namespace is optional) [alt: scaffold:cw]
464
- glimmer scaffold:gem:customshell[name,namespace] # Scaffold Glimmer::UI::CustomShell subclass (full window view) under its own Ruby gem + app project (namespace is required) [alt: scaffold:ge...
465
- glimmer scaffold:gem:customwidget[name,namespace] # Scaffold Glimmer::UI::CustomWidget subclass (part of a view) under its own Ruby gem project (namespace is required) [alt: scaffold:gem:cw]
504
+ rails s
466
505
  ```
467
506
 
468
- Example (Glimmer/JRuby option specified):
469
- ```
470
- glimmer --debug samples/hello/hello_world.rb
471
- ```
507
+ Visit `http://localhost:3000`
472
508
 
473
- Runs Glimmer application with JRuby debug option to enable JRuby debugging.
509
+ You should see "Hello, Computed!"
474
510
 
475
- Example (Multiple apps):
476
- ```
477
- glimmer samples/hello/hello_world.rb samples/hello_tab.rb
511
+ ![Glimmer DSL for Opal Hello Computed](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-opal/master/images/glimmer-dsl-opal-hello-computed.png)
512
+
513
+ #### Hello, List Single Selection!
514
+
515
+ Add the following require statement to `app/assets/javascripts/application.rb`
516
+
517
+
518
+ ```ruby
519
+ require 'samples/hello/hello_list_single_selection'
478
520
  ```
479
521
 
480
- Launches samples/hello/hello_world.rb and samples/hello_tab.rb at the same time, each in a separate JRuby thread.
522
+ Or add the Glimmer code directly if you prefer to play around with it:
481
523
 
482
- ### Sample List/Run/Code
524
+ ```ruby
525
+ class Person
526
+ attr_accessor :country, :country_options
483
527
 
484
- #### Sample List
528
+ def initialize
529
+ self.country_options=["", "Canada", "US", "Mexico"]
530
+ self.country = "Canada"
531
+ end
485
532
 
486
- You can list available Glimmer samples by running:
533
+ def reset_country
534
+ self.country = "Canada"
535
+ end
536
+ end
487
537
 
538
+ class HelloListSingleSelection
539
+ include Glimmer
540
+ def launch
541
+ person = Person.new
542
+ shell {
543
+ composite {
544
+ list {
545
+ selection bind(person, :country)
546
+ }
547
+ button {
548
+ text "Reset"
549
+ on_widget_selected do
550
+ person.reset_country
551
+ end
552
+ }
553
+ }
554
+ }.open
555
+ end
556
+ end
557
+
558
+ HelloListSingleSelection.new.launch
488
559
  ```
489
- glimmer sample:list
490
- ```
560
+ Glimmer app on the desktop (using [`glimmer-dsl-swt`](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt) gem):
561
+
562
+ ![Glimmer DSL for SWT Hello List Single Selection](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer/raw/master/images/glimmer-hello-list-single-selection.png)
491
563
 
492
- This should output the following (providing the name of each sample, description, and command to run the sample and view its code):
564
+ Glimmer app on the web (using `glimmer-dsl-opal` gem):
493
565
 
566
+ Start the Rails server:
494
567
  ```
495
- $ glimmer sample:list
496
-
497
- Glimmer Hello Samples (run all via: glimmer sample:run:hello):
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-
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- Name Description Run
500
-
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- hello_browser Hello Browser glimmer sample:run[hello_browser]
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- hello_combo Hello Combo glimmer sample:run[hello_combo]
503
- hello_computed Hello Computed glimmer sample:run[hello_computed]
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- hello_drag_and_drop Hello Drag And Drop glimmer sample:run[hello_drag_and_drop]
505
- hello_list_multi_selection Hello List Multi Selection glimmer sample:run[hello_list_multi_selection]
506
- hello_list_single_selection Hello List Single Selection glimmer sample:run[hello_list_single_selection]
507
- hello_menu_bar Hello Menu Bar glimmer sample:run[hello_menu_bar]
508
- hello_message_box Hello Message Box glimmer sample:run[hello_message_box]
509
- hello_pop_up_context_menu Hello Pop Up Context Menu glimmer sample:run[hello_pop_up_context_menu]
510
- hello_tab Hello Tab glimmer sample:run[hello_tab]
511
- hello_world Hello World glimmer sample:run[hello_world]
512
-
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-
514
- Glimmer Elaborate Samples (run all via: glimmer sample:run:elaborate):
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-
516
- Name Description Run
517
-
518
- contact_manager Contact Manager glimmer sample:run[contact_manager]
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- login Login glimmer sample:run[login]
520
- tic_tac_toe Tic Tac Toe glimmer sample:run[tic_tac_toe]
568
+ rails s
521
569
  ```
522
570
 
523
- #### Sample Run
571
+ Visit `http://localhost:3000`
524
572
 
525
- A sample may be run via `glimmer sample:run[name]`. This also outputs the sample code so that you could take a look at it and compare to the GUI that launches.
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+ You should see "Hello, List Single Selection!"
526
574
 
527
- If the sample name is left empty (e.g. `glimmer sample:run`), then all samples are run.
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+ ![Glimmer DSL for Opal Hello List Single Selection](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-opal/master/images/glimmer-dsl-opal-hello-list-single-selection.png)
528
576
 
529
- Example:
577
+ #### Hello, List Multi Selection!
530
578
 
531
- ```
532
- glimmer sample:run[hello_tab]
579
+ Add the following require statement to `app/assets/javascripts/application.rb`
580
+
581
+ ```ruby
582
+ require 'samples/hello/hello_list_multi_selection'
533
583
  ```
534
584
 
535
- This will run the hello_tab sample and output its code:
585
+ Or add the Glimmer code directly if you prefer to play around with it:
536
586
 
537
- ```
538
- $ glimmer sample:run[hello_tab]
587
+ ```ruby
588
+ class Person
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+ attr_accessor :provinces, :provinces_options
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+
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+ def initialize
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+ self.provinces_options=[
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+ "",
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+ "Quebec",
595
+ "Ontario",
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+ "Manitoba",
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+ "Saskatchewan",
598
+ "Alberta",
599
+ "British Columbia",
600
+ "Nova Skotia",
601
+ "Newfoundland"
602
+ ]
603
+ self.provinces = ["Quebec", "Manitoba", "Alberta"]
604
+ end
539
605
 
540
- # /Users/User/.rvm/gems/jruby-9.2.13.0@glimmerapp/gems/glimmer-dsl-swt-0.6.5/samples/hello/hello_tab.rb
606
+ def reset_provinces
607
+ self.provinces = ["Quebec", "Manitoba", "Alberta"]
608
+ end
609
+ end
541
610
 
542
- class HelloTab
611
+ class HelloListMultiSelection
543
612
  include Glimmer
544
613
  def launch
614
+ person = Person.new
545
615
  shell {
546
- text "Hello, Tab!"
547
- tab_folder {
548
- tab_item {
549
- text "English"
550
- label {
551
- text "Hello, World!"
552
- }
616
+ composite {
617
+ list(:multi) {
618
+ selection bind(person, :provinces)
553
619
  }
554
- tab_item {
555
- text "French"
556
- label {
557
- text "Bonjour, Univers!"
558
- }
620
+ button {
621
+ text "Reset"
622
+ on_widget_selected do
623
+ person.reset_provinces
624
+ end
559
625
  }
560
626
  }
561
627
  }.open
562
628
  end
563
629
  end
564
630
 
565
- HelloTab.new.launch
631
+ HelloListMultiSelection.new.launch
632
+ ```
633
+ Glimmer app on the desktop (using [`glimmer-dsl-swt`](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt) gem):
634
+
635
+ ![Glimmer DSL for SWT Hello List Multi Selection](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer/raw/master/images/glimmer-hello-list-multi-selection.png)
636
+
637
+ Glimmer app on the web (using `glimmer-dsl-opal` gem):
566
638
 
567
- # # #
639
+ Start the Rails server:
640
+ ```
641
+ rails s
568
642
  ```
569
643
 
570
- ![Hello Tab English](images/glimmer-hello-tab-english.png)
644
+ Visit `http://localhost:3000`
571
645
 
572
- #### Sample Code
646
+ You should see "Hello, List Multi Selection!"
573
647
 
574
- You may output any sample code via this command: `glimmer sample:code[name]`
648
+ ![Glimmer DSL for Opal Hello List Multi Selection](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-opal/master/images/glimmer-dsl-opal-hello-list-multi-selection.png)
575
649
 
576
- This is very similar to the sample run command, except the name is required.
650
+ ## Glimmer DSL for XML (& HTML)
577
651
 
578
- It will not only output the main sample file, but any required supporting files as well.
652
+ [Glimmer DSL for XML](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-xml) provides Ruby syntax for building XML (eXtensible Markup Language) documents.
579
653
 
580
- Example:
654
+ Within the context of desktop development, Glimmer DSL for XML is useful in providing XML data for the [SWT Browser widget](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer/tree/master#browser-widget).
581
655
 
582
- ```
583
- $ glimmer sample:code[tic_tac_toe]
656
+ ### XML DSL
584
657
 
585
- # /Users/User/.rvm/gems/jruby-9.2.13.0@glimmerapp/gems/glimmer-dsl-swt-0.6.5/samples/elaborate/tic_tac_toe.rb
658
+ Simply start with `html` keyword and add HTML inside its block using Glimmer DSL syntax.
659
+ Once done, you may call `to_s`, `to_xml`, or `to_html` to get the formatted HTML output.
586
660
 
587
- require_relative "tic_tac_toe/board"
661
+ Here are all the Glimmer XML DSL top-level keywords:
662
+ - `html`
663
+ - `tag`: enables custom tag creation for exceptional cases by passing tag name as '_name' attribute
664
+ - `name_space`: enables namespacing html tags
588
665
 
589
- class TicTacToe
590
- include Glimmer
666
+ Element properties are typically passed as a key/value hash (e.g. `section(id: 'main', class: 'accordion')`) . However, for properties like "selected" or "checked", you must leave value `nil` or otherwise pass in front of the hash (e.g. `input(:checked, type: 'checkbox')` )
591
667
 
