Goals of the Java Builders project

• To build maximum functionality with the least possible amount of code.
• To unify the best of open-source Java libraries into one common framework.
• To deliver the best productivity for building Java applications, compared to any language on any platform.

Introduction

Below you will find general information related to all types of Java Builders. At this moment in time Java SwingBuilder and SWTBuilder are under development.

Details

• Basic Java Builders concepts
