javafx.base and java.desktop

[Nir Lisker]

This is being implemented in https://github.com/openjdk/jfx/pull/1958.

On Sun, Nov 19, 2023 at 4:42 AM Nir Lisker <nlisker at gmail.com> wrote:

> Perhaps this is the right time to move this forward?
>
>
> I don't see why not. Except for changing the `requires` declaration in the
> module-info and mentioning it in the docs, is there anything else that
> needs to be changed?
>
> On Sat, Nov 18, 2023 at 7:48 PM Kevin Rushforth <
> kevin.rushforth at oracle.com> wrote:
>
>> We would need to validate the assertion that an app can't doing anything
>> useful without the app itself importing and using java.beans from the
>> java.desktop module.
>>
>> At a minimum this would need a CSR specifying this additional requirement
>> that the app must depend on java.desktop in order to use the JavaFX beans
>> property adapter classes.
>>
>> If others think this is useful, we could consider this for JavaFX 23.
>>
>> -- Kevin
>>
>> On 11/18/2023 6:16 AM, Kevin Rushforth wrote:
>>
>> Perhaps the module can be declared 'requires static'.
>>
>>
>> That was my thinking as well, which is captured in
>> https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8240844
>>
>> Perhaps this is the right time to move this forward?
>>
>> -- Kevin
>>
>>
>> On 11/17/2023 4:06 PM, Nir Lisker wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> A previous discussion mentioned the removal of AWT dependencies. One of
>> the points that Kevin brought up was
>>
>>  Refactor Java Beans implementation in javafx.base such that java.desktop
>>> is optional
>>
>>
>> John and I looked at this some time ago when we discussed the usage of
>> the javafx base module outside of JavaFX, as its observables/binding
>> capabilities are suitable for non-GUI applications, which currently have to
>> pull in GUI modules as dependencies.
>>
>> The dependency is used in the property.adapter packages that bridge
>> javafx.base properties with Java Beans. I think that these classes are
>> seldom used.
>>
>> What could be a way to deal with that dependency? Perhaps the module can
>> be declared 'requires static'. Or extract the adapter packages into a
>> different "interop" module (javafx.javabeans) like javafx.swing?
>>
>> - Nir
>>
>>
>>
>>
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