592
- def initialize
593
- @tic_tac_toe_board = Board.new
594
- @shell = shell {
595
- text "Tic-Tac-Toe"
596
- minimum_size 150, 178
597
- composite {
598
- grid_layout 3, true
599
- (1..3).each { |row|
600
- (1..3).each { |column|
601
- button {
602
- layout_data :fill, :fill, true, true
603
- text bind(@tic_tac_toe_board[row, column], :sign)
604
- enabled bind(@tic_tac_toe_board[row, column], :empty)
605
- font style: :bold, height: 20
606
- on_widget_selected {
607
- @tic_tac_toe_board.mark(row, column)
608
- }
609
- }
610
- }
611
- }
612
- }
613
- }
614
- observe(@tic_tac_toe_board, :game_status) { |game_status|
615
- display_win_message if game_status == Board::WIN
616
- display_draw_message if game_status == Board::DRAW
617
- }
618
- end
619
-
620
- def display_win_message
621
- display_game_over_message("Player #{@tic_tac_toe_board.winning_sign} has won!")
622
- end
623
-
624
- def display_draw_message
625
- display_game_over_message("Draw!")
626
- end
627
-
628
- def display_game_over_message(message_text)
629
- message_box(@shell) {
630
- text 'Game Over'
631
- message message_text
632
- }.open
633
- @tic_tac_toe_board.reset
634
- end
635
-
636
- def open
637
- @shell.open
638
- end
639
- end
640
-
641
- TicTacToe.new.open
642
-
643
- # # #
644
-
645
-
646
- # /Users/User/.rvm/gems/jruby-9.2.13.0@glimmerapp/gems/glimmer-dsl-swt-0.6.5/samples/elaborate/tic_tac_toe/cell.rb
647
-
648
- class TicTacToe
649
- class Cell
650
- EMPTY = ""
651
- attr_accessor :sign, :empty
652
-
653
- def initialize
654
- reset
655
- end
656
-
657
- def mark(sign)
658
- self.sign = sign
659
- end
660
-
661
- def reset
662
- self.sign = EMPTY
663
- end
664
-
665
- def sign=(sign_symbol)
666
- @sign = sign_symbol
667
- self.empty = sign == EMPTY
668
- end
669
-
670
- def marked
671
- !empty
672
- end
673
- end
674
- end
675
-
676
- # # #
677
-
678
-
679
- # /Users/User/.rvm/gems/jruby-9.2.13.0@glimmerapp/gems/glimmer-dsl-swt-0.6.5/samples/elaborate/tic_tac_toe/board.rb
680
-
681
- require_relative 'cell'
682
-
683
- class TicTacToe
684
- class Board
685
- DRAW = :draw
686
- IN_PROGRESS = :in_progress
687
- WIN = :win
688
- attr :winning_sign
689
- attr_accessor :game_status
690
-
691
- def initialize
692
- @sign_state_machine = {nil => "X", "X" => "O", "O" => "X"}
693
- build_grid
694
- @winning_sign = Cell::EMPTY
695
- @game_status = IN_PROGRESS
696
- end
697
-
698
- #row and column numbers are 1-based
699
- def mark(row, column)
700
- self[row, column].mark(current_sign)
701
- game_over? #updates winning sign
702
- end
703
-
704
- def current_sign
705
- @current_sign = @sign_state_machine[@current_sign]
706
- end
707
-
708
- def [](row, column)
709
- @grid[row-1][column-1]
710
- end
711
-
712
- def game_over?
713
- win? or draw?
714
- end
715
-
716
- def win?
717
- win = (row_win? or column_win? or diagonal_win?)
718
- self.game_status=WIN if win
719
- win
720
- end
721
-
722
- def reset
723
- (1..3).each do |row|
724
- (1..3).each do |column|
725
- self[row, column].reset
726
- end
727
- end
728
- @winning_sign = Cell::EMPTY
729
- @current_sign = nil
730
- self.game_status=IN_PROGRESS
731
- end
732
-
733
- private
734
-
735
- def build_grid
736
- @grid = []
737
- 3.times do |row_index| #0-based
738
- @grid << []
739
- 3.times { @grid[row_index] << Cell.new }
740
- end
741
- end
742
-
743
- def row_win?
744
- (1..3).each do |row|
745
- if row_has_same_sign(row)
746
- @winning_sign = self[row, 1].sign
747
- return true
748
- end
749
- end
750
- false
751
- end
752
-
753
- def column_win?
754
- (1..3).each do |column|
755
- if column_has_same_sign(column)
756
- @winning_sign = self[1, column].sign
757
- return true
758
- end
759
- end
760
- false
761
- end
762
-
763
- #needs refactoring if we ever decide to make the board size dynamic
764
- def diagonal_win?
765
- if (self[1, 1].sign == self[2, 2].sign) and (self[2, 2].sign == self[3, 3].sign) and self[1, 1].marked
766
- @winning_sign = self[1, 1].sign
767
- return true
768
- end
769
- if (self[3, 1].sign == self[2, 2].sign) and (self[2, 2].sign == self[1, 3].sign) and self[3, 1].marked
770
- @winning_sign = self[3, 1].sign
771
- return true
772
- end
773
- false
774
- end
775
-
776
- def draw?
777
- @board_full = true
778
- 3.times do |x|
779
- 3.times do |y|
780
- @board_full = false if self[x, y].empty
781
- end
782
- end
783
- self.game_status = DRAW if @board_full
784
- @board_full
785
- end
786
-
787
- def row_has_same_sign(number)
788
- row_sign = self[number, 1].sign
789
- [2, 3].each do |column|
790
- return false unless row_sign == (self[number, column].sign)
791
- end
792
- true if self[number, 1].marked
793
- end
794
-
795
- def column_has_same_sign(number)
796
- column_sign = self[1, number].sign
797
- [2, 3].each do |row|
798
- return false unless column_sign == (self[row, number].sign)
799
- end
800
- true if self[1, number].marked
801
- end
802
-
803
- end
804
- end
805
-
806
- # # #
807
- ```
808
-
809
- ### Scaffolding
810
-
811
- Glimmer borrows from Rails the idea of Scaffolding, that is generating a structure for your app files that
812
- helps you get started just like true buildinThis g scaffolding helps construction workers, civil engineers, and architects.
813
-
814
- Glimmer scaffolding goes beyond just scaffolding the app files that Rails does. It also packages it and launches it,
815
- getting you to a running and delivered state of an advanced "Hello, World!" Glimmer application right off the bat.
816
-
817
- This should greatly facilitate building a new Glimmer app by helping you be productive and focus on app details while
818
- letting Glimmer scaffolding take care of initial app file structure concerns, such as adding:
819
- - Main application class that includes Glimmer (`app/{app_name}.rb`)
820
- - Main application view that houses main window content, menu, about dialog, and preferences dialog
821
- - View and Model directories (`app/views` and `app/models`)
822
- - Rakefile including Glimmer tasks (`Rakefile`)
823
- - Version (`VERSION`)
824
- - License (`LICENSE.txt`)
825
- - Icon (under `package/{platform}/{App Name}.{icon_extension}` for `macosx` .icns, `windows` .ico, and `linux` .png)
826
- - Bin file for starting application (`bin/{app_name}.rb`)
827
-
828
- NOTE: Scaffolding supports Mac and Windows packaging at the moment.
829
-
830
- #### App
831
-
832
- Before you start, make sure you are in a JRuby environment with Glimmer gem installed as per "Direct Install" pre-requisites.
833
-
834
- To scaffold a Glimmer app from scratch, run the following command:
835
-
836
- ```
837
- glimmer scaffold[AppName]
838
- ```
839
-
840
- This will generate an advanced "Hello, World!" app, package it as a Mac native file (DMG/PKG/APP), and launch it all in one fell swoop.
841
-
842
- Suppose you run:
843
-
844
- ```
845
- glimmer scaffold[greeter]
846
- ```
847
-
848
- You should see output like the following:
849
-
850
- ```
851
- $ glimmer scaffold[greeter]
852
- create .gitignore
853
- create Rakefile
854
- create Gemfile
855
- create LICENSE.txt
856
- create README.rdoc
857
- create .document
858
- create lib
859
- create lib/greeter.rb
860
- create spec
861
- create spec/spec_helper.rb
862
- create spec/greeter_spec.rb
863
- create .rspec
864
- Jeweler has prepared your gem in ./greeter
865
- Created greeter/.gitignore
866
- Created greeter/.ruby-version
867
- Created greeter/.ruby-gemset
868
- Created greeter/VERSION
869
- Created greeter/LICENSE.txt
870
- Created greeter/Gemfile
871
- Created greeter/Rakefile
872
- Created greeter/app/greeter.rb
873
- Created greeter/app/views/greeter/app_view.rb
874
- Created greeter/package/windows/Greeter.ico
875
- Created greeter/package/macosx/Greeter.icns
876
- Created greeter/package/linux/Greeter.png
877
- Created greeter/bin/greeter
878
- Created greeter/spec/spec_helper.rb
879
- ...
880
- ```
881
-
882
- Eventually, it will launch an advanced "Hello, World!" app window having the title of your application ("Greeter").
883
-
884
- ![Glimmer Scaffold App](images/glimmer-scaffolding-app.png)
885
-
886
- It also comes with a boilerplate Preferences dialog.
887
-
888
- ![Glimmer Scaffold App Preferences](images/glimmer-scaffolding-app-preferences.png)
889
-
890
- Here is the Windows version of the scaffolded "Greeter" app:
891
-
892
- ![Glimmer Scaffold App Windows](images/glimmer-scaffolding-app-windows.png)
893
-
894
- And, here is the Windows version of the boilerplate Preferences dialog.
895
-
896
- ![Glimmer Scaffold App Windows Preferences](images/glimmer-scaffolding-app-windows-preferences.png)
897
-
898
- In order to run the app after making changes, you must run the `glimmer` command and pass it the generated script under the `bin` directory as an argument:
899
-
900
- ```
901
- glimmer bin/greeter
902
- ```
903
-
904
- #### Custom Shell
905
-
906
- To scaffold a Glimmer custom shell (full window view) for an existing Glimmer app, run the following command:
907
-
908
- ```
909
- glimmer scaffold:customshell[name]
910
- ```
911
-
912
- Or the following alternative abbreviation:
913
-
914
- ```
915
- glimmer scaffold:cs[name]
916
- ```
917
-
918
- #### Custom Widget
919
-
920
- To scaffold a Glimmer custom widget (part of a view) for an existing Glimmer app, run the following command:
921
-
922
- ```
923
- glimmer scaffold:customwidget[name]
924
- ```
925
-
926
- Or the following alternative abbreviation:
927
-
928
- ```
929
- glimmer scaffold:cw[name]
930
- ```
931
-
932
- #### Custom Shell Gem
933
-
934
- Custom shell gems are self-contained Glimmer apps as well as reusable custom shells.
935
- They have everything scaffolded Glimmer apps come with in addition to gem content like a [jeweler](https://github.com/technicalpickles/jeweler) Rakefile that can build gemspec and release gems.
936
- Unlike scaffolded Glimmer apps, custom shell gem content lives under the `lib` directory (not `app`).
937
- They can be packaged as both a native executable (e.g. Mac DMG/PKG/APP) and a Ruby gem.
938
- Of course, you can just build a Ruby gem and disregard native executable packaging if you do not need it.
939
-
940
- To scaffold a Glimmer custom shell gem (full window view distributed as a Ruby gem), run the following command:
941
-
942
- ```
943
- glimmer scaffold:gem:customshell[name,namespace]
944
- ```
945
-
946
- Or the following alternative abbreviation:
947
-
948
- ```
949
- glimmer scaffold:gem:cs[name,namespace]
950
- ```
951
-
952
- It is important to specify a namespace to avoid having your gem clash with existing gems.
953
-
954
- The Ruby gem name will follow the convention "glimmer-cs-customwidgetname-namespace" (the 'cs' is for Custom Shell).
955
-
956
- Only official Glimmer gems created by the Glimmer project committers will have no namespace (e.g. [glimmer-cs-gladiator](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer-cs-gladiator) Ruby gem)
957
-
958
- Since custom shell gems are both an app and a gem, they provide two ways to run:
959
- - Run the `glimmer` command and pass it the generated script under the `bin` directory that matches the gem name (e.g. run `glimmer bin/glimmer-cs-calculator`)
960
- - Run the executable binary file that ships with the gem directly (without `glimmer`). It intentionally has a shorter name for convenience since it is meant to be used on the command line (not in a package), so you can leave out the `glimmer-cs-` prefix (e.g. run `bin/calculator` directly)
961
-
962
- Examples:
963
-
964
- - [glimmer-cs-gladiator](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cs-gladiator): Gladiator (Glimmer Editor)
965
- - [glimmer-cs-calculator](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cs-calculator): Glimmer Calculator
966
-
967
- #### Custom Widget Gem
968
-
969
- To scaffold a Glimmer custom widget gem (part of a view distributed as a Ruby gem), run the following command:
970
-
971
- ```
972
- glimmer scaffold:gem:customwidget[name,namespace]
973
- ```
974
-
975
- Or the following alternative abbreviation:
976
-
977
- ```
978
- glimmer scaffold:gem:cw[name,namespace]
979
- ```
980
-
981
-
982
- It is important to specify a namespace to avoid having your gem clash with existing gems.
983
-
984
- The Ruby gem name will follow the convention "glimmer-cw-customwidgetname-namespace" (the 'cw' is for Custom Widget)
985
-
986
- Only official Glimmer gems created by the Glimmer project committers will have no namespace (e.g. [glimmer-cw-video](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer-cw-video) Ruby gem)
987
-
988
- Examples:
989
-
990
- - [glimmer-cw-video](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cw-video): Video Widget
991
- - [glimmer-cw-cdatetime-nebula](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cw-cdatetime-nebula): Nebula CDateTime Widget
992
-
993
- ### Gem Listing
994
-
995
- The `glimmer` command comes with tasks for listing Glimmer related gems to make it easy to find Glimmer Custom Shells, Custom Widgets, and DSLs published by others in the Glimmer community on [rubygems.org](http://www.rubygems.org).
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-
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- #### Listing Custom Shell Gems
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-
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- The following command lists available Glimmer [Custom Shell Gems](#custom-shell-gem) (prefixed with "glimmer-cs-" by scaffolding convention) created by the the Glimmer community and published on [rubygems.org](http://www.rubygems.org):
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-
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- ```
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- glimmer list:gems:customshell[query]
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- ```
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-
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- Or the following alternative abbreviation:
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-
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- ```
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- glimmer list:gems:cs[query]
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- ```
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-
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- Example:
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-
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- ```
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- glimmer list:gems:cs
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- ```
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-
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- Output:
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-
1019
- ```
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-
1021
- Glimmer Custom Shell Gems at rubygems.org:
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-
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- Name Gem Version Author Description
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-
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- Calculator glimmer-cs-calculator 1.0.2 Andy Maleh Calculator - Glimmer Custom Shell
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- Gladiator glimmer-cs-gladiator 0.2.4 Andy Maleh Gladiator (Glimmer Editor) - Glimmer Custom Shell
1027
- Timer glimmer-cs-timer 1.0.0 Andy Maleh Timer - Glimmer Custom Shell
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-
1029
- ```
1030
-
1031
- #### Listing Custom Widget Gems
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-
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- The following command lists available Glimmer [Custom Widget Gems](#custom-widget-gem) (prefixed with "glimmer-cw-" by scaffolding convention) created by the the Glimmer community and published on [rubygems.org](http://www.rubygems.org):
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-
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- ```
1036
- glimmer list:gems:customwidget[query]
1037
- ```
1038
-
1039
- Or the following alternative abbreviation:
1040
-
1041
- ```
1042
- glimmer list:gems:cw[query]
1043
- ```
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-
1045
- Example:
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-
1047
- Check if there is a custom video widget for Glimmer.
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-
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- ```
1050
- glimmer list:gems:cw[video]
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- ```
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-
1053
- Output:
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-
1055
- ```
1056
-
1057
- Glimmer Custom Widget Gems matching [video] at rubygems.org:
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-
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- Name Gem Version Author Description
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-
1061
- Video glimmer-cw-video 0.1.3 Andy Maleh Glimmer Custom Widget - Video
1062
-
1063
- ```
1064
-
1065
- #### Listing DSL Gems
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-
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- The following command lists available Glimmer [DSL Gems](#multi-dsl-support) (prefixed with "glimmer-dsl-" by convention) created by the the Glimmer community and published on [rubygems.org](http://www.rubygems.org):
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-
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- ```
1070
- glimmer list:gems:dsl[query]
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- ```
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-
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- Example:
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-
1075
- ```
1076
- glimmer list:gems:dsl
1077
- ```
1078
-
1079
- Output:
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-
1081
- ```
1082
-
1083
- Glimmer DSL Gems at rubygems.org:
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-
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- Name Gem Version Author Description
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-
1087
- Css glimmer-dsl-css 0.2.0 AndyMaleh Glimmer DSL for CSS
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- Opal glimmer-dsl-opal 0.1.0 AndyMaleh Glimmer DSL for Opal
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- Swt glimmer-dsl-swt 0.6.5 AndyMaleh Glimmer DSL for SWT
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- Xml glimmer-dsl-xml 0.2.0 AndyMaleh Glimmer DSL for XML
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-
1092
- ```
1093
-
1094
- ### Packaging
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-
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- Glimmer packaging tasks are detailed under [Packaging & Distribution](#packaging--distribution).
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-
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- ### Raw JRuby Command
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-
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- If there is a need to run Glimmer directly via the `jruby` command, you
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- may run the following:
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-
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- ```
1104
- jruby -J-classpath "path_to/swt.jar" -r glimmer -S application.rb
1105
- ```
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-
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- The `-J-classpath` option specifies the `swt.jar` file path, which can be a
1108
- manually downloaded version of SWT, or otherwise the one included in the gem. You can lookup the one included in the gem by running `jgem which glimmer` to find the gem path and then look through the `vendor` directory.
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-
1110
- The `-r` option preloads (requires) the `glimmer` library in Ruby.
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-
1112
- The `-S` option specifies a script to run.
1113
-
1114
- #### Mac Support
1115
-
1116
- The Mac is well supported with the `glimmer` command. The advice below is not needed if you are using it.
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-
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- However, if there is a reason to use the raw `jruby` command directly instead of the `glimmer` command, you need to pass an extra option (`-J-XstartOnFirstThread`) to JRuby on the Mac (Glimmer automatically passes it for you when using the `glimmer` command).
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-
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- Example:
1121
- ```
1122
- jruby -J-XstartOnFirstThread -J-classpath "path_to/swt.jar" -r glimmer -S application.rb
1123
- ```
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-
1125
- ## Girb (Glimmer irb) Command
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-
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- With `glimmer-dsl-swt` installed, you may want to run `girb` instead of standard `irb` to have SWT preloaded and the Glimmer library required and included for quick Glimmer coding/testing.
1128
-
1129
- ```
1130
- girb
1131
- ```
1132
-
1133
- If you cloned [glimmer-dsl-swt](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt) project locally, you may run `bin/girb` instead.
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-
1135
- ```
1136
- bin/girb
1137
- ```
1138
-
1139
- Watch out for hands-on examples in this README indicated by "you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)"
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-
1141
- Keep in mind that all samples live under [https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt)
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-
1143
- ## Glimmer GUI DSL Syntax
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-
1145
- Glimmer's core is a GUI DSL with a lightweight visual syntax that makes it easy to visualize the nesting of widgets in the GUI hierarchy tree.
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-
1147
- It is available through mixing in the `Glimmer` module, which makes Glimmer GUI DSL keywords available to both the instance scope and class scope:
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-
1149
- ```ruby
1150
- include Glimmer
1151
- ```
1152
-
1153
- For example, here is the basic "Hello, World!" sample code (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
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-
1155
- ```ruby
1156
- include Glimmer
1157
-
1158
- shell {
1159
- text "Glimmer"
1160
- label {
1161
- text "Hello, World!"
1162
- }
1163
- }.open
1164
- ```
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-
1166
- The `include Glimmer` declaration on top mixed the `Glimmer` module into the Ruby global main object making the Glimmer GUI DSL available at the top-level global scope.
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-
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- While this works well enough for mini-samples, it is better to isolate Glimmer in a class or module during production application development to create a clean separation between view code (GUI) and model code (business domain). Here is the "Hello, World!" sample re-written in a class to illustrate how mixing in the `Glimmer` module (via `include Glimmer`) makes the Glimmer GUI DSL available in both the instance scope and class scope. That is clearly demonstrated by pre-initializing a color constant in the class scope and building the GUI in the `#open` instance method (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
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-
1170
- ```ruby
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- class HelloWorld
1172
- include Glimmer # makes the GUI DSL available in both the class scope and instance scope
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-
1174
- COLOR_FOREGROUND_DEFAULT = rgb(255, 0, 0) # rgb is a GUI DSL keyword used in the class scope
1175
-
1176
- def open
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- # the following are GUI DSL keywords (shell, text, and label) used in the instance scope
1178
- shell {
1179
- text "Glimmer"
1180
- label {
1181
- text "Hello, World!"
1182
- foreground COLOR_FOREGROUND_DEFAULT
1183
- }
1184
- }.open
1185
- end
1186
- end
1187
-
1188
- HelloWorld.new.open
1189
- ```
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-
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- This renders "Hello, World!" with a red foreground color:
1192
-
1193
- ![Hello World Red Foreground Color](images/glimmer-hello-world-red-foreground-color.png)
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-
1195
- The GUI DSL intentionally avoids overly verbose syntax, requiring as little declarative code as possible to describe what GUI to render, how to style it, and what properties to data-bind to the Models.
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-
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- As such, it breaks off from Ruby's convention of using `do end` for multi-line blocks, opting instead for the lightweight and visual `{ }` curly brace blocks everywhere inside the GUI DSL. More details about Glimmer's syntax conventions may be found in the [Glimmer Style Guide](#glimmer-style-guide)
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-
1199
- Glimmer DSL syntax consists mainly of:
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- - keywords (e.g. `table` for a table widget)
1201
- - style/args (e.g. :multi as in `table(:multi)` for a multi-line selection table widget)
1202
- - content (e.g. `{ table_column { text 'Name'} }` as in `table(:multi) { table_column { text 'name'} }` for a multi-line selection table widget with a table column having header text property `'Name'` as content)
1203
-
1204
- ### DSL Auto-Expansion
1205
-
1206
- Glimmer supports a new and radical Ruby DSL concept called DSL Auto-Expansion. It is explained by first mentioning the two types of Glimmer GUI DSL keywords: static and dynamic.
1207
-
1208
- Static keywords are pre-identified keywords in the Glimmer DSL, such as `shell`, `display`, `message_box`, `async_exec`, `sync_exec`, and `bind`.
1209
-
1210
- Dynamic keywords are dynamically figured out from currently imported (aka required/loaded) SWT widgets, custom widgets, and widget properties. Examples are: `label`, `combo`, and `list` for widgets and `enabled`, `text`, and `selection` for properties.
1211
-
1212
- The only reason to distinguish between the two types of Glimmer DSL keywords is to realize that importing new Glimmer [custom widgets](#custom-widgets) and Java SWT custom widget libraries automatically expands Glimmer's DSL vocabulary via new dynamic keywords.
1213
-
1214
- For example, if a project adds this custom Java SWT library:
1215
-
1216
- https://www.eclipse.org/nebula/widgets/cdatetime/cdatetime.php?page=operation
1217
-
1218
- Glimmer will automatically support using the keyword `c_date_time`
1219
-
1220
- You will learn more about widgets next.
1221
-
1222
- ### Widgets
1223
-
1224
- Glimmer GUIs (user interfaces) are modeled with widgets, which are wrappers around the SWT library widgets found here:
1225
-
1226
- https://www.eclipse.org/swt/widgets/
1227
-
1228
- This screenshot taken from the link above should give a glimpse of how SWT widgets look and feel:
1229
-
1230
- [![SWT Widgets](images/glimmer-swt-widgets.png)](https://www.eclipse.org/swt/widgets/)
1231
-
1232
- In Glimmer DSL, widgets are declared with lowercase underscored names mirroring their SWT names minus the package name. For example, here are some Glimmer widgets and their SWT counterparts:
1233
-
1234
- - `shell` instantiates `org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell`
1235
- - `text` instantiates `org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Text`
1236
- - `button` instantiates `org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Button`
1237
- - `label` instantiates `org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Label`
1238
