Usage of Toolkit firePulse

[Ryan Jaeb]

I use firePulse() in GUI test code.  I'm using TestFX (v3) for testing.  Is
there a way to ensure model updates are reflected in the scene without
using firePulse()?  Consider something like this:

...
// TestFX starts us on the main thread.  Maybe I'm using it wrong?

CountDownLatch latch = new CountDownLatch(1);

Platform.runLater(() -> {
    // Add "list-item-name" to an empty list that's used as the model for
    // a ListView.
    Toolkit.getToolkit().firePulse();
    latch.countDown();
});

try {
    latch.await(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
}
catch (InterruptedException e) {
    throw new RuntimeException(e);
}

// TestFX runs this on the application thread.
drag("list-item-name").to("trash");

assertTrue(list.isEmpty);
...

In a case like the above, firePulse() is used to ensure a node (ListCell)
for "list-item-name" is added to the scene before continuing with the
test.  Otherwise the drag(...) command will throw an exception because it
can't find the node for "list-item-name" (it doesn't exist yet).

I don't actually needto call firePulse().  I just need a way to know the
scene is up to date with a re-validated model.  Is there a better way of
accomplishing that right now?

Ryan


On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 5:49 PM, Jonathan Giles <jonathan.giles at oracle.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Today I am keen to get your help on understanding use of the
> Toolkit.getToolkit().firePulse() private API. If you could spare a few
> minutes to grep your source directory for any usage of 'firePulse', and
> email me your findings, that would be really interesting.
>
> As a gentle motivational tool I'll conclude by saying that, surprisingly,
> this private API is barely used inside the openjfx production code. If you
> look at the openjfx unit tests, it is used massively. The question is - how
> much is this being used by other community members. If the answer is 'not
> much' or less, then this private API may not be made public in JDK 9. Your
> feedback therefore is critical!
>
> Thanks,
> -- Jonathan
>