Adding embedded events to awt ApplicationDelegate on MacOS

[Kevin Rushforth]

That should be: client-libs-dev at openjdk.org

On 3/28/2025 9:50 AM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
> Please direct your question to client-libs-dev at openjfx.org (you can 
> continue discussing the JavaFX part of your question on 
> openjfx-dev at openjdk.org)
>
> -- Kevin
>
>
> On 3/28/2025 9:27 AM, Paul Hayder wrote:
>> Dear developers,
>>
>> I am currently fixing a bug on the JavaFX side which also affects the 
>> JDK (for details: https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8332947).
>> I need to handle openURL events for a MacOS native Java application, 
>> while also using the native menu bar from within JavaFX.
>> The main issue is that for opening an URL, I rely on AWT.
>> Now I have the problem when firstly registering the openURL event 
>> handler with AWT, JavaFX will run embedded and won’t register the 
>> native menu.
>> But if I firstly initialize JavaFX, AWT won’t receive the openURL 
>> events as it is running embedded and won’t register the appropriate 
>> app delegate.
>>
>> My proposal is to add a notification listener to the Notification 
>> Center that listens for events if running embedded (for the 
>> implementation: https://github.com/pabulaner/jdk/tree/embedded-event).
>> Those events can be used to forward events not handled by other 
>> applications (like JavaFX and openURL) to AWT to handle them on their 
>> behalf.
>> This would allow JavaFX to call the AWT openURL method without adding 
>> a direct dependency to it and would allow AWT to receive events, even 
>> if it runs embedded and only if the application desires it.
>>
>> Please let me know what Your feedback is on that proposal and the 
>> concrete implementation.
>>
>> Best Regards
>> Paul Hayder
>>
>> Github: https://github.com/pabulaner
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