- - `composite` instantiates `org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite`
1239
- - `tab_folder` instantiates `org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TabFolder`
1240
- - `tab_item` instantiates `org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TabItem`
1241
- - `table` instantiates `org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Table`
1242
- - `table_column` instantiates `org.eclipse.swt.widgets.TableColumn`
1243
- - `tree` instantiates `org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Tree`
1244
- - `combo` instantiates `org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Combo`
1245
- - `list` instantiates `org.eclipse.swt.widgets.List`
1246
-
1247
- Every **widget** is sufficiently declared by name, but may optionally be accompanied with:
1248
- - SWT **style**/***arguments*** wrapped by parenthesis according to [Glimmer Style Guide](#glimmer-style-guide) (see [next section](#widget-styles) for details).
1249
- - Ruby block containing **content**, which may be **properties** (e.g. `enabled false`) or nested **widgets** (e.g. `table_column` nested inside `table`)
1250
-
1251
- For example, if we were to revisit `samples/hello/hello_world.rb` above (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
1252
-
1253
- ```ruby
1254
- shell {
1255
- text "Glimmer"
1256
- label {
1257
- text "Hello, World!"
1258
- }
1259
- }.open
1260
- ```
1261
-
1262
- Note that `shell` instantiates the outer shell **widget**, in other words, the window that houses all of the desktop graphical user interface.
1263
-
1264
- `shell` is then followed by a ***block*** that contains
1265
-
1266
- ```ruby
1267
- # ...
1268
- text "Glimmer" # text property of shell
1269
- label { # label widget declaration as content of shell
1270
- text "Hello, World!" # text property of label
1271
- }
1272
- # ...
1273
- ```
1274
-
1275
- The first line declares a **property** called `text`, which sets the title of the shell (window) to `"Glimmer"`. **Properties** always have ***arguments*** (not wrapped by parenthesis according to [Glimmer Style Guide](#glimmer-style-guide)), such as the text `"Glimmer"` in this case, and do **NOT** have a ***block*** (this distinguishes them from **widget** declarations).
1276
-
1277
- The second line declares the `label` **widget**, which is followed by a Ruby **content** ***block*** that contains its `text` **property** with value `"Hello, World!"`
1278
-
1279
- The **widget** ***block*** may optionally receive an argument representing the widget proxy object that the block content is for. This is useful in rare cases when the content code needs to refer to parent widget during declaration. You may leave that argument out most of the time and only add when absolutely needed.
1280
-
1281
- Example:
1282
-
1283
- ```ruby
1284
- shell {|shell_proxy|
1285
- #...
1286
- }
1287
- ```
1288
-
1289
- Remember that The `shell` widget is always the outermost widget containing all others in a Glimmer desktop windowed application.
1290
-
1291
- After it is declared, a `shell` must be opened with the `#open` method, which can be called on the block directly as in the example above, or by capturing `shell` in a `@shell` variable (shown in example below), and calling `#open` on it independently (recommended in actual apps)
1292
-
1293
- ```ruby
1294
- @shell = shell {
1295
- # properties and content
1296
- # ...
1297
- }
1298
- @shell.open
1299
- ```
1300
-
1301
- It is centered upon initial display and has a minimum width of 130 (can be re-centered when needed with `@shell.center` method after capturing `shell` in a `@shell` variable as per samples)
1302
-
1303
- Check out the [samples](samples) directory for more examples.
1304
-
1305
- Example from [hello_tab.rb](samples/hello/hello_tab.rb) sample (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
1306
-
1307
- ![Hello Tab English](images/glimmer-hello-tab-english.png)
1308
-
1309
- ![Hello Tab French](images/glimmer-hello-tab-french.png)
1310
-
1311
- ```ruby
1312
- shell {
1313
- text "Hello, Tab!"
1314
- tab_folder {
1315
- tab_item {
1316
- text "English"
1317
- label {
1318
- text "Hello, World!"
1319
- }
1320
- }
1321
- tab_item {
1322
- text "French"
1323
- label {
1324
- text "Bonjour Univers!"
1325
- }
1326
- }
1327
- }
1328
- }.open
1329
- ```
1330
-
1331
- If you are new to Glimmer, you have learned enough to start running some [samples](#samples). Go ahead and run all Glimmer [samples](#samples), and come back to read the rest in any order you like since this material is more organized like a reference.
1332
-
1333
- #### Display
1334
-
1335
- SWT Display is a singleton in Glimmer. It is used in SWT to represent your display device, allowing you to manage GUI globally
1336
- and access available monitors.
1337
- It is automatically instantiated upon first instantiation of a `shell` widget.
1338
- Alternatively, for advanced use cases, it can be created explicitly with Glimmer `display` keyword. When a `shell` is later declared, it
1339
- automatically uses the display created earlier without having to explicitly hook it.
1340
-
1341
- ```ruby
1342
- @display = display {
1343
- cursor_location 300, 300
1344
- on_swt_keydown {
1345
- # ...
1346
- }
1347
- # ...
1348
- }
1349
- @shell = shell { # uses display created above
1350
- }
1351
- ```
1352
- The benefit of instantiating an SWT Display explicitly is to set [Properties](#widget-properties) or [Observers](#observer).
1353
- Although SWT Display is not technically a widget, it has similar APIs in SWT and similar DSL support in Glimmer.
1354
-
1355
- #### SWT Proxies
1356
-
1357
- Glimmer follows Proxy Design Pattern by having Ruby proxy wrappers for all SWT objects:
1358
- - `Glimmer::SWT:WidgetProxy` wraps all descendants of `org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Widget` except the ones that have their own wrappers.
1359
- - `Glimmer::SWT::ShellProxy` wraps `org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell`
1360
- - `Glimmer::SWT:TabItemProxy` wraps `org.eclipse.swt.widget.TabItem` (also adds a composite to enable adding content under tab items directly in Glimmer)
1361
- - `Glimmer::SWT:LayoutProxy` wraps all descendants of `org.eclipse.swt.widget.Layout`
1362
- - `Glimmer::SWT:LayoutDataProxy` wraps all layout data objects
1363
- - `Glimmer::SWT:DisplayProxy` wraps `org.eclipse.swt.widget.Display` (manages displaying GUI)
1364
- - `Glimmer::SWT:ColorProxy` wraps `org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color`
1365
- - `Glimmer::SWT:FontProxy` wraps `org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Font`
1366
- - `Glimmer::SWT::WidgetListenerProxy` wraps all widget listeners
1367
-
1368
- These proxy objects have an API and provide some convenience methods, some of which are mentioned below.
1369
-
1370
- ##### `#content { ... }`
1371
-
1372
- Glimmer allows re-opening any widget and adding properties or extra content after it has been constructed already by using the `#content` method.
1373
-
1374
- Example (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
1375
-
1376
- ```ruby
1377
- @shell = shell {
1378
- text "Application"
1379
- row_layout
1380
- @label1 = label {
1381
- text "Hello,"
1382
- }
1383
- }
1384
- @shell.content {
1385
- minimum_size 130, 130
1386
- label {
1387
- text "World!"
1388
- }
1389
- }
1390
- @label1.content {
1391
- foreground :red
1392
- }
1393
- @shell.open
1394
- ```
1395
-
1396
- ##### `message_box`
1397
-
1398
- The Glimmer DSL `message_box` keyword is similar to `shell`, but renders a modal dialog with a title `text` property and main body `message` property. It may also be opened via the `#open` method.
1399
-
1400
- Example (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
1401
-
1402
- ```ruby
1403
- include Glimmer
1404
-
1405
- @shell = shell {
1406
- text 'Hello, Message Box!'
1407
- button {
1408
- text 'Please Click To Win a Surprise'
1409
- on_widget_selected {
1410
- message_box(@shell) {
1411
- text 'Surprise'
1412
- message "Congratulations!\n\nYou have won $1,000,000!"
1413
- }.open
1414
- }
1415
- }
1416
- }
1417
- @shell.open
1418
- ```
1419
-
1420
- ![Hello Message Box Dialog](images/glimmer-hello-message-box-dialog.png)
1421
-
1422
- It is also possible to use `message_box` even before instantiating the first `shell` ([Glimmer](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) builds a throwaway `shell` parent automatically for it):
1423
-
1424
- Example (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
1425
-
1426
- ```ruby
1427
- include Glimmer
1428
-
1429
- message_box {
1430
- text 'Greeting'
1431
- message "Hello, World!"
1432
- }.open
1433
- ```
1434
-
1435
- ##### `#swt_widget`
1436
-
1437
- Glimmer widget objects come with an instance method `#swt_widget` that returns the actual SWT `Widget` object wrapped by the Glimmer widget object. It is useful in cases you'd like to do some custom SWT programming outside of Glimmer.
1438
-
1439
- ##### Shell widget proxy methods
1440
-
1441
- Shell widget proxy has extra methods specific to SWT Shell:
1442
- - `#open`: Opens the shell, making it visible and active, and starting the SWT Event Loop (you may learn more about it here: https://help.eclipse.org/2019-12/nftopic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Display.html). If shell was already open, but hidden, it makes the shell visible.
1443
- - `#show`: Alias for `#open`
1444
- - `#hide`: Hides a shell setting "visible" property to false
1445
- - `#close`: Closes the shell
1446
- - `#center`: Centers the shell within monitor it is in
1447
- - `#start_event_loop`: (happens as part of `#open`) Starts SWT Event Loop (you may learn more about it here: https://help.eclipse.org/2019-12/nftopic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/Display.html). This method is not needed except in rare circumstances where there is a need to start the SWT Event Loop before opening the shell.
1448
- - `#visible?`: Returns whether a shell is visible
1449
- - `#opened_before?`: Returns whether a shell has been opened at least once before (additionally implying the SWT Event Loop has been started already)
1450
- - `#visible=`: Setting to true opens/shows shell. Setting to false hides the shell.
1451
- - `#pack`: Packs contained widgets using SWT's `Shell#pack` method
1452
- - `#pack_same_size`: Packs contained widgets without changing shell's size when widget sizes change
1453
-
1454
- ##### Shell Icon
1455
-
1456
- To set the shell icon, simply set the `image` property under the `shell` widget. This shows up in the operating system toolbar and app-switcher (e.g. CMD+TAB) (and application window top-left corner in Windows)
1457
-
1458
- Example:
1459
-
1460
- ```ruby
1461
- shell {
1462
- # ...
1463
- image 'path/to/image.png'
1464
- # ...
1465
- }
1466
- ```
1467
-
1468
- ###### Shell Icon Tip for Packaging on Windows
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-
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- When setting shell icon for a [packaged](#packaging--distribution) app, which has a JAR file at its core, you can reference the `ico` file that ships with the app by going one level up (e.g. `'../AppName.ico'`)
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-
1472
- #### Dialog
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-
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- Dialog is a variation on Shell. It is basically a shell that is modal (blocks what's behind it) and belongs to another shell. It only has a close button.
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-
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- Glimmer facilitates building dialogs by using the `dialog` keyword, which automatically adds the SWT.DIALOG_TRIM and SWT.APPLICATION_MODAL [widget styles](#widget-styles) needed for a dialog.
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-
1478
- #### Menus
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-
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- Glimmer DSL provides support for SWT Menu and MenuItem widgets.
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-
1482
- There are 2 main types of menus in SWT:
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- - Menu Bar (shows up on top)
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- - Pop Up Context Menu (shows up when right-clicking a widget)
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-
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- Underneath both types, there can be a 3rd menu type called Drop Down.
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-
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- Glimmer provides special support for Drop Down menus as it automatically instantiates associated Cascade menu items and wires together with proper parenting, swt styles, and calling setMenu.
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-
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- The ampersand symbol indicates the keyboard shortcut key for the menu item (e.g. '&Help' can be triggered on Windows by hitting ALT+H)
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-
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- Example of a Menu Bar (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
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-
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- ```ruby
1495
- shell { |shell_proxy|
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- text 'Hello, Menu Bar!'
1497
- grid_layout
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- label(:center) {
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- font height: 16
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- text 'Check Out The File Menu and History Menu in The Menu Bar Above!'
1501
- }
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- menu_bar {
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- menu {
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- text '&File'
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- menu_item {
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- text 'E&xit'
1507
- }
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- menu_item(0) {
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- text '&New'
1510
- on_widget_selected {
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- message_box(shell_proxy) {
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- text 'New File'
1513
- message 'New File Contents'
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- }.open
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- }
1516
- }
1517
- menu(1) {
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- text '&Options'
1519
- menu_item(:radio) {
1520
- text 'Option 1'
1521
- }
1522
- menu_item(:separator)
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- menu_item(:check) {
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- text 'Option 3'
1525
- }
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- }
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- }
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- menu {
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- text '&History'
1530
- menu {
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- text '&Recent'
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- menu_item {
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- text 'File 1'
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- on_widget_selected {
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- message_box(shell_proxy) {
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- text 'File 1'
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- message 'File 1 Contents'
1538
- }.open
1539
- }
1540
- }
1541
- menu_item {
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- text 'File 2'
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- on_widget_selected {
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- message_box(shell_proxy) {
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- text 'File 2'
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- message 'File 2 Contents'
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- }.open
1548
- }
1549
- }
1550
- }
1551
- }
1552
- }
1553
- }.open
1554
- ```
1555
-
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- Example of a Pop Up Context Menu (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
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-
1558
- ```ruby
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- shell { |shell_proxy|
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- text 'Hello, Pop Up Context Menu!'
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- grid_layout
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- label {
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- font height: 16
1564
- text 'Right-Click To Pop Up a Context Menu'
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- menu {
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- menu {
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- text '&History'
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- menu {
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- text '&Recent'
1570
- menu_item {
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- text 'File 1'
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- on_widget_selected {
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- message_box(shell_proxy) {
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- text 'File 1'
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- message 'File 1 Contents'
1576
- }.open
1577
- }
1578
- }
1579
- menu_item {
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- text 'File 2'
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- on_widget_selected {
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- message_box(shell_proxy) {
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- text 'File 2'
1584
- message 'File 2 Contents'
1585
- }.open
1586
- }
1587
- }
1588
- }
1589
- }
1590
- }
1591
- }
1592
- }.open
1593
- ```
1594
-
1595
- #### ScrolledComposite
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-
1597
- Glimmer provides smart defaults for the `scrolled_composite` widget by:
1598
- - Automatically setting the nested widget as its content (meaning use can just like a plain old `composite` to add scrolling)
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- - Automatically setting the :h_scroll and :v_scroll SWT styles (can be set manually if only one of either :h_scroll or :v_scroll is desired )
1600
- - Automatically setting the expand horizontal and expand vertical SWT properties to `true`
1601
-
1602
- ### Widget Styles
1603
-
1604
- SWT widgets receive `SWT` styles in their constructor as per this guide:
1605
-
1606
- https://wiki.eclipse.org/SWT_Widget_Style_Bits
1607
-
1608
- Glimmer DSL facilitates that by passing symbols representing `SWT` constants as widget method arguments (i.e. inside widget `()` parentheses according to [Glimmer Style Guide](#glimmer-style-guide). See example below) in lower case version (e.g. `SWT::MULTI` becomes `:multi`).
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-
1610
- These styles customize widget look, feel, and behavior.
1611
-
1612
- Example:
1613
-
1614
- ```ruby
1615
- # ...
1616
- list(:multi) { # SWT styles go inside ()
1617
- # ...
1618
- }
1619
- # ...
1620
- ```
1621
- Passing `:multi` to `list` widget enables list element multi-selection.
1622
-
1623
- ```ruby
1624
- # ...
1625
- composite(:border) { # SWT styles go inside ()
1626
- # ...
1627
- }
1628
- # ...
1629
- ```
1630
- Passing `:border` to `composite` widget ensures it has a border.
1631
-
1632
- When you need to pass in **multiple SWT styles**, simply separate by commas.
1633
-
1634
- Example:
1635
-
1636
- ```ruby
1637
- # ...
1638
- text(:center, :border) { # Multiple SWT styles separated by comma
1639
- # ...
1640
- }
1641
- # ...
1642
- ```
1643
-
1644
- Glimmer ships with SWT style **smart defaults** so you wouldn't have to set them yourself most of the time (albeit you can always override them):
1645
-
1646
- - `text(:border)`
1647
- - `table(:border, :virtual, :full_selection)`
1648
- - `tree(:border, :virtual, :v_scroll, :h_scroll)`
1649
- - `spinner(:border)`
1650
- - `list(:border, :v_scroll)`
1651
- - `button(:push)`
1652
-
1653
- You may check out all available `SWT` styles here:
1654
-
1655
- https://help.eclipse.org/2019-12/nftopic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/swt/SWT.html
1656
-
1657
- #### Explicit SWT Style Bit
1658
-
1659
- When building a widget-related SWT object manually (e.g. `GridData.new(...)`), you are expected to use `SWT::CONSTANT` directly or BIT-OR a few SWT constants together like `SWT::BORDER | SWT::V_SCROLL`.
1660
-
1661
- Glimmer facilitates that with `swt` keyword by allowing you to pass multiple styles as an argument array of symbols instead of dealing with BIT-OR.
1662
- Example:
1663
-
1664
- ```ruby
1665
- style = swt(:border, :v_scroll)
1666
- ```
1667
-
1668
- #### Negative SWT Style Bits
1669
-
1670
- In rare occasions, you might need to apply & with a negative (not) style bit to negate it from another style bit that includes it.
1671
- Glimmer facilitates that by declaring the negative style bit via postfixing a symbol with `!`.
1672
-
1673
- Example:
1674
-
1675
- ```ruby
1676
- style = swt(:shell_trim, :max!) # creates a shell trim style without the maximize button (negated)
1677
- ```
1678
-
1679
- #### Extra SWT Styles
1680
-
1681
- ##### Non-resizable Window
1682
-
1683
- SWT Shell widget by default is resizable. To make it non-resizable, one must pass a complicated style bit concoction like `swt(:shell_trim, :resize!, :max!)`.
1684
-
1685
- Glimmer makes this easier by alternatively offering a `:no_resize` extra SWT style, added for convenience.
1686
- This makes declaring a non-resizable window as easy as:
1687
-
1688
- ```ruby
1689
- shell(:no_resize) {
1690
- # ...
1691
- }
1692
- ```
1693
-
1694
- ### Widget Properties
1695
-
1696
- Widget properties such as text value, enablement, visibility, and layout details are set within the widget block using methods matching SWT widget property names in lower snakecase. You may refer to SWT widget guide for details on available widget properties:
1697
-
1698
- https://help.eclipse.org/2019-12/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/guide/swt_widgets_controls.htm?cp=2_0_7_0_0
1699
-
1700
-
1701
- Code examples:
1702
-
1703
- ```ruby
1704
- # ...
1705
- label {
1706
- text "Hello, World!" # SWT properties go inside {} block
1707
- }
1708
- # ...
1709
- ```
1710
-
1711
- In the above example, the `label` widget `text` property was set to "Hello, World!".
1712
-
1713
- ```ruby
1714
- # ...
1715
- button {
1716
- enabled bind(@tic_tac_toe_board.box(row, column), :empty)
1717
- }
1718
- # ...
1719
- ```
1720
-
1721
- In the above example, the `text` widget `enabled` property was data-bound to `#empty` method on `@tic_tac_toe_board.box(row, column)` (learn more about data-binding below)
1722
-
1723
- #### Color
1724
-
1725
- Colors make up a subset of widget properties. SWT accepts color objects created with RGB (Red Green Blue) or RGBA (Red Green Blue Alpha). Glimmer supports constructing color objects using the `rgb` and `rgba` DSL keywords.
1726
-
1727
- Example:
1728
-
1729
- ```ruby
1730
- # ...
1731
- label {
1732
- background rgb(144, 240, 244)
1733
- foreground rgba(38, 92, 232, 255)
1734
- }
1735
- # ...
1736
- ```
1737
-
1738
- SWT also supports standard colors available as constants under the `SWT` namespace with the `COLOR_` prefix (e.g. `SWT::COLOR_BLUE`)
1739
-
1740
- Glimmer supports constructing colors for these constants as lowercase Ruby symbols (with or without `color_` prefix) passed to `color` DSL keyword
1741
-
1742
- Example:
1743
-
1744
- ```ruby
1745
- # ...
1746
- label {
1747
- background color(:black)
1748
- foreground color(:yellow)
1749
- }
1750
- label {
1751
- background color(:color_white)
1752
- foreground color(:color_red)
1753
- }
1754
- # ...
1755
- ```
1756
-
1757
- You may check out all available standard colors in `SWT` over here (having `COLOR_` prefix):
1758
-
1759
- https://help.eclipse.org/2019-12/nftopic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/swt/SWT.html
1760
-
1761
-
1762
- ##### `#swt_color`
1763
-
1764
- Glimmer color objects come with an instance method `#swt_color` that returns the actual SWT `Color` object wrapped by the Glimmer color object. It is useful in cases you'd like to do some custom SWT programming outside of Glimmer.
1765
-
1766
- Example:
1767
-
1768
- ```ruby
1769
- color(:black).swt_color # returns SWT Color object
1770
- ```
1771
-
1772
- #### Font
1773
-
1774
- Fonts are represented in Glimmer as a hash of name, height, and style keys.
1775
-
1776
- The style can be one (or more) of 3 values: `:normal`, `:bold`, and `:italic`
1777
-
1778
- Example:
1779
-
1780
- ```ruby
1781
- # ...
1782
- label {
1783
- font name: 'Arial', height: 36, style: :normal
1784
- }
1785
- # ...
1786
- ```
1787
-
1788
- Keys are optional, so some of them may be left off.
1789
- When passing multiple styles, they are included in an array.
1790
-
1791
- Example:
1792
-
1793
- ```ruby
1794
- # ...
1795
- label {
1796
- font style: [:bold, :italic]
1797
- }
1798
- # ...
1799
- ```
1800
-
1801
- You may simply use the standalone `font` keyword without nesting in a parent if there is a need to build a Font object to use in manual SWT programming outside of widget font property setting.
1802
-
1803
- Example:
1804
-
1805
- ```ruby
1806
- @font = font(name: 'Arial', height: 36, style: :normal)
1807
- ```
1808
-
1809
- ### Cursor
1810
-
1811
- SWT widget `cursor` property represents the mouse cursor you see on the screen when you hover over that widget.
1812
-
1813
- The `Display` class provides a way to obtain standard system cursors matching of the SWT style constants starting with prefix `CURSOR_` (e.g. `SWT::CURSOR_HELP` shows a question mark mouse cursor)
1814
-
1815
- Glimmer provides an easier way to obtain and set `cursor` property on a widget by simply mentioning the SWT style constant as an abbreviated symbol excluding the "CURSOR_" suffix.
1816
-
1817
- Example:
1818
-
1819
- ```ruby
1820
- shell {
1821
- minimum_size 128, 128
1822
- cursor :appstarting
1823
- }
1824
- ```
1825
-
1826
- This sets the shell `cursor` to that of `SWT::CURSOR_APPSTARTING`
1827
-
1828
- ### Layouts
1829
-
1830
- Glimmer lays widgets out visually using SWT layouts, which can only be set on composite widget and subclasses.
1831
-
1832
- The most common SWT layouts are:
1833
- - `FillLayout`: lays widgets out in equal proportion horizontally or vertically with spacing/margin options. This is the ***default*** layout for ***shell*** (with `:horizontal` option) in Glimmer.
1834
- - `RowLayout`: lays widgets out horizontally or vertically in varying proportions with advanced spacing/margin/justify options
1835
- - `GridLayout`: lays widgets out in a grid with advanced spacing/margin/alignment/indentation options. This is the **default** layout for **composite** in Glimmer. It is important to master.
1836
-
1837
- In Glimmer DSL, just like widgets, layouts can be specified with lowercase underscored names followed by a block containing properties, also lowercase underscored names (e.g. `RowLayout` is `row_layout`).
1838
-
1839
- Example:
1840
-
1841
- ```ruby
1842
- # ...
1843
- composite {
1844
- row_layout {
1845
- wrap true
1846
- pack false
1847
- justify true
1848
- type :vertical
1849
- margin_left 1
1850
- margin_top 2
1851
- margin_right 3
1852
- margin_bottom 4
1853
- spacing 5
1854
- }
1855
- # ... widgets follow
1856
- }
1857
- # ...
1858
- ```
1859
-
1860
- If you data-bind any layout properties, when they change, the shell containing their widget re-packs its children (calls `#pack` method automatically) to ensure proper relayout of all widgets.
1861
-
1862
- Alternatively, a layout may be constructed by following the SWT API for the layout object. For example, a `RowLayout` can be constructed by passing it an SWT style constant (Glimmer automatically accepts symbols (e.g. `:horizontal`) for SWT style arguments like `SWT::HORIZONTAL`.)
1863
-
1864
- ```ruby
1865
- # ...
1866
- composite {
1867
- row_layout :horizontal
1868
- # ... widgets follow
1869
- }
1870
- # ...
1871
- ```
1872
-
1873
- Here is a more sophisticated example taken from [hello_computed.rb](samples/hello/hello_computed.rb) sample:
1874
-
1875
- ![Hello Computed](images/glimmer-hello-computed.png)
1876
-
1877
- ```ruby
1878
- shell {
1879
- text 'Hello, Computed!'
1880
- composite {
1881
- grid_layout {
1882
- num_columns 2
1883
- make_columns_equal_width true
1884
- horizontal_spacing 20
1885
- vertical_spacing 10
1886
- }
1887
- label {text 'First &Name: '}
1888
- text {
1889
- text bind(@contact, :first_name)
1890
- layout_data {
1891
- horizontal_alignment :fill
1892
- grab_excess_horizontal_space true
1893
- }
1894
- }
1895
- label {text '&Last Name: '}
1896
- text {
1897
- text bind(@contact, :last_name)
1898
- layout_data {
1899
- horizontal_alignment :fill
1900
- grab_excess_horizontal_space true
1901
- }
1902
- }
1903
- label {text '&Year of Birth: '}
1904
- text {
1905
- text bind(@contact, :year_of_birth)
1906
- layout_data {
1907
- horizontal_alignment :fill
1908
- grab_excess_horizontal_space true
1909
- }
1910
- }
1911
- label {text 'Name: '}
1912
- label {
1913
- text bind(@contact, :name, computed_by: [:first_name, :last_name])
1914
- layout_data {
1915
- horizontal_alignment :fill
1916
- grab_excess_horizontal_space true
1917
- }
1918
- }
1919
- label {text 'Age: '}
1920
- label {
1921
- text bind(@contact, :age, on_write: :to_i, computed_by: [:year_of_birth])
1922
- layout_data {
1923
- horizontal_alignment :fill
1924
- grab_excess_horizontal_space true
1925
- }
1926
- }
1927
- }
1928
- }.open
1929
- ```
1930
-
1931
- Check out the samples directory for more advanced examples of layouts in Glimmer.
1932
-
1933
- **Defaults**:
1934
-
1935
- Glimmer composites always come with `grid_layout` by default, but you can still specify explicitly if you'd like to set specific properties on it.
1936
-
1937
- Glimmer shell always comes with `fill_layout` having `:horizontal` type.
1938
-
1939
- This is a great guide for learning more about SWT layouts:
1940
-
1941
- https://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-Understanding-Layouts/Understanding-Layouts.htm
1942
-
1943
- Also, for a reference, check the SWT API:
1944
-
1945
- https://help.eclipse.org/2019-12/nftopic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/index.html
1946
-
1947
- ### Layout Data
1948
-
1949
- Layouts organize widgets following common rules for all widgets directly under a composite. But, what if a specific widget needs its own rules. That's where layout data comes into play.
1950
-
1951
- By convention, SWT layouts expect widgets to set layout data with a class matching their class name with the word "Data" replacing "Layout":
1952
- - `GridLayout` on a composite demands `GridData` on contained widgets
1953
- - `RowLayout` on a composite demands `RowData` on contained widgets
1954
-
1955
- Not all layouts support layout data to further customize widget layouts. For example, `FillLayout` supports no layout data.
1956
-
1957
- Unlike widgets and layouts in Glimmer DSL, layout data is simply specified with `layout_data` keyword nested inside a widget block body, and followed by arguments and/or a block of its own properties (lowercase underscored names).
1958
-
1959
- Glimmer automatically deduces layout data class name by convention as per rule above, with the assumption that the layout data class lives under the same exact Java package as the layout (one can set custom layout data that breaks convention if needed in rare cases. See code below for an example)
1960
-
1961
- Glimmer also automatically accepts symbols (e.g. `:fill`) for SWT style arguments like `SWT::FILL`.
1962
-
1963
- Examples:
1964
-
1965
- ```ruby
1966
- # ...
1967
- composite {
1968
- row_layout :horizontal
1969
- label {
1970
- layout_data { # followed by properties
1971
- width 50
1972
- height 30
1973
- }
1974
- }
1975
- # ... more widgets follow
1976
- }
1977
- # ...
1978
- ```
1979
-
1980
- ```ruby
1981
- # ...
1982
- composite {
1983
- grid_layout 3, false # grid layout with 3 columns not of equal width
1984
- label {
1985
- # layout data followed by arguments passed to SWT GridData constructor
1986
- layout_data :fill, :end, true, false
1987
- }
1988
- }
1989
- # ...
1990
- ```
1991
-
1992
- ```ruby
1993
- # ...
1994
- composite {
1995
- grid_layout 3, false # grid layout with 3 columns not of equal width
1996
- label {
1997
- # layout data set explicitly via an object (helps in rare cases that break convention)
1998
- layout_data GridData.new(swt(:fill), swt(:end), true, false)
1999
- }
2000
- }
2001
- # ...
2002
- ```
2003
-
2004
- If you data-bind any layout data properties, when they change, the shell containing their widget re-packs its children (calls `#pack` method automatically) to ensure proper relayout of all widgets.
2005
-
2006
- **NOTE**: Layout data must never be reused between widgets. Always specify or clone again for every widget.
2007
-
2008
- This is a great guide for learning more about SWT layouts:
2009
-
2010
- https://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-Understanding-Layouts/Understanding-Layouts.htm
2011
-
2012
- Also, for a reference, check the SWT API:
2013
-
2014
- https://help.eclipse.org/2019-12/nftopic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/index.html
2015
-
2016
- ### Data-Binding
2017
-
2018
- Data-binding is done with `bind` command following widget property to bind and taking model and bindable attribute as arguments.
2019
-
2020
- #### General Examples
2021
-
2022
- `text bind(contact, :first_name)`
2023
-
2024
- This example binds the text property of a widget like `label` to the first name of a contact model.
2025
-
2026
- `text bind(contact, 'address.street')`
2027
-
2028
- This example binds the text property of a widget like `label` to the nested street of
2029
- the address of a contact. This is called nested property data binding.
2030
-
2031
- `text bind(contact, 'address.street', on_read: :upcase, on_write: :downcase)`
2032
-
2033
- This example adds on the one above it by specifying converters on read and write of the model property, like in the case of a `text` widget. The text widget will then displays the street upper case and the model will store it lower case. When specifying converters, read and write operations must be symmetric (to avoid an infinite update loop between the widget and the model since the widget checks first if value changed before updating)
2034
-
2035
- `text bind(contact, 'address.street', on_read: lambda { |s| s[0..10] })`
2036
-
2037
- This example also specifies a converter on read of the model property, but via a lambda, which truncates the street to 10 characters only. Note that the read and write operations are assymetric. This is fine in the case of formatting data for a read-only widget like `label`
2038
-
2039
- `text bind(contact, 'address.street') { |s| s[0..10] }`
2040
-
2041
- This is a block shortcut version of the syntax above it. It facilitates formatting model data for read-only widgets since it's a very common view concern. It also saves the developer from having to create a separate formatter/presenter for the model when the view can be an active view that handles common simple formatting operations directly.
2042
-
2043
- `text bind(contact, 'address.street', read_only: true)
2044
-
2045
- This is read-ohly data-binding. It doesn't update contact.address.street when widget text property is changed.
2046
-
2047
- `text bind(contact, 'addresses[1].street')`
2048
-
2049
- This example binds the text property of a widget like `label` to the nested indexed address street of a contact. This is called nested indexed property data binding.
2050
-
2051
- `text bind(contact, :age, computed_by: :date_of_birth)`
2052
-
2053
- This example demonstrates computed value data binding whereby the value of `age` depends on changes to `date_of_birth`.
2054
-
2055
- `text bind(contact, :name, computed_by: [:first_name, :last_name])`
2056
-
2057
- This example demonstrates computed value data binding whereby the value of `name` depends on changes to both `first_name` and `last_name`.
2058
-
2059
- `text bind(contact, 'profiles[0].name', computed_by: ['profiles[0].first_name', 'profiles[0].last_name'])`
2060
-
2061
- This example demonstrates nested indexed computed value data binding whereby the value of `profiles[0].name` depends on changes to both nested `profiles[0].first_name` and `profiles[0].last_name`.
2062
-
2063
- Example from [samples/hello/hello_combo.rb](samples/hello_combo.rb) sample (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
2064
-
2065
- #### Combo
2066
-
2067
- The `combo` widget provides a dropdown of options. By default, it also allows typing in a new option. To disable that behavior, you may use with the `:read_only` SWT style.
2068
-
2069
- When data-binding a `combo` widget, Glimmer can automatically deduce available options from data-bound model by convention: `{attribute_name}_options` method.
2070
-
2071
- ![Hello Combo](images/glimmer-hello-combo.png)
2072
-
2073
- ![Hello Combo](images/glimmer-hello-combo-expanded.png)
2074
-
2075
- ```ruby
2076
- class Person
2077
- attr_accessor :country, :country_options
2078
-
2079
- def initialize
2080
- self.country_options=["", "Canada", "US", "Mexico"]
2081
- self.country = "Canada"
2082
- end
2083
-
2084
- def reset_country
2085
- self.country = "Canada"
2086
- end
2087
- end
2088
-
2089
- class HelloCombo
2090
- include Glimmer
2091
- def launch
2092
- person = Person.new
2093
- shell {
2094
- composite {
2095
- combo(:read_only) {
2096
- selection bind(person, :country)
2097
- }
2098
- button {
2099
- text "Reset"
2100
- on_widget_selected do
2101
- person.reset_country
2102
- end
2103
- }
2104
- }
2105
- }.open
2106
- end
2107
- end
2108
-
2109
- HelloCombo.new.launch
2110
- ```
2111
-
2112
- `combo` widget is data-bound to the country of a person. Note that it expects the `person` object to have the `:country` attribute and `:country_options` attribute containing all available countries (aka options). Glimmer reads these attributes by convention.
2113
-
2114
- #### List
2115
-
2116
- Example from [samples/hello/hello_list_single_selection.rb](samples/hello_list_single_selection.rb) sample:
2117
-
2118
- ![Hello List Single Selection](images/glimmer-hello-list-single-selection.png)
2119
-
2120
- ```ruby
2121
- shell {
2122
- composite {
2123
- list {
2124
- selection bind(person, :country)
2125
- }
2126
- button {
2127
- text "Reset"
2128
- on_widget_selected do
2129
- person.reset_country
2130
- end
2131
- }
2132
- }
2133
- }.open
2134
- ```
2135
-
2136
- `list` widget is also data-bound to the country of a person similarly to the combo widget. Not much difference here (the rest of the code not shown is the same).
2137
-
2138
- Nonetheless, in the next example, a multi-selection list is declared instead allowing data-binding of multiple selection values to the bindable attribute on the model.
2139
-
2140
- Example from [samples/hello/hello_list_multi_selection.rb](samples/hello_list_multi_selection.rb) sample (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
2141
-
2142
- ![Hello List Multi Selection](images/glimmer-hello-list-multi-selection.png)
2143
-
2144
- ```ruby
2145
- class Person
2146
- attr_accessor :provinces, :provinces_options
2147
-
2148
- def initialize
2149
- self.provinces_options=[
2150
- "",
2151
- "Quebec",
2152
- "Ontario",
2153
- "Manitoba",
2154
- "Saskatchewan",
2155
- "Alberta",
2156
- "British Columbia",
2157
- "Nova Skotia",
2158
- "Newfoundland"
2159
- ]
2160
- self.provinces = ["Quebec", "Manitoba", "Alberta"]
2161
- end
2162
-
2163
- def reset_provinces
2164
- self.provinces = ["Quebec", "Manitoba", "Alberta"]
2165
- end
2166
- end
2167
-
2168
- class HelloListMultiSelection
2169
- include Glimmer
2170
- def launch
2171
- person = Person.new
2172
- shell {
2173
- composite {
2174
- list(:multi) {
2175
- selection bind(person, :provinces)
2176
- }
2177
- button {
2178
- text "Reset"
2179
- on_widget_selected do
2180
- person.reset_provinces
2181
- end
2182
- }
2183
- }
2184
- }.open
2185
- end
2186
- end
2187
-
2188
- HelloListMultiSelection.new.launch
2189
- ```
2190
-
2191
- The Glimmer code is not much different from above except for passing the `:multi` style to the `list` widget. However, the model code behind the scenes is quite different as it is a `provinces` array bindable to the selection of multiple values on a `list` widget. `provinces_options` contains all available province values just as expected by a single selection `list` and `combo`.
2192
-
2193
- Note that in all the data-binding examples above, there was also an observer attached to the `button` widget to trigger an action on the model, which in turn triggers a data-binding update on the `list` or `combo`. Observers will be discussed in more details in the [next section](#observer).
2194
-
2195
- You may learn more about Glimmer's data-binding syntax by reading the code under the [samples](samples) directory.
2196
-
2197
- #### Table
2198
-
2199
- The SWT Tree widget renders a multi-column data table, such as a contact listing or a sales report.
2200
-
2201
- To data-bind a Table, you need the main model, the collection property, and the text display attribute for each table column.
2202
-
2203
- This involves using the `bind` keyword mentioned above in addition to a special `column_properties` keyword that takes the table column text attribute methods.
2204
-
2205
- It assumes you have defined the table columns via `table_column` widget.
2206
-
2207
- Example:
2208
-
2209
- ```ruby
2210
- shell {
2211
- @table = table {
2212
- table_column {
2213
- text "Name"
2214
- width 120
2215
- }
2216
- table_column {
2217
- text "Age"
2218
- width 120
2219
- }
2220
- table_column {
2221
- text "Adult"
2222
- width 120
2223
- }
2224
- items bind(group, :people), column_properties(:name, :age, :adult)
2225
- selection bind(group, :selected_person)
2226
- on_mouse_up { |event|
2227
- @table.edit_table_item(event.table_item, event.column_index)
2228
- }
2229
- }
2230
- }
2231
- ```
2232
-
2233
- The code above includes two data-bindings:
2234
- - Table `items`, which first bind to the model collection property (group.people), and then maps each column property (name, age, adult) for displaying each table item column.
2235
- - Table `selection`, which binds the single table item selected by the user to the attribute denoted by the `bind` keyword (or binds multiple table items selected for a table with `:multi` SWT style)
2236
- - The `on_mouse_up` event handler invokes `@table.edit_table_item(event.table_item, event.column_index)` to start edit mode on the clicked table item cell, and then saves or cancel depending on whether the user hits ENTER or ESC once done editing (or focus-out after either making a change or not making any changes.)
2237
-
2238
- Additionally, Table `items` data-binding automatically stores each node model unto the SWT TableItem object via `setData` method. This enables things like searchability.
2239
-
2240
- The table widget in Glimmer is represented by a subclass of `WidgetProxy` called `TableProxy`.
2241
- TableProxy includes a `search` method that takes a block to look for a table item.
2242
-
2243
- Example:
2244
-
2245
- ```ruby
2246
- found_array = @table.search { |table_item| table_item.getData == company.owner }
2247
- ```
2248
-
2249
- This finds a person. The array is a Java array. This enables easy passing of it to SWT `Table#setSelection` method, which expects a Java array of `TableItem` objects.
2250
-
2251
- To edit a table, you must invoke `TableProxy#edit_selected_table_item(column_index, before_write: nil, after_write: nil, after_cancel: nil)` or `TableProxy#edit_table_item(table_item, column_index, before_write: nil, after_write: nil, after_cancel: nil)`.
2252
- This automatically leverages the SWT TableEditor custom class behind the scenes, displaying a text widget to the user to change the selected or
2253
- passed table item text into something else.
2254
- It automatically persists the change to `items` data-bound model on ENTER/FOCUS-OUT or cancels on ESC/NO-CHANGE.
2255
-
2256
- ##### Table Sorting
2257
-
2258
- Glimmer automatically adds sorting support to the SWT `Table` widget.
2259
-
2260
- Check out the [Contact Manager](#contact-manager) sample for an example.
2261
- You may click on any column and it will sort by ascending order first and descending if you click again.
2262
-
2263
- Glimmer automatic table sorting supports `String`, `Integer`, and `Float` columns out of the box as well as any column data that is comparable.
2264
-
2265
- In cases where data is nil, depending on the data-type, it is automatically converted to `Float` with `to_f`, `Integer` with `to_i`, or `String` with `to_s`.
2266
-
2267
- Should you have a special data type that could not be compared automatically, Glimmer offers the following 3 alternatives for custom sorting:
2268
- - `sort_property`: this may be set to an alternative property to the one data-bound to the table column. For example, a table column called 'adult', which returns `true` or `false` may be sorted with `sort_property :dob` instead. This also support multi-property (aka multi-column) sorting (e.g. `sort_property :dob, :name`).
2269
- - `sort_by(&block)`: this works just like Ruby `Enumerable` `sort_by`. The block receives the table column data as argument.
2270
- - `sort(&comparator)`: this works just like Ruby `Enumerable` `sort`. The comparator block receives two objects from the table column data.
2271
-
2272
- You may also set `additional_sort_properties` on the parent `table` widget to have secondary sorting applied. For example, if you set `additional_sort_properties :name, :project_name`, then whenever you sort by `:name`, it additionally sorts by `:project_name` afterwards, and vice versa. This only works for columns that either have no custom sort set or have a `sort_property` with one property only (but no sort or sort_by block)
2273
-
2274
- Example:
2275
-
2276
- ```ruby
2277
- # ...
2278
- table {
2279
- table_column {
2280
- text 'Task'
2281
- width 120
2282
- }
2283
- table_column {
2284
- text 'Project'
2285
- width 120
2286
- }
2287
- table_column {
2288
- text 'Duration (hours)'
2289
- width 120
2290
- sort_property :duration_in_hours
2291
- }
2292
- table_column {
2293
- text 'Priority'
2294
- width 120
2295
- sort_by { |value| ['High', 'Medium', 'Low'].index(value) }
2296
- }
2297
- table_column {
2298
- text 'Start Date'
2299
- width 120
2300
- sort { |d1, d2| d1.to_date <=> d2.to_date }
2301
- }
2302
- additional_sort_properties :project_name, :duration_in_hours, :name
2303
- items bind(Task, :list), column_properties(:name, :project_name, :duration, :priority, :start_date)
2304
- # ...
2305
- }
2306
- # ...
2307
- ```
2308
-
2309
- Here is an explanation of the example above:
2310
- - Task and Project table columns are data-bound to the `:name` and `:project_name` properties and sorted through them automatically
2311
- - Task Duration table column is data-bound to the `:duration` property, but sorted via the `:duration_in_hours` property instead
2312
- - Task Priority table column has a custom sort_by block
2313
- - Task Start Date table column has a custom sort comparator block
2314
- - Additional (secondary) sort properties are applied when sorting by Task, Project, or Duration in the order specified
2315
-
2316
-
2317
- #### Tree
2318
-
2319
- The SWT Tree widget visualizes a tree data-structure, such as an employment or composition hierarchy.
2320
-
2321
- To data-bind a Tree, you need the root model, the children querying method, and the text display attribute on each child.
2322
-
2323
- This involves using the `bind` keyword mentioned above in addition to a special `tree_properties` keyword that takes the children and text attribute methods.
2324
-
2325
- Example:
2326
-
2327
- ```ruby
2328
- shell {
2329
- @tree = tree {
2330
- items bind(company, :owner), tree_properties(children: :coworkers, text: :name)
2331
- selection bind(company, :selected_coworker)
2332
- }
2333
- }
2334
- ```
2335
-
2336
- The code above includes two data-bindings:
2337
- - Tree `items`, which first bind to the root node (company.owner), and then dig down via `coworkers` `children` method, using the `name` `text` attribute for displaying each tree item.
2338
- - Tree `selection`, which binds the single tree item selected by the user to the attribute denoted by the `bind` keyword
2339
-
2340
- Additionally, Tree `items` data-binding automatically stores each node model unto the SWT TreeItem object via `setData` method. This enables things like searchability.
2341
-
2342
- The tree widget in Glimmer is represented by a subclass of `WidgetProxy` called `TreeProxy`.
2343
- TreeProxy includes a `depth_first_search` method that takes a block to look for a tree item.
2344
-
2345
- Example:
2346
-
2347
- ```ruby
2348
- found_array = @tree.depth_first_search { |tree_item| tree_item.getData == company.owner }
2349
- ```
2350
-
2351
- This finds the root node. The array is a Java array. This enables easy passing of it to SWT `Tree#setSelection` method, which expects a Java array of `TreeItem` objects.
2352
-
2353
- To edit a tree, you must invoke `TreeProxy#edit_selected_tree_item` or `TreeProxy#edit_tree_item`. This automatically leverages the SWT TreeEditor custom class behind the scenes, displaying
2354
- a text widget to the user to change the selected or passed tree item text into something else. It automatically persists the change to `items` data-bound model on ENTER/FOCUS-OUT or cancels on ESC/NO-CHANGE.
2355
-
2356
- ### Observer
2357
-
2358
- Glimmer comes with `Observer` module, which is used internally for data-binding, but can also be used externally for custom use of the Observer Pattern. It is hidden when observing widgets, and used explicitly when observing models.
2359
-
2360
- #### Observing Widgets
2361
-
2362
- Glimmer supports observing widgets with two main types of events:
2363
- 1. `on_{swt-listener-method-name}`: where {swt-listener-method-name} is replaced with the lowercase underscored event method name on an SWT listener class (e.g. `on_verify_text` for `org.eclipse.swt.events.VerifyListener#verifyText`).
2364
- 2. `on_swt_{swt-event-constant}`: where {swt-event-constant} is replaced with an [`org.eclipse.swt.SWT`](https://help.eclipse.org/2020-06/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/swt/SWT.html) event constant (e.g. `on_swt_show` for `SWT.Show` to observe when widget becomes visible)
2365
-
2366
- Additionally, there are two more types of events:
2367
- - SWT `display` supports global listeners called filters that run on any widget. They are hooked via `on_swt_{swt-event-constant}`
2368
- - SWT `display` supports Mac application menu item observers (`on_about` and `on_preferences`), which you can read about under [Miscellaneous](#miscellaneous).
2369
-
2370
- Number 1 is more commonly used in SWT applications, so make it your starting point. Number 2 covers events not found in number 1, so look into it if you don't find an SWT listener you need in number 1.
2371
-
2372
- **Regarding number 1**, to figure out what the available events for an SWT widget are, check out all of its `add***Listener` API methods, and then open the listener class argument to check its "event methods".
2373
-
2374
- For example, if you look at the `Button` SWT API:
2375
- https://help.eclipse.org/2019-12/index.jsp?topic=%2Forg.eclipse.platform.doc.isv%2Freference%2Fapi%2Forg%2Feclipse%2Fswt%2Fbrowser%2FBrowser.html
2376
-
2377
- It has `addSelectionListener`. Additionally, under its `Control` super class, it has `addControlListener`, `addDragDetectListener`, `addFocusListener`, `addGestureListener`, `addHelpListener`, `addKeyListener`, `addMenuDetectListener`, `addMouseListener`, `addMouseMoveListener`, `addMouseTrackListener`, `addMouseWheelListener`, `addPaintListener`, `addTouchListener`, and `addTraverseListener`
2378
-
2379
- Suppose, we select `addSelectionListener`, which is responsible for what happens when a user selects a button (clicks it). Then, open its argument `SelectionListener` SWT API, and you find the event (instance) methods: `widgetDefaultSelected` and `widgetSelected​`. Let's select the second one, which is what gets invoked when a button is clicked.
2380
-
2381
- Now, Glimmer simplifies the process of hooking into that listener (observer) by neither requiring you to call the `addSelectionListener` method nor requiring you to implement/extend the `SelectionListener` API.
2382
-
2383
- Instead, simply add a `on_widget_selected` followed by a Ruby block containing the logic to perform. Glimmer figures out the rest.
2384
-
2385
- Let's revisit the Tic Tac Toe example shown near the beginning of the page:
2386
-
2387
- ```ruby
2388
- shell {
2389
- text "Tic-Tac-Toe"
2390
- minimum_size 150, 178
2391
- composite {
2392
- grid_layout 3, true
2393
- (1..3).each { |row|
2394
- (1..3).each { |column|
2395
- button {
2396
- layout_data :fill, :fill, true, true
2397
- text bind(@tic_tac_toe_board[row, column], :sign)
2398
- enabled bind(@tic_tac_toe_board[row, column], :empty)
2399
- on_widget_selected {
2400
- @tic_tac_toe_board.mark(row, column)
2401
- }
2402
- }
2403
- }
2404
- }
2405
- }
2406
- }
2407
- ```
2408
-
2409
- Note that every Tic Tac Toe grid cell has its `text` and `enabled` properties data-bound to the `sign` and `empty` attributes on the `TicTacToe::Board` model respectively.
2410
-
2411
- Next however, each of these Tic Tac Toe grid cells, which are clickable buttons, have an `on_widget_selected` observer, which once triggered, marks the cell on the `TicTacToe::Board` to make a move.
2412
-
2413
- **Regarding number 2**, you can figure out all available events by looking at the [`org.eclipse.swt.SWT`](https://help.eclipse.org/2020-06/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/swt/SWT.html) API:
2414
-
2415
- https://help.eclipse.org/2019-12/nftopic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/swt/SWT.html
2416
-
2417
- Example (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
2418
-
2419
- `SWT.Show` - hooks a listener for showing a widget (using `on_swt_show` in Glimmer)
2420
- `SWT.Hide` - hooks a listener for hiding a widget (using `on_swt_hide` in Glimmer)
2421
-
2422
- ```ruby
2423
- shell {
2424
- @button1 = button {
2425
- text "Show 2nd Button"
2426
- visible true
2427
- on_swt_show {
2428
- @button2.swt_widget.setVisible(false)
2429
- }
2430
- on_widget_selected {
2431
- @button2.swt_widget.setVisible(true)
2432
- }
2433
- }
2434
- @button2 = button {
2435
- text "Show 1st Button"
2436
- visible false
2437
- on_swt_show {
2438
- @button1.swt_widget.setVisible(false)
2439
- }
2440
- on_widget_selected {
2441
- @button1.swt_widget.setVisible(true)
2442
- }
2443
- }
2444
- }.open
2445
- ```
2446
-
2447
- **Gotcha:** SWT.Resize event needs to be hooked using **`on_swt_Resize`** because [`org.eclipse.swt.SWT`](https://help.eclipse.org/2020-06/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/swt/SWT.html) has 2 constants for resize: `RESIZE` and `Resize`, so it cannot infer the right one automatically from the underscored version `on_swt_resize`
2448
-
2449
- ##### Alternative Syntax
2450
-
2451
- Instead of declaring a widget observer using `on_***` syntax inside a widget content block, you may also do so after the widget declaration by invoking directly on the widget object.
2452
-
2453
- Example (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
2454
-
2455
- ```
2456
- @shell = shell {
2457
- label {
2458
- text "Hello, World!"
2459
- }
2460
- }
2461
- @shell.on_shell_iconified {
2462
- @shell.close
2463
- }
2464
- @shell.open
2465
- ```
2466
-
2467
- The shell declared above has been modified so that the minimize button works just like the close button. Once you minimize the shell (iconify it), it closes.
2468
-
2469
- The alternative syntax can be helpful if you prefer to separate Glimmer observer declarations from Glimmer GUI declarations, or would like to add observers dynamically based on some logic later on.
2470
-
2471
- #### Observing Models
2472
-
2473
- Glimmer DSL includes an `observe` keyword used to register an observer by passing in the observable and the property(ies) to observe, and then specifying in a block what happens on notification.
2474
-
2475
- ```ruby
2476
- class TicTacToe
2477
- include Glimmer
2478
-
2479
- def initialize
2480
- # ...
2481
- observe(@tic_tac_toe_board, :game_status) { |game_status|
2482
- display_win_message if game_status == Board::WIN
2483
- display_draw_message if game_status == Board::DRAW
2484
- }
2485
- end
2486
- # ...
2487
- end
2488
- ```
2489
-
2490
- Observers can be a good mechanism for displaying dialog messages in Glimmer (using SWT's [`MessageBox`](https://help.eclipse.org/2020-06/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/swt/widgets/MessageBox.html) class).
2491
-
2492
- Look at [`samples/elaborate/tictactoe/tic_tac_toe.rb`](samples/tictactoe/tic_tac_toe.rb) for more details starting with the code included below.
2493
-
2494
- ```ruby
2495
- class TicTacToe
2496
- include Glimmer
2497
- include Observer
2498
-
2499
- def initialize
2500
- # ...
2501
- observe(@tic_tac_toe_board, :game_status) { |game_status|
2502
- display_win_message if game_status == Board::WIN
2503
- display_draw_message if game_status == Board::DRAW
2504
- }
2505
- end
2506
-
2507
- def display_win_message
2508
- display_game_over_message("Player #{@tic_tac_toe_board.winning_sign} has won!")
2509
- end
2510
-
2511
- def display_draw_message
2512
- display_game_over_message("Draw!")
2513
- end
2514
-
2515
- def display_game_over_message(message)
2516
- message_box(@shell) {
2517
- text 'Game Over'
2518
- message message_text
2519
- }.open
2520
- @tic_tac_toe_board.reset
2521
- end
2522
- # ...
2523
- end
2524
- ```
2525
-
2526
- ### Custom Widgets
2527
-
2528
- Glimmer supports creating custom widgets with minimal code, which automatically extends Glimmer's DSL syntax with an underscored lowercase keyword.
2529
-
2530
- Simply create a new class that includes `Glimmer::UI::CustomWidget` and put Glimmer DSL code in its `#body` block (its return value is stored in `#body_root` attribute). Glimmer will then automatically recognize this class by convention when it encounters a keyword matching the class name converted to underscored lowercase (and namespace double-colons `::` replaced with double-underscores `__`)
2531
-
2532
- #### Simple Example
2533
-
2534
- (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command))
2535
-
2536
- Definition:
2537
- ```ruby
2538
- class RedLabel
2539
- include Glimmer::UI::CustomWidget
2540
-
2541
- body {
2542
- label(swt_style) {
2543
- background :red
2544
- }
2545
- }
2546
- end
2547
- ```
2548
-
2549
- Usage:
2550
- ```ruby
2551
- shell {
2552
- red_label {
2553
- text 'Red Label'
2554
- }
2555
- }.open
2556
- ```
2557
-
2558
- As you can see, `RedLabel` became Glimmer DSL keyword: `red_label`
2559
-
2560
- #### Lifecycle Hook Example
2561
-
2562
- (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command))
2563
-
2564
- Definition:
2565
- ```ruby
2566
- module Red
2567
- class Composite
2568
- include Glimmer::UI::CustomWidget
2569
-
2570
- before_body {
2571
- @color = :red
2572
- }
2573
-
2574
- body {
2575
- composite(swt_style) {
2576
- background @color
2577
- }
2578
- }
2579
- end
2580
- end
2581
- ```
2582
-
2583
- Usage:
2584
- ```ruby
2585
- shell {
2586
- red__composite {
2587
- label {
2588
- foreground :white
2589
- text 'This is showing inside a Red Composite'
2590
- }
2591
- }
2592
- }.open
2593
- ```
2594
-
2595
- Notice how `Red::Composite` became `red__composite` with double-underscore, which is how Glimmer Custom Widgets signify namespaces by convention. Additionally, the `before_body` lifecycle hook was utilized to set a `@color` variable and use inside the `body`.
2596
-
2597
- Keep in mind that namespaces are not needed to be specified if the Custom Widget class has a unique name, not clashing with a basic SWT widget or another custom widget name.
2598
-
2599
- #### Custom Widget API
2600
-
2601
- Custom Widgets have the following attributes available to call from inside the `#body` method:
2602
- - `#parent`: Glimmer object parenting custom widget
2603
- - `#swt_style`: SWT style integer. Can be useful if you want to allow consumers to customize a widget inside the custom widget body
2604
- - `#options`: a hash of options passed in parentheses when declaring a custom widget (useful for passing in model data) (e.g. `calendar(events: events)`). Custom widget class can declare option names (array) with `::options` class method as shown below, which generates attribute accessors for every option (not to be confused with `#options` instance method for retrieving options hash containing names & values)
2605
- - `#content`: nested block underneath custom widget. It will be automatically called at the end of processing the custom widget body. Alternatively, the custom widget body may call `content.call` at the place where the content is needed to show up as shown in the following example.
2606
- - `#body_root`: top-most (root) widget returned from `#body` method.
2607
- - `#swt_widget`: actual SWT widget for `body_root`
2608
-
2609
- Additionally, custom widgets can call the following class methods:
2610
- - `::options(*option_names)`: declares a list of options by taking an option name array (symbols/strings). This generates option attribute accessors (e.g. `options :orientation, :bg_color` generates `#orientation`, `#orientation=(v)`, `#bg_color`, and `#bg_color=(v)` attribute accessors)
2611
- - `::option(option_name, default: nil)`: declares a single option taking option name and default value as arguments (also generates attribute accessors just like `::options`)
2612
-
2613
- #### Content/Options Example
2614
-
2615
- (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command))
2616
-
2617
- Definition:
2618
- ```ruby
2619
- class Sandwich
2620
- include Glimmer::UI::CustomWidget
2621
-
2622
- options :orientation, :bg_color
2623
- option :fg_color, default: :black
2624
-
2625
- body {
2626
- composite(swt_style) { # gets custom widget style
2627
- fill_layout orientation # using orientation option
2628
- background bg_color # using container_background option
2629
- label {
2630
- text 'SANDWICH TOP'
2631
- }
2632
- content.call # this is where content block is called
2633
- label {
2634
- text 'SANDWICH BOTTOM'
2635
- }
2636
- }
2637
- }
2638
- end
2639
- ```
2640
-
2641
- Usage:
2642
- ```ruby
2643
- shell {
2644
- sandwich(:no_focus, orientation: :vertical, bg_color: :red) {
2645
- label {
2646
- background :green
2647
- text 'SANDWICH CONTENT'
2648
- }
2649
- }
2650
- }.open
2651
- ```
2652
-
2653
- Notice how `:no_focus` was the `swt_style` value, followed by the `options` hash `{orientation: :horizontal, bg_color: :white}`, and finally the `content` block containing the label with `'SANDWICH CONTENT'`
2654
-
2655
- #### Custom Widget Lifecycle Hooks
2656
-
2657
- Last but not least, these are the available lifecycle hooks:
2658
- - `before_body`: takes a block that executes in the custom widget instance scope before calling `body`. Useful for initializing variables to later use in `body`
2659
- - `after_body`: takes a block that executes in the custom widget instance scope after calling `body`. Useful for setting up observers on widgets built in `body` (set in instance variables) and linking to other shells.
2660
-
2661
- #### Gotcha
2662
-
2663
- Beware of defining a custom attribute that is a common SWT widget property name.
2664
- For example, if you define `text=` and `text` methods to accept a custom text and then later you write this body:
2665
-
2666
- ```ruby
2667
- # ...
2668
- def text
2669
- # ...
2670
- end
2671
-
2672
- def text=(value)
2673
- # ...
2674
- end
2675
-
2676
- body {
2677
- composite {
2678
- label {
2679
- text "Hello"
2680
- }
2681
- label {
2682
- text "World"
2683
- }
2684
- }
2685
- }
2686
- # ...
2687
- ```
2688
-
2689
- The `text` method invoked in the custom widget body will call the one you defined above it. To avoid this gotcha, simply name the text property above something else, like `custom_text`.
2690
-
2691
- #### Final Notes
2692
-
2693
- This [Eclipse guide](https://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-Writing%20Your%20Own%20Widget/Writing%20Your%20Own%20Widget.htm) for how to write custom SWT widgets is also applicable to Glimmer Custom Widgets written in Ruby. I recommend reading it:
2694
- [https://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-Writing%20Your%20Own%20Widget/Writing%20Your%20Own%20Widget.htm](https://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-Writing%20Your%20Own%20Widget/Writing%20Your%20Own%20Widget.htm)
2695
-
2696
- ### Custom Shells
2697
-
2698
- Custom shells are a kind of custom widgets that have shells only as the body root. They can be self-contained applications that may be opened and hidden/closed independently of the main app.
2699
-
2700
- They may also be chained in a wizard fashion.
2701
-
2702
- Example (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
2703
-
2704
- ```ruby
2705
- class WizardStep
2706
- include Glimmer::UI::CustomShell
2707
-
2708
- options :number, :step_count
2709
-
2710
- before_body {
2711
- @title = "Step #{number}"
2712
- }
2713
-
2714
- body {
2715
- shell {
2716
- text "Wizard - #{@title}"
2717
- minimum_size 200, 100
2718
- fill_layout :vertical
2719
- label(:center) {
2720
- text @title
2721
- font height: 30
2722
- }
2723
- if number < step_count
2724
- button {
2725
- text "Go To Next Step"
2726
- on_widget_selected {
2727
- body_root.hide
2728
- }
2729
- }
2730
- end
2731
- }
2732
- }
2733
- end
2734
-
2735
- shell { |app_shell|
2736
- text "Wizard"
2737
- minimum_size 200, 100
2738
- @current_step_number = 1
2739
- @wizard_steps = 5.times.map { |n|
2740
- wizard_step(number: n+1, step_count: 5) {
2741
- on_swt_hide {
2742
- if @current_step_number < 5
2743
- @current_step_number += 1
2744
- app_shell.hide
2745
- @wizard_steps[@current_step_number - 1].open
2746
- end
2747
- }
2748
- }
2749
- }
2750
- button {
2751
- text "Start"
2752
- font height: 40
2753
- on_widget_selected {
2754
- app_shell.hide
2755
- @wizard_steps[@current_step_number - 1].open
2756
- }
2757
- }
2758
- }.open
2759
- ```
2760
-
2761
- ### Drag and Drop
2762
-
2763
- Glimmer offers Drag and Drop support, thanks to [SWT](https://www.eclipse.org/swt/) and Glimmer's lightweight [DSL syntax](#glimmer-dsl-syntax).
2764
-
2765
- You may learn more about SWT Drag and Drop support over here: [https://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-SWT-DND/DND-in-SWT.html](https://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-SWT-DND/DND-in-SWT.html)
2766
-
2767
- To get started, simply follow these steps:
2768
- 1. On the drag source widget, add `on_drag_set_data` [DragSourceListener](https://help.eclipse.org/2020-03/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/swt/dnd/DragSourceListener.html) event handler block at minimum (you may also add `on_drag_start` and `on_drag_finished` if needed)
2769
- 1. Set `event.data` to transfer via drag and drop inside the `on_drag_set_data` event handler block (defaults to `transfer` type of `:text`, as in a Ruby String)
2770
- 1. On the drop target widget, add `on_drop` [DropTargetListener](https://help.eclipse.org/2020-03/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/swt/dnd/DropTargetListener.html) event handler block at minimum (you may also add `on_drag_enter` [must set [`event.detail`](https://help.eclipse.org/2020-06/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/swt/dnd/DropTargetEvent.html#detail) if added], `on_drag_over`, `on_drag_leave`, `on_drag_operation_changed` and `on_drop_accept` if needed)
2771
- 1. Read `event.data` and consume it (e.g. change widget text) inside the `on_drop` event handler block.
2772
-
2773
- Example (taken from [samples/hello/hello_drag_and_drop.rb](#hello-drag-and-drop) / you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
2774
-
2775
- ```ruby
2776
- class Location
2777
- attr_accessor :country
2778
-
2779
- def country_options
2780
- %w[USA Canada Mexico Columbia UK Australia Germany Italy Spain]
2781
- end
2782
- end
2783
-
2784
- @location = Location.new
2785
-
2786
- include Glimmer
2787
-
2788
- shell {
2789
- text 'Hello, Drag and Drop!'
2790
- list {
2791
- selection bind(@location, :country)
2792
- on_drag_set_data { |event|
2793
- list = event.widget.getControl
2794
- event.data = list.getSelection.first
2795
- }
2796
- }
2797
- label(:center) {
2798
- text 'Drag a country here!'
2799
- font height: 20
2800
- on_drop { |event|
2801
- event.widget.getControl.setText(event.data)
2802
- }
2803
- }
2804
- }.open
2805
- ```
2806
-
2807
- ![Hello Drag and Drop](images/glimmer-hello-drag-and-drop.gif)
2808
-
2809
- Optional steps:
2810
- - Set a `transfer` property (defaults to `:text`). Values may be: :text (default), :html :image, :rtf, :url, and :file, or an array of multiple values. The `transfer` property will automatically convert your option into a [Transfer](https://help.eclipse.org/2020-03/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/swt/dnd/Transfer.html) object as per the SWT API.
2811
- - Specify `drag_source_style` operation (may be: :drop_copy (default), :drop_link, :drop_move, :drop_none, or an array of multiple operations)
2812
- - Specify `drag_source_effect` (Check [DragSourceEffect](https://help.eclipse.org/2020-06/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/swt/dnd/DragSourceEffect.html) SWT API for details)
2813
- - Specify `drop_target_style` operation (may be: :drop_copy (default), :drop_link, :drop_move, :drop_none, or an array of multiple operations)
2814
- - Specify `drop_target_effect` (Check [DropTargetEffect](https://help.eclipse.org/2020-06/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/swt/dnd/DropTargetEffect.html) SWT API for details)
2815
- - Set drag operation in `event.detail` (e.g. DND::DROP_COPY) inside `on_drag_enter`
2816
-
2817
- ### Miscellaneous
2818
-
2819
- #### Multi-DSL Support
2820
-
2821
- Glimmer is a DSL engine that supports multiple DSLs (Domain Specific Languages):
2822
- - [SWT](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt): Glimmer DSL for SWT (Desktop GUI)
2823
- - [Opal](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-opal): Glimmer DSL for Opal (Web GUI Adapter for Desktop Apps)
2824
- - [XML](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-xml): Glimmer DSL for XML (& HTML) - Useful with [SWT Browser Widget](#browser-widget)
2825
- - [CSS](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-css): Glimmer DSL for CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) - Useful with [SWT Browser Widget](#browser-widget)
2826
-
2827
- Glimmer automatically recognizes top-level keywords in each DSL and activates DSL accordingly. Glimmer allows mixing DSLs, which comes in handy when doing things like using the SWT Browser widget with XML and CSS. Once done processing a nested DSL top-level keyword, Glimmer switches back to the prior DSL automatically.
2828
-
2829
- ##### SWT
2830
-
2831
- The SWT DSL was already covered in detail. However, for the sake of mixing DSLs, you need to know that the SWT DSL has the following top-level keywords:
2832
- - `shell`
2833
- - `display`
2834
- - `color`
2835
- - `observe`
2836
- - `async_exec`
2837
- - `sync_exec`
2838
-
2839
- ##### Opal
2840
-
2841
- Full instructions are found in the [Opal](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-opal) DSL page.
2842
-
2843
- The [Opal](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-opal) DSL is simply a web GUI adapter for desktop apps written in Glimmer. As such, it supports all the DSL keywords of the SWT DSL and shares the same top-level keywords.
2844
-
2845
- ##### XML
2846
-
2847
- Simply start with `html` keyword and add HTML inside its block using Glimmer DSL syntax.
2848
- Once done, you may call `to_s`, `to_xml`, or `to_html` to get the formatted HTML output.
2849
-
2850
- Here are all the Glimmer XML DSL top-level keywords:
2851
- - `html`
2852
- - `tag`: enables custom tag creation for exceptional cases by passing tag name as '_name' attribute
2853
- - `name_space`: enables namespacing html tags
2854
-
2855
- Element properties are typically passed as a key/value hash (e.g. `section(id: 'main', class: 'accordion')`) . However, for properties like "selected" or "checked", you must leave value `nil` or otherwise pass in front of the hash (e.g. `input(:checked, type: 'checkbox')` )
2856
-
2857
- Example (basic HTML / you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
2858
-
2859
- ```ruby
2860
- @xml = html {
2861
- head {
2862
- meta(name: "viewport", content: "width=device-width, initial-scale=2.0")
2863
- }
2864
- body {
2865
- h1 { "Hello, World!" }
2866
- }
2867
- }
2868
- puts @xml
2869
- ```
2870
-
2871
- Output:
2872
-
2873
- ```
2874
- <html><head><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=2.0" /></head><body><h1>Hello, World!</h1></body></html>
2875
- ```
2876
-
2877
- Example (explicit XML tag / you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
2878
-
2879
- ```ruby
2880
- puts tag(:_name => "DOCUMENT")
2881
- ```
2882
-
2883
- Output:
2884
-
2885
- ```
2886
- <DOCUMENT/>
2887
- ```
2888
-
2889
- Example (XML namespaces using `name_space` keyword / you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
2890
-
2891
- ```ruby
2892
- @xml = name_space(:w3c) {
2893
- html(:id => "thesis", :class => "document") {
2894
- body(:id => "main") {
2895
- }
2896
- }
2897
- }
2898
- puts @xml
2899
- ```
2900
-
2901
- Output:
2902
-
2903
- ```
2904
- <w3c:html id="thesis" class="document"><w3c:body id="main"></w3c:body></w3c:html>
2905
- ```
2906
-
2907
- Example (XML namespaces using dot operator / you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
2908
-
2909
- ```ruby
2910
- @xml = tag(:_name => "DOCUMENT") {
2911
- document.body(document.id => "main") {
2912
- }
2913
- }
2914
- puts @xml
2915
- ```
2916
-
2917
- Output:
2918
-
2919
- ```
2920
- <DOCUMENT><document:body document:id="main"></document:body></DOCUMENT>
2921
- ```
2922
-
2923
- ##### CSS
2924
-
2925
- Simply start with `css` keyword and add stylesheet rule sets inside its block using Glimmer DSL syntax.
2926
- Once done, you may call `to_s` or `to_css` to get the formatted CSS output.
2927
-
2928
- `css` is the only top-level keyword in the Glimmer CSS DSL
2929
-
2930
- Selectors may be specified by `s` keyword or HTML element keyword directly (e.g. `body`)
2931
- Rule property values may be specified by `pv` keyword or underscored property name directly (e.g. `font_size`)
2932
-
2933
- Example (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
2934
-
2935
- ```ruby
2936
- @css = css {
2937
- body {
2938
- font_size '1.1em'
2939
- pv 'background', 'white'
2940
- }
2941
-
2942
- s('body > h1') {
2943
- background_color :red
2944
- pv 'font-size', '2em'
2945
- }
2946
- }
2947
- puts @css
2948
- ```
2949
-
2950
- ##### Listing / Enabling / Disabling DSLs
2951
-
2952
- Glimmer provides a number of methods on Glimmer::DSL::Engine to configure DSL support or inquire about it:
2953
- - `Glimmer::DSL::Engine.dsls`: Lists available Glimmer DSLs
2954
- - `Glimmer::DSL::Engine.disable_dsl(dsl_name)`: Disables a specific DSL. Useful when there is no need for certain DSLs in a certain application.
2955
- - `Glimmer::DSL::Engine.disabled_dsls': Lists disabled DSLs
2956
- - `Glimmer::DSL::Engine.enable_dsl(dsl_name)`: Re-enables disabled DSL
2957
- - `Glimmer::DSL::Engine.enabled_dsls=(dsl_names)`: Disables all DSLs except the ones specified.
2958
-
2959
- #### Application Menu Items (About/Preferences)
2960
-
2961
- Mac applications always have About and Preferences menu items. Glimmer provides widget observer hooks for them on the `display`:
2962
- - `on_about`: executes code when user selects App Name -> About
2963
- - `on_preferences`: executes code when user selects App Name -> Preferences or hits 'CMD+,' on the Mac
2964
-
2965
- Example (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
2966
-
2967
- ```ruby
2968
- class Example
2969
- def initialize
2970
- display {
2971
- on_about {
2972
- message_box(@shell_proxy) {
2973
- text 'About'
2974
- message 'About Application'
2975
- }.open
2976
- }
2977
- on_preferences {
2978
- preferences_dialog = dialog {
2979
- text 'Preferences'
2980
- row_layout {
2981
- type :vertical
2982
- margin_left 15
2983
- margin_top 15
2984
- margin_right 15
2985
- margin_bottom 15
2986
- }
2987
- label {
2988
- text 'Check one of these options:'
2989
- }
2990
- button(:radio) {
2991
- text 'Option 1'
2992
- }
2993
- button(:radio) {
2994
- text 'Option 2'
2995
- }
2996
- }
2997
- preferences_dialog.open
2998
- }
2999
- }
3000
- @shell_proxy = shell {
3001
- text 'Application Menu Items'
3002
- fill_layout {
3003
- margin_width 15
3004
- margin_height 15
3005
- }
3006
- label {
3007
- text 'Application Menu Items'
3008
- font height: 30
3009
- }
3010
- }
3011
- @shell_proxy.open
3012
- end
3013
- end
3014
-
3015
- Example.new
3016
- ```
3017
-
3018
- #### App Name and Version
3019
-
3020
- Application name (shows up on the Mac in top menu bar) and version may be specified upon [packaging](#packaging--distribution) by specifying "-Bmac.CFBundleName" and "-Bmac.CFBundleVersion" options.
3021
-
3022
- Still, if you would like proper application name to show up on the Mac top menu bar during development, you may do so by invoking the SWT Display.setAppName method before any Display object has been instantiated (i.e. before any Glimmer widget like shell has been declared).
3023
-
3024
- Example (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
3025
-
3026
- ```ruby
3027
- Display.setAppName('Glimmer Demo')
3028
-
3029
- shell(:no_resize) {
3030
- text "Glimmer"
3031
- label {
3032
- text "Hello, World!"
3033
- }
3034
- }.open
3035
- ```
3036
-
3037
- Also, you may invoke `Display.setAppVersion('1.0.0')` if needed for OS app version identification reasons during development, replacing `'1.0.0'` with your application version.
3038
-
3039
- #### Video Widget
3040
-
3041
- [![Video Widget](images/glimmer-video-widget.png)](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cw-video)
3042
-
3043
- Glimmer supports a [video custom widget](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cw-video) not in SWT.
3044
-
3045
- You may obtain via `glimmer-cw-video` gem.
3046
-
3047
- #### Browser Widget
3048
-
3049
- ![Hello Browser](images/glimmer-hello-browser.png)
3050
-
3051
- Glimmer supports the SWT Browser widget, which can load URLs or render HTML. It can even be instrumented with JavaScript when needed (though highly discouraged since it defeats the purpose of using Ruby except in very rare cases like leveraging a pre-existing web codebase in a desktop app).
3052
-
3053
- Example loading a URL (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command)):
3054
-
3055
- ```ruby
3056
- shell {
3057
- minimum_size 1024, 860
3058
- browser {
3059
- url 'http://brightonresort.com/about'
3060
- }
3061
- }.open
3062
- ```
3063
-
3064
- Example rendering HTML with JavaScript on document ready (you may copy/paste in [`girb`](#girb-glimmer-irb-command) provided you install and require [glimmer-dsl-xml gem](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-xml)):
3065
-
3066
- ```ruby
3067
- shell {
3068
- minimum_size 130, 130
3069
- @browser = browser {
3070
- text html {
3071
- head {
3072
- meta(name: "viewport", content: "width=device-width, initial-scale=2.0")
3073
- }
3074
- body {
3075
- h1 { "Hello, World!" }
3076
- }
3077
- }
3078
- on_completed { # on load of the page execute this JavaScript
3079
- @browser.swt_widget.execute("alert('Hello, World!');")
3080
- }
3081
- }
3082
- }.open
3083
- ```
3084
-
3085
- This relies on Glimmer's [Multi-DSL Support](#multi-dsl-support) for building the HTML text using [Glimmer XML DSL](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-xml).
3086
-
3087
- ## Glimmer Configuration
3088
-
3089
- Glimmer configuration may be done via the `Glimmer::Config` module.
3090
-
3091
- ### logger
3092
-
3093
- The Glimmer DSL engine supports logging via a standard `STDOUT` Ruby `Logger` configured in the `Glimmer::Config.logger` config option.
3094
- It is set to level Logger::ERROR by default.
3095
- Log level may be adjusted via `Glimmer::Config.logger.level` just like any other Ruby Logger.
3096
-
3097
- Example:
3098
-
3099
- ```ruby
3100
- Glimmer::Config.logger.level = :debug
3101
- ```
3102
- This results in more verbose debug loggging to `STDOUT`, which is very helpful in troubleshooting Glimmer DSL syntax when needed.
3103
-
3104
- Example log:
3105
- ```
3106
- D, [2017-07-21T19:23:12.587870 #35707] DEBUG -- : method: shell and args: []
3107
- D, [2017-07-21T19:23:12.594405 #35707] DEBUG -- : ShellCommandHandler will handle command: shell with arguments []
3108
- D, [2017-07-21T19:23:12.844775 #35707] DEBUG -- : method: composite and args: []
3109
- D, [2017-07-21T19:23:12.845388 #35707] DEBUG -- : parent is a widget: true
3110
- D, [2017-07-21T19:23:12.845833 #35707] DEBUG -- : on listener?: false
3111
- D, [2017-07-21T19:23:12.864395 #35707] DEBUG -- : WidgetCommandHandler will handle command: composite with arguments []
3112
- D, [2017-07-21T19:23:12.864893 #35707] DEBUG -- : widget styles are: []
3113
- D, [2017-07-21T19:23:12.874296 #35707] DEBUG -- : method: list and args: [:multi]
3114
- D, [2017-07-21T19:23:12.874969 #35707] DEBUG -- : parent is a widget: true
3115
- D, [2017-07-21T19:23:12.875452 #35707] DEBUG -- : on listener?: false
3116
- D, [2017-07-21T19:23:12.878434 #35707] DEBUG -- : WidgetCommandHandler will handle command: list with arguments [:multi]
3117
- D, [2017-07-21T19:23:12.878798 #35707] DEBUG -- : widget styles are: [:multi]
3118
- ```
3119
-
3120
- The `logger` instance may be replaced with a custom logger via `Glimmer::Config.logger = custom_logger`
3121
-
3122
- To reset `logger` to the default instance, you may call `Glimmer::Config.reset_logger!`
3123
-
3124
- All logging is done lazily via blocks (e.g. `logger.debug {message}`) to avoid affecting app performance with logging when below the configured logging level threshold.
3125
-
3126
- [Glimmer DSL for SWT](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt) enhances Glimmer default logging support via the Ruby [`logging`](https://github.com/TwP/logging) gem, enabling buffered asynchronous logging in a separate thread, thus completely unhindering normal desktop app performance.
3127
-
3128
- Other config options related to the [`logging`](https://github.com/TwP/logging) gem are mentioned below.
3129
-
3130
- #### logging_devices
3131
-
3132
- This is an array of these possible values: `:stdout` (default), `:stderr`, `:file`, `:syslog` (default), `:stringio`
3133
-
3134
- It defaults to `[:stdout, :syslog]`
3135
-
3136
- When `:file` is included, Glimmer creates a 'log' directory directly below the Glimmer app local directory.
3137
- It may also be customized further via the `logging_device_file_options` option.
3138
- This is useful on Windows as an alternative to `syslog`, which is not available on Windows by default.
3139
-
3140
- #### logging_device_file_options
3141
-
3142
- This is a hash of [`logging`](https://github.com/TwP/logging) gem options for the `:file` logging device.
3143
-
3144
- Default: `{size: 1_000_000, age: 'daily', roll_by: 'number'}`
3145
-
3146
- That ensures splitting log files at the 1MB size and daily, rolling them by unique number.
3147
-
3148
- #### logging_appender_options
3149
-
3150
- Appender options is a hash passed as options to every appender (logging device) used in the [`logging`](https://github.com/TwP/logging) gem.
3151
-
3152
- Default: `{async: true, auto_flushing: 500, write_size: 500, flush_period: 60, immediate_at: [:error, :fatal], layout: logging_layout}`
3153
-
3154
- That ensures asynchronous buffered logging that is flushed every 500 messages and 60 seconds, or immediately at error and fatal log levels
3155
-
3156
- #### logging_layout
3157
-
3158
- This is a [`logging`](https://github.com/TwP/logging) gem layout that formats the logging output.
3159
-
3160
- Default:
3161
-
3162
- ```
3163
- Logging.layouts.pattern(
3164
- pattern: '[%d] %-5l %c: %m\n',
3165
- date_pattern: '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
3166
- )
3167
- ```
3168
-
3169
- ### import_swt_packages
3170
-
3171
- Glimmer automatically imports all SWT Java packages upon adding `include Glimmer`, `include Glimmer::UI::CustomWidget`, or `include Glimmer::UI::CustomShell` to a class or module. It relies on JRuby's `include_package` for lazy-importing upon first reference of a Java class.
3172
-
3173
- As a result, you may call SWT Java classes from Glimmer Ruby code without mentioning Java package references explicitly.
3174
-
3175
- For example, `org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color` can be referenced as just `Color`
3176
-
3177
- The Java packages imported come from the [`Glimmer::Config.import_swt_packages`](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/lib/ext/glimmer/config.rb) config option, which defaults to `Glimmer::Config::DEFAULT_IMPORT_SWT_PACKAGES`, importing the following Java packages:
3178
- ```
3179
- org.eclipse.swt.*
3180
- org.eclipse.swt.widgets.*
3181
- org.eclipse.swt.layout.*
3182
- org.eclipse.swt.graphics.*
3183
- org.eclipse.swt.browser.*
3184
- org.eclipse.swt.custom.*
3185
- org.eclipse.swt.dnd.*
3186
- ```
3187
-
3188
- If you need to import additional Java packages as extra Glimmer widgets, you may add more packages to [`Glimmer::Config.import_swt_packages`](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/lib/ext/glimmer/config.rb) by using the `+=` operator (or alternatively limit to certain packages via `=` operator).
3189
-
3190
- Example:
3191
-
3192
- ```ruby
3193
- Glimmer::Config.import_swt_packages += [
3194
- 'org.eclipse.nebula.widgets.ganttchart'
3195
- ]
3196
- ```
3197
-
3198
- Another alternative is to simply add a `java_import` call to your code (e.g. `java_import 'org.eclipse.nebula.widgets.ganttchart.GanttChart'`). Glimmer will automatically take advantage of it (e.g. when invoking `gantt_chart` keyword)
3199
-
3200
- Nonetheless, you can disable automatic Java package import if needed via this Glimmer configuration option:
3201
-
3202
- ```ruby
3203
- Glimmer::Config.import_swt_packages = false
3204
- ```
3205
-
3206
- Once disabled, to import SWT Java packages manually, you may simply:
3207
-
3208
- 1. `include Glimmer::SWT::Packages`: lazily imports all SWT Java packages to your class, lazy-loading SWT Java class constants on first reference.
3209
-
3210
- 2. `java_import swt_package_class_string`: immediately imports a specific Java class where `swt_package_class_string` is the Java full package reference of a Java class (e.g. `java_import 'org.eclipse.swt.SWT'`)
3211
-
3212
- Note: Glimmer relies on [`nested_imported_jruby_include_package`](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/nested_inherited_jruby_include_package), which automatically brings packages to nested-modules/nested-classes and sub-modules/sub-classes.
3213
-
3214
- You can learn more about importing Java packages into Ruby code at this JRuby WIKI page:
3215
-
3216
- https://github.com/jruby/jruby/wiki/CallingJavaFromJRuby
3217
-
3218
- ### loop_max_count
3219
-
3220
- Glimmer has infinite loop detection support.
3221
- It can detect when an infinite loop is about to occur in method_missing and stops it.
3222
- It detects potential infinite loops when the same keyword and args repeat more than 100 times, which is unusual in a GUI app.
3223
-
3224
- The max limit can be changed via the `Glimmer::Config::loop_max_count=(count)` config option.
3225
-
3226
- Infinite loop detection may be disabled altogether if needed by setting `Glimmer::Config::loop_max_count` to `-1`
3227
-
3228
- ### excluded_keyword_checkers
3229
-
3230
- Glimmer permits consumers to exclude keywords from DSL processing by its engine via the `excluded_keyword_checkers` config option.
3231
-
3232
- To do so, add a proc to it that returns a boolean indicating if a keyword is excluded or not.
3233
-
3234
- Note that this proc runs within the context of the Glimmer object (as in the object mixing in the Glimmer module), so checker can can pretend to run there with its `self` object assumption.
3235
-
3236
- Example of keywords excluded by [glimmer-dsl-swt](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt):
3237
-
3238
- ```ruby
3239
- Glimmer::Config.excluded_keyword_checkers << lambda do |method_symbol, *args|
3240
- method = method_symbol.to_s
3241
- result = false
3242
- result ||= method.start_with?('on_swt_') && is_a?(Glimmer::UI::CustomWidget) && respond_to?(method)
3243
- result ||= method == 'dispose' && is_a?(Glimmer::UI::CustomWidget) && respond_to?(method)
3244
- result ||= ['drag_source_proxy', 'drop_target_proxy'].include?(method) && is_a?(Glimmer::UI::CustomWidget)
3245
- result ||= method == 'post_initialize_child'
3246
- result ||= method.end_with?('=')
3247
- result ||= ['finish_edit!', 'search', 'all_tree_items', 'depth_first_search'].include?(method) && is_a?(Glimmer::UI::CustomWidget) && body_root.respond_to?(method)
3248
- end
3249
- ```
3250
-
3251
- ### log_excluded_keywords
3252
-
3253
- This just tells Glimmer whether to log excluded keywords or not (at the debug level). It is off by default.
3254
-
3255
- ## Glimmer Style Guide
3256
-
3257
- - Widgets are declared with underscored lowercase versions of their SWT names minus the SWT package name.
3258
- - Widget declarations may optionally have arguments and be followed by a block (to contain properties and content)
3259
- - Widget blocks are always declared with curly braces
3260
- - Widget arguments are always wrapped inside parentheses
3261
- - Widget properties are declared with underscored lowercase versions of the SWT properties
3262
- - Widget property declarations always have arguments and never take a block
3263
- - Widget property arguments are never wrapped inside parentheses
3264
- - Widget listeners are always declared starting with `on_` prefix and affixing listener event method name afterwards in underscored lowercase form
3265
- - Widget listeners are always followed by a block using curly braces (Only when declared in DSL. When invoked on widget object directly outside of GUI declarations, standard Ruby conventions apply)
3266
- - Data-binding is done via `bind` keyword, which always takes arguments wrapped in parentheses
3267
- - Custom widget body, before_body, and after_body blocks open their blocks and close them with curly braces.
3268
- - Custom widgets receive additional arguments to SWT style called options. These are passed as the last argument inside the parentheses, a hash of option names pointing to values.
3269
-
3270
- ## SWT Reference
3271
-
3272
- https://www.eclipse.org/swt/docs.php
3273
-
3274
- Here is the SWT API:
3275
-
3276
- https://help.eclipse.org/2019-12/nftopic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/index.html
3277
-
3278
- Here is a visual list of SWT widgets:
3279
-
3280
- https://www.eclipse.org/swt/widgets/
3281
-
3282
- Here is a textual list of SWT widgets:
3283
-
3284
- https://help.eclipse.org/2019-12/topic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/guide/swt_widgets_controls.htm?cp=2_0_7_0_0
3285
-
3286
- Here is a list of SWT style bits as used in widget declaration:
3287
-
3288
- https://wiki.eclipse.org/SWT_Widget_Style_Bits
3289
-
3290
- Here is a SWT style bit constant reference:
3291
-
3292
- https://help.eclipse.org/2019-12/nftopic/org.eclipse.platform.doc.isv/reference/api/org/eclipse/swt/SWT.html
3293
-
3294
- Here is an SWT Drag and Drop guide:
3295
-
3296
- https://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-SWT-DND/DND-in-SWT.html
3297
-
3298
- Here is an SWT Custom Widget guide:
3299
-
3300
- https://www.eclipse.org/articles/Article-Writing%20Your%20Own%20Widget/Writing%20Your%20Own%20Widget.htm
3301
-
3302
- ## Samples
3303
-
3304
- Check the [samples](samples) directory in [glimmer-dsl-swt](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt) for examples on how to write Glimmer applications. To run a sample, make sure to install the `glimmer` gem first and then use the `glimmer` command to run it (alternatively, you may clone the repo, follow [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) instructions, and run samples locally with development glimmer command: `bin/glimmer`).
3305
-
3306
- If you cloned the project and followed [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) instructions, you may run all samples in [glimmer-dsl-swt](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt) at once via `samples/launch` command:
3307
-
3308
- ```
3309
- samples/launch
3310
- ```
3311
-
3312
- ### Hello Samples
3313
-
3314
- For hello-type simple samples, check the following.
3315
-
3316
- #### Hello, World! Sample
3317
-
3318
- Code:
3319
-
3320
- [samples/hello/hello_world.rb](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/samples/hello/hello_world.rb)
3321
-
3322
- Run:
3323
-
3324
- ```
3325
- glimmer samples/hello/hello_world.rb
3326
- ```
3327
-
3328
- ![Hello World](images/glimmer-hello-world.png)
3329
-
3330
- #### Hello, Tab!
3331
-
3332
- Code:
3333
-
3334
- [samples/hello/hello_tab.rb](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/samples/hello/hello_tab.rb)
3335
-
3336
- Run:
3337
-
3338
- ```
3339
- glimmer samples/hello/hello_tab.rb
3340
- ```
3341
-
3342
- ![Hello Tab English](images/glimmer-hello-tab-english.png)
3343
- ![Hello Tab French](images/glimmer-hello-tab-french.png)
3344
-
3345
- #### Hello, Combo!
3346
-
3347
- This sample demonstrates combo data-binding.
3348
-
3349
- Code:
3350
-
3351
- [samples/hello/hello_combo.rb](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/samples/hello/hello_combo.rb)
3352
-
3353
- Run:
3354
-
3355
- ```
3356
- glimmer samples/hello/hello_combo.rb
3357
- ```
3358
-
3359
- ![Hello Combo](images/glimmer-hello-combo.png)
3360
- ![Hello Combo Expanded](images/glimmer-hello-combo-expanded.png)
3361
-
3362
- #### Hello, List Single Selection!
3363
-
3364
- This sample demonstrates list single-selection data-binding.
3365
-
3366
- Code:
3367
-
3368
- [samples/hello/hello_list_single_selection.rb](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/samples/hello/hello_list_single_selection.rb)
3369
-
3370
- Run:
3371
-
3372
- ```
3373
- glimmer samples/hello/hello_list_single_selection.rb
3374
- ```
3375
-
3376
- ![Hello List Single Selection](images/glimmer-hello-list-single-selection.png)
3377
-
3378
- #### Hello, List Multi Selection!
3379
-
3380
- This sample demonstrates list multi-selection data-binding.
3381
-
3382
- Code:
3383
-
3384
- [samples/hello/hello_list_multi_selection.rb](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/samples/hello/hello_list_multi_selection.rb)
3385
-
3386
- Run:
3387
-
3388
- ```
3389
- glimmer samples/hello/hello_list_multi_selection.rb
3390
- ```
3391
-
3392
- ![Hello List Multi Selection](images/glimmer-hello-list-multi-selection.png)
3393
-
3394
- #### Hello, Computed!
3395
-
3396
- This sample demonstrates computed data-binding.
3397
-
3398
- Code:
3399
-
3400
- [samples/hello/hello_computed.rb](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/samples/hello/hello_computed.rb)
3401
-
3402
- Run:
3403
-
3404
- ```
3405
- glimmer samples/hello/hello_computed.rb
3406
- ```
3407
-
3408
- ![Hello Browser](images/glimmer-hello-computed.png)
3409
-
3410
- #### Hello, Message Box!
3411
-
3412
- This sample demonstrates a `message_box` dialog.
3413
-
3414
- Code:
3415
-
3416
- [samples/hello/hello_message_box.rb](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/samples/hello/hello_message_box.rb)
3417
-
3418
- Run:
3419
-
3420
- ```
3421
- glimmer samples/hello/hello_message_box.rb
3422
- ```
3423
-
3424
- ![Hello Message Box](images/glimmer-hello-message-box.png)
3425
- ![Hello Message Box Dialog](images/glimmer-hello-message-box-dialog.png)
3426
-
3427
- #### Hello, Browser!
3428
-
3429
- This sample demonstrates the `browser` widget.
3430
-
3431
- Code:
3432
-
3433
- [samples/hello/hello_browser.rb](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/samples/hello/hello_browser.rb)
3434
-
3435
- Run:
3436
-
3437
- ```
3438
- glimmer samples/hello/hello_browser.rb
3439
- ```
3440
-
3441
- ![Hello Browser](images/glimmer-hello-browser.png)
3442
-
3443
- #### Hello, Drag and Drop!
3444
-
3445
- This sample demonstrates drag and drop in Glimmer.
3446
-
3447
- Code:
3448
-
3449
- [samples/hello/hello_drag_and_drop.rb](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/samples/hello/hello_drag_and_drop.rb)
3450
-
3451
- Run:
3452
-
3453
- ```
3454
- glimmer samples/hello/hello_drag_and_drop.rb
3455
- ```
3456
-
3457
- ![Hello Drag and Drop](images/glimmer-hello-drag-and-drop.gif)
3458
-
3459
- #### Hello, Menu Bar!
3460
-
3461
- This sample demonstrates menus in Glimmer.
3462
-
3463
- Code:
3464
-
3465
- [samples/hello/hello_menu_bar.rb](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/samples/hello/hello_menu_bar.rb)
3466
-
3467
- Run:
3468
-
3469
- ```
3470
- glimmer samples/hello/hello_menu_bar.rb
3471
- ```
3472
-
3473
- ![Hello Menu Bar](images/glimmer-hello-menu-bar.png)
3474
- ![Hello Menu Bar File Menu](images/glimmer-hello-menu-bar-file-menu.png)
3475
- ![Hello Menu Bar History Menu](images/glimmer-hello-menu-bar-history-menu.png)
3476
-
3477
- #### Hello, Pop Up Context Menu!
3478
-
3479
- This sample demonstrates pop up context menus in Glimmer.
3480
-
3481
- Code:
3482
-
3483
- [samples/hello/hello_pop_up_context_menu.rb](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/samples/hello/hello_pop_up_context_menu.rb)
3484
-
3485
- Run:
3486
-
3487
- ```
3488
- glimmer samples/hello/hello_pop_up_context_menu.rb
3489
- ```
3490
-
3491
- ![Hello Pop Up Context Menu](images/glimmer-hello-pop-up-context-menu.png)
3492
- ![Hello Pop Up Context Menu Popped Up](images/glimmer-hello-pop-up-context-menu-popped-up.png)
3493
-
3494
- ### Elaborate Samples
3495
-
3496
- For more elaborate samples, check the following:
3497
-
3498
- #### Login
3499
-
3500
- This sample demonstrates basic data-binding, password and text fields, and field enablement data-binding.
3501
-
3502
- Code:
3503
-
3504
- [samples/elaborate/login.rb](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/samples/elaborate/login.rb)
3505
-
3506
- Run:
3507
-
3508
- ```
3509
- glimmer samples/elaborate/login.rb
3510
- ```
3511
-
3512
- ![Login](images/glimmer-login.png)
3513
- ![Login Filled In](images/glimmer-login-filled-in.png)
3514
- ![Login Logged In](images/glimmer-login-logged-in.png)
3515
-
3516
- #### Tic Tac Toe Sample
3517
-
3518
- This sample demonstrates a full MVC application, including GUI layout, text and enablement data-binding, and test-driven development (has [specs](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/spec/samples/elaborate/tic_tac_toe/board_spec.rb)).
3519
-
3520
- Code:
3521
-
3522
- (Please note that on some Linux instances where the display x-axis is set to double-scale, you need to set the `shell` `minimum_size` to `300, 178` instead of `150, 178`)
3523
-
3524
- [samples/elaborate/tic_tac_toe.rb](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/samples/elaborate/tic_tac_toe.rb)
3525
-
3526
- Run:
3527
-
3528
- ```
3529
- glimmer samples/elaborate/tic_tac_toe.rb
3530
- ```
3531
-
3532
- ![Tic Tac Toe](images/glimmer-tic-tac-toe.png)
3533
- ![Tic Tac Toe In Progress](images/glimmer-tic-tac-toe-in-progress.png)
3534
- ![Tic Tac Toe Game Over](images/glimmer-tic-tac-toe-game-over.png)
3535
-
3536
- #### Contact Manager Sample
3537
-
3538
- This sample demonstrates table data-binding, sorting, filtering, GUI layout, MVP pattern, and test-driven development (has [specs](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/spec/samples/elaborate/contact_manager/contact_manager_presenter_spec.rb)).
3539
-
3540
- Code:
3541
-
3542
- [samples/elaborate/contact_manager.rb](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/samples/elaborate/contact_manager.rb)
3543
-
3544
- Run:
3545
-
3546
- ```
3547
- glimmer samples/elaborate/contact_manager.rb
3548
- ```
3549
-
3550
- Contact Manager
3551
-
3552
- ![Contact Manager](images/glimmer-contact-manager.png)
3553
-
3554
- Contact Manager - Find
3555
-
3556
- ![Contact Manager](images/glimmer-contact-manager-find.png)
3557
-
3558
- Contact Manager - Edit Started
3559
-
3560
- ![Contact Manager](images/glimmer-contact-manager-edit-started.png)
3561
-
3562
- Contact Manager - Edit In Progress
3563
-
3564
- ![Contact Manager](images/glimmer-contact-manager-edit-in-progress.png)
3565
-
3566
- Contact Manager - Edit Done
3567
-
3568
- ![Contact Manager](images/glimmer-contact-manager-edit-done.png)
3569
-
3570
- ### External Samples
3571
-
3572
- #### Glimmer Calculator
3573
-
3574
- [<img alt="Glimmer Calculator Icon" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cs-calculator/master/glimmer-cs-calculator-icon.png" height=40 /> Glimmer Calculator](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cs-calculator) is a basic calculator sample app demonstrating data-binding and TDD (test-driven-development) with Glimmer following the MVP pattern (Model-View-Presenter).
3575
-
3576
- [<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cs-calculator/master/glimmer-cs-calculator-screenshot.png" />](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cs-calculator)
3577
-
3578
- #### Gladiator
3579
-
3580
- [<img src='https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cs-gladiator/master/images/glimmer-cs-gladiator-logo.svg' height=40 /> Gladiator](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cs-gladiator) (short for Glimmer Editor) is a Glimmer sample project under on-going development.
3581
- You may check it out to learn how to build a Glimmer Custom Shell gem.
3582
-
3583
- [<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cs-gladiator/master/images/glimmer-gladiator.png" />](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cs-gladiator)
3584
-
3585
- Gladiator is a good demonstration of:
3586
- - MVP Pattern
3587
- - Tree data-binding
3588
- - List data-binding
3589
- - Text selection data-binding
3590
- - Tabs
3591
- - Context menus
3592
- - Custom Shell
3593
- - Custom widget
3594
-
3595
- #### Timer
3596
-
3597
- [<img alt="Glimmer Timer Icon" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cs-timer/master/images/glimmer-timer-logo.png" height=40 /> Timer](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cs-timer) is a sample app demonstrating data-binding and multi-threading in a desktop application.
3598
-
3599
- [<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cs-timer/master/glimmer-timer-screenshot.png" />](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cs-timer)
3600
-
3601
- ## In Production
3602
-
3603
- The following production apps have been built with Glimmer.
3604
-
3605
- If you have a Glimmer app you would like referenced here, please mention in a Pull Request.
3606
-
3607
- ### Math Bowling
3608
-
3609
- [<img alt="Math Bowling Logo" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/MathBowling/master/images/math-bowling-logo.png" width="40" />Math Bowling](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/MathBowling): an educational math game for elementary level kids
3610
-
3611
- ### Are We There Yet?
3612
-
3613
- [<img alt="Are We There Yet Logo" src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/are-we-there-yet/master/are-we-there-yet-logo.svg" width="40" />Are We There Yet?](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/are-we-there-yet): A tool that helps you learn when your small projects will finish
3614
-
3615
- ### Garderie Rainbow Daily Agenda
3616
-
3617
- [<img alt="Garderie Rainbow Daily Agenda Logo" src="https://github.com/AndyObtiva/garderie_rainbow_daily_agenda/raw/master/images/garderie_rainbow_daily_agenda_logo.png" width="40" />Garderie Rainbow Daily Agenda](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/garderie_rainbow_daily_agenda): A child nursery daily agenda reporting desktop app
3618
-
3619
- ## Packaging & Distribution
3620
-
3621
- Glimmer simplifies the process of native-executable packaging and distribution on Mac and Windows via a single `glimmer package` command:
3622
-
3623
- ```
3624
- glimmer package
3625
- ```
3626
-
3627
- It works out of the box for any application scaffolded by [Glimmer Scaffolding](#scaffolding), generating all available packaging types on the current platform (e.g. `DMG`, `PKG`, `APP` on the Mac) and displaying a message indicating what pre-requisite setup tools are needed if not installed already (e.g. [Wix Toolset](https://wixtoolset.org/) to generate MSI files on Windows)
3628
-
3629
- You may choose to generate a specific type of packaging instead by addionally passing in the `[type]` option. For example, this generates an MSI setup file on Windows:
3630
-
3631
- ```
3632
- glimmer package[msi]
3633
- ```
3634
-
3635
- - Available Mac packaging types are `dmg`, `pkg`, and `image` (image means a pure Mac `app` without a setup program)
3636
- - Available Windows packaging types are `msi`, `exe`, and `image` (image means a Windows application directory without a setup program). Learn more about Windows packaging are [over here](#windows-application-packaging).
3637
-
3638
- Note: if you are using Glimmer manually, to make the `glimmer package` command available, you must add the following line to your application `Rakefile` (automatically done for you if you scaffold an app or gem with `glimmer scaffold[AppName]` or `glimmer scaffold:gem:customshell[GemName]`):
3639
-
3640
- ```ruby
3641
- require 'glimmer/rake_task'
3642
- ```
3643
-
3644
- The Glimmer packaging process done in the `glimmer package` command consists of the following steps:
3645
- 1. Generate gemspec via Jeweler (`rake gemspec:generate`): Having a gemspec is required by the [`jar-dependencies`](https://github.com/mkristian/jar-dependencies) JRuby gem, used by JRuby libraries to declare JAR dependencies.
3646
- 1. Lock JAR versions (`glimmer package:lock_jars`): This locks versions of JAR dependencies leveraged by the `jar-dependencies` JRuby gem, downloading them into the `./vendor` directory so they would get inside the top-level Glimmer app/gem JAR file.
3647
- 1. Generate [Warbler](https://github.com/jruby/warbler) config (`glimmer package:config`): Generates initial Warbler config file (under `./config/warble.rb`) to use for generating JAR file.
3648
- 1. Generate JAR file using [Warbler](https://github.com/jruby/warbler) (`glimmer package:jar`): Enables bundling a Glimmer app into a JAR file under the `./dist` directory
3649
- 1. Generate native executable using [javapackager](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/unix/javapackager.html) (`glimmer package:native`): Enables packaging a JAR file as a DMG/PKG/APP file on Mac, MSI/EXE/APP on Windows, and DEB/RPM/APP on Linux (Glimmer does not officially support Linux with the `glimmer package` command yet, but it generates the JAR file successfully, and you could use `javapackager` manually afterwards if needed).
3650
-
3651
- Those steps automatically ensure generating a JAR file under the `./dist` directory using [Warbler](https://github.com/jruby/warbler), which is then used to automatically generate a DMG/MSI file (and other executables) under the `./packages/bundles` directory using `javapackager`.
3652
- The JAR file name will match your application local directory name (e.g. `MathBowling.jar` for `~/code/MathBowling`)
3653
- The DMG file name will match the humanized local directory name + dash + application version (e.g. `Math Bowling-1.0.dmg` for `~/code/MathBowling` with version 1.0 or unspecified)
3654
-
3655
- The `glimmer package` command will automatically set "mac.CFBundleIdentifier" to ="org.#{project_name}.application.#{project_name}".
3656
- You may override by configuring as an extra argument for javapackger (e.g. Glimmer::Package.javapackager_extra_args = " -Bmac.CFBundleIdentifier=org.andymaleh.application.MathBowling")
3657
-
3658
- ### Packaging Defaults
3659
-
3660
- Glimmer employs smart defaults in packaging.
3661
-
3662
- The package application name (shows up in top menu bar on the Mac) will be a human form of the app root directory name (e.g. "Math Bowling" for "MathBowling" or "math_bowling" app root directory name). However, application name and version may be specified explicitly via "-Bmac.CFBundleName" and "-Bmac.CFBundleVersion" options.
3663
-
3664
- Also, the package will only include these directories: app, config, db, lib, script, bin, docs, fonts, images, sounds, videos
3665
-
3666
- After running once, you will find a `config/warble.rb` file. It has the JAR packaging configuration. You may adjust included directories in it if needed, and then rerun `glimmer package` and it will pick up your custom configuration. Alternatively, if you'd like to customize the included directories to begin with, don't run `glimmer package` right away. Run this command first:
3667
-
3668
- ```
3669
- glimmer package:config
3670
- ```
3671
-
3672
- This will generate `config/warble.rb`, which you may configure and then run `glimmer package` afterwards.
3673
-
3674
- ### Packaging Configuration
3675
-
3676
- - Ensure you have a Ruby script under `bin` directory that launches the application, preferably matching your project directory name (e.g. `bin/math_bowling`) :
3677
- ```ruby
3678
- require_relative '../app/my_application.rb'
3679
- ```
3680
- - Include Icon (Optional): If you'd like to include an icon for your app (.icns format on the Mac), place it under `package/macosx` matching the humanized application local directory name (e.g. 'Math Bowling.icns' [containing space] for MathBowling or math_bowling). You may generate your Mac icon easily using tools like Image2Icon (http://www.img2icnsapp.com/) or manually using the Mac terminal command `iconutil` (iconutil guide: https://applehelpwriter.com/tag/iconutil/)
3681
- - Include DMG Background Icon (Optional): Simply place a .png file under `package/macosx/{HumanAppName}-background.png`
3682
- - Include Version (Optional): Create a `VERSION` file in your application and fill it your app version on one line (e.g. `1.1.0`)
3683
- - Include License (Optional): Create a `LICENSE.txt` file in your application and fill it up with your license (e.g. MIT). It will show up to people when installing your app. Note that, you may optionally also specify license type, but you'd have to do so manually via `-BlicenseType=MIT` shown in an [example below](#javapackager-extra-arguments).
3684
- - Extra args (Optional): You may optionally add the following to `Rakefile` to configure extra arguments for javapackager: `Glimmer::Packager.javapackager_extra_args = "..."` (Useful to avoid re-entering extra arguments on every run of rake task.). Read about them in [their section below](#javapackager-extra-arguments).
3685
-
3686
- ### javapackager Extra Arguments
3687
-
3688
- In order to explicitly configure javapackager, Mac package attributes, or sign your Mac app to distribute on the App Store, you can follow more advanced instructions for `javapackager` here:
3689
- - https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/tools/javapackager.htm#JSWOR719
3690
- - https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/tools/unix/javapackager.html
3691
- - https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/deploy/self-contained-packaging.html#BCGICFDB
3692
- - https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/technotes/guides/deploy/self-contained-packaging.html
3693
- - https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/releasenotes/General/SubmittingToMacAppStore/index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010572-CH16-SW8
3694
-
3695
- The Glimmer rake task allows passing extra options to javapackager via:
3696
- - `Glimmer::Packager.javapackager_extra_args="..."` in your application Rakefile
3697
- - Environment variable: `JAVAPACKAGER_EXTRA_ARGS`
3698
-
3699
- Example (Rakefile):
668
+ Example (basic HTML):
3700
669
 
3701
670
  ```ruby
3702
- require 'glimmer/rake_task'
3703
-
3704
- Glimmer::Package.javapackager_extra_args = '-BlicenseType="MIT" -Bmac.category="public.app-category.business" -Bmac.signing-key-developer-id-app="Andy Maleh"'
671
+ @xml = html {
672
+ head {
673
+ meta(name: "viewport", content: "width=device-width, initial-scale=2.0")
674
+ }
675
+ body {
676
+ h1 { "Hello, World!" }
677
+ }
678
+ }
679
+ puts @xml
3705
680
  ```
3706
681
 
3707
- Note that `mac.category` defaults to "public.app-category.business", but can be overridden with one of the category UTI values mentioned here:
3708
-
3709
- https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/releasenotes/General/SubmittingToMacAppStore/index.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40010572-CH16-SW8
3710
-
3711
- Example (env var):
682
+ Output:
3712
683
 
3713
684
  ```
3714
- JAVAPACKAGER_EXTRA_ARGS='-Bmac.CFBundleName="Math Bowling Game"' glimmer package
685
+ <html><head><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=2.0" /></head><body><h1>Hello, World!</h1></body></html>
3715
686
  ```
3716
687
 
3717
- That overrides the default application display name.
688
+ ## Glimmer DSL for CSS
3718
689
 
3719
- ### Verbose Mode
690
+ [Glimmer DSL for CSS](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-css) provides Ruby syntax for building CSS (Cascading Style Sheets).
3720
691
 
3721
- Pass `-v` to javapackager in `Glimmer::Package.javapackager_extra_args` or by running `glimmer package:native[type] -v` to learn more about further available customizations for the installer you are requesting to generate.
692
+ Within the context of [Glimmer](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer) app development, Glimmer DSL for CSS is useful in providing CSS for the [SWT Browser widget](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer/tree/master#browser-widget).
3722
693
 
3723
- ### Windows Application Packaging
694
+ ### CSS DSL
3724
695
 
3725
- Windows offers two options for setup packaging:
3726
- - `msi` (recommended): simpler packaging option. Requires [WiX Toolset](https://wixtoolset.org/) and [.NET Framework](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework). Simply run `glimmer package[msi]` (or `glimmer package:native[msi]` if it's not your first time) and it will give you more details on the pre-requisites you need to install (e.g. [WiX Toolset](https://wixtoolset.org/) and [.NET Framework 3.5 SP1](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework/net35-sp1)).
3727
- - `exe`: more advanced packaging option. Requires [Inno Setup](https://jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php). Simply run `glimmer package[exe]` (or `glimmer package:native[exe]` if it's not your first time) and it will tell you what you need to install.
3728
-
3729
- If you just want to test out packaging into a native Windows app that is not packaged for Windows setup, just pass `image` to generate a native Windows app only.
3730
-
3731
- ### Mac Application Distribution
3732
-
3733
- Recent macOS versions (starting with Catalina) have very stringent security requirements requiring all applications to be signed before running (unless the user goes to System Preferences -> Privacy -> General tab and clicks "Open Anyway" after failing to open application the first time they run it). So, to release a desktop application on the Mac, it is recommended to enroll in the [Apple Developer Program](https://developer.apple.com/programs/) to distribute on the [Mac App Store](https://developer.apple.com/distribute/) or otherwise request [app notarization from Apple](https://developer.apple.com/documentation/xcode/notarizing_macos_software_before_distribution) to distribute independently.
3734
-
3735
- Afterwards, you may add developer-id/signing-key arguments to `javapackager` via `Glimmer::Package.javapackager_extra_args` or `JAVAPACKAGER_EXTRA_ARGS` according to this webpage: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/9/tools/javapackager.htm#JSWOR719
3736
-
3737
- DMG signing key argument:
3738
- ```
3739
- -Bmac.signing-key-developer-id-app="..."
3740
- ```
3741
-
3742
- PKG signing key argument:
3743
- ```
3744
- -Bmac.signing-key-developer-id-installer="..."
3745
- ```
3746
-
3747
- Mac App Store signing key arguments:
3748
- ```
3749
- -Bmac.signing-key-app="..."
3750
- -Bmac.signing-key-pkg="..."
3751
- ```
3752
-
3753
- ### Self Signed Certificate
696
+ Simply start with `css` keyword and add stylesheet rule sets inside its block using Glimmer DSL syntax.
697
+ Once done, you may call `to_s` or `to_css` to get the formatted CSS output.
3754
698
 
3755
- You may still release a signed DMG file without enrolling into the Apple Developer Program with the caveat that users will always fail in opening the app the first time, and have to go to System Preferences -> Privacy -> General tab to "Open Anyway".
699
+ `css` is the only top-level keyword in the Glimmer CSS DSL
3756
700
 
3757
- To do so, you may follow these steps (abbreviated version from https://developer.apple.com/library/archive/documentation/Security/Conceptual/CodeSigningGuide/Procedures/Procedures.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40005929-CH4-SW2):
3758
- - Open Keychain Access
3759
- - Choose Keychain Access > Certificate Assistant > Create Certificate ...
3760
- - Enter Name (referred to below as "CertificateName")
3761
- - Set 'Certificate Type' to 'Code Signing'
3762
- - Create (if you alternatively override defaults, make sure to enable all capabilities)
3763
- - Add the following option to javapackager: `-Bmac.signing-key-developer-id-app="CertificateName"` via `Glimmer::Package.javapackager_extra_args` or `JAVAPACKAGER_EXTRA_ARGS`
701
+ Selectors may be specified by `s` keyword or HTML element keyword directly (e.g. `body`)
702
+ Rule property values may be specified by `pv` keyword or underscored property name directly (e.g. `font_size`)
3764
703
 
3765
704
  Example:
3766
705
 
3767
706
  ```ruby
3768
- Glimmer::Package.javapackager_extra_args = '-Bmac.signing-key-developer-id-app="Andy Maleh"'
707
+ @css = css {
708
+ body {
709
+ font_size '1.1em'
710
+ pv 'background', 'white'
711
+ }
712
+
713
+ s('body > h1') {
714
+ background_color :red
715
+ pv 'font-size', '2em'
716
+ }
717
+ }
718
+ puts @css
3769
719
  ```
3770
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3771
- Now, when you run `glimmer package`, it builds a self-signed DMG file. When you make available online, and users download, upon launching application, they are presented with your certificate, which they have to sign if they trust you in order to use the application.
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- ### Gotchas
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- Keep that in mind if you are not going to rely on the default `LICENSE.txt` support.
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+ ```
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+ body{font-size:1.1em;background:white}body > h1{background-color:red;font-size:2em}
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  ```
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- By the way, keep in mind that during normal operation, it does also indicate a false-negative while completing successfully similar to the following (please ignore):
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+ ## Multi-DSL Support
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- Exec failed with code 2 command [[/usr/bin/SetFile, -c, icnC, /var/folders/4_/g1sw__tx6mjdgyh3mky7vydc0000gp/T/fxbundler4076750801763032201/images/MathBowling/.VolumeIcon.icns] in unspecified directory
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- ```
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+ Glimmer allows mixing DSLs, which comes in handy when doing things like using a desktop Browser widget with HTML and CSS.
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+ Glimmer DSL syntax consists mainly of:
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+ - keywords (e.g. `table` for a table widget)
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+ - style/args (e.g. :multi as in `table(:multi)` for a multi-line selection table widget)
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+ - content (e.g. `{ table_column { text 'Name'} }` as in `table(:multi) { table_column { text 'name'} }` for a multi-line selection table widget with a table column having header text property `'Name'` as content)
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- Glimmer already supports automatic (and manual) app updates via the Mac App Store for Mac apps. Simply run the `glimmer package` command with the Mac App Store keys configured as per [Mac Application Distribution](mac-application-distribution) instructions and you get automatic (and manual) app update support courtesy of the Mac App Store.
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+ DSLs are activated by specific keywords. For example, the `html` keyword activates the Glimmer DSL for XML. Glimmer automatically recognizes top-level keywords in each DSL and activates the DSL accordingly. Once done processing a nested DSL top-level keyword, Glimmer switches back to the prior DSL automatically.
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  ## Glimmer Supporting Libraries
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+ Here is a list of notable 3rd party gems used by Glimmer and Glimmer DSLs:
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+ - [jeweler](https://github.com/technicalpickles/jeweler): generates app gems during [Glimmer Scaffolding](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt#scaffolding)
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  - [logging](https://github.com/TwP/logging): provides extra logging capabilities not available in Ruby Logger such as multi-threaded buffered asynchronous logging (to avoid affecting app performance) and support for multiple appenders such as stdout, syslog, and log files (the last one is needed on Windows where syslog is not supported)
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  - [nested_inherited_jruby_include_package](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/nested_inherited_jruby_include_package): makes included [SWT](https://www.eclipse.org/swt/)/[Java](https://www.java.com/en/) packages available to all classes/modules that mix in the Glimmer module without having to manually reimport
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  - [os](https://github.com/rdp/os): provides OS detection capabilities (e.g. `OS.mac?` or `OS.windows?`) to write cross-platform code inexpensively
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  **Contributors Wanted!**
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- If you would like to contribute to Glimmer, please study up on Glimmer and [SWT](#swt-reference), run all Glimmer [samples](#samples), and build a small sample app (perhaps from [this TODO list](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/TODO.md#samples)) to add to [glimmer-dsl-swt](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt) Hello or Elaborate samples via a Pull Request. Once done, contact me on [Chat](#chat).
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+ If you would like to contribute to Glimmer, please study up on Glimmer and [SWT](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt#swt-reference), run all Glimmer [samples](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt#samples), and build a small sample app (perhaps from [this TODO list](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/blob/master/TODO.md#samples)) to add to [glimmer-dsl-swt](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt) Hello or Elaborate samples via a Pull Request. Once done, contact me on [Chat](#chat).
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  You may apply for contributing to any of these Glimmer DSL gems whether you prefer to focus on the desktop or web:
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- - [glimmer-dsl-swt](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt): Glimmer DSL for SWT (Desktop GUI)
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+ - [glimmer-dsl-swt](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt): Glimmer DSL for SWT (JRuby Desktop Development GUI Library)
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+ - [glimmer-dsl-tk](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-tk): Glimmer DSL for Tk (Ruby Desktop Development GUI Library)
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  - [glimmer-dsl-opal](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-opal): Glimmer DSL for Opal (Web GUI Adapter for Desktop Apps)
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  - [glimmer-dsl-xml](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-xml): Glimmer DSL for XML (& HTML)
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- - [glimmer-dsl-css](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-css): Glimmer DSL for CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
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+ - [glimmer-dsl-css](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-css): Glimmer DSL for CSS
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  [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)
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  ## License
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+ [MIT](LICENSE.txt)
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  Copyright (c) 2007-2020 - Andy Maleh.
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- See [LICENSE.txt](LICENSE.txt) for further details.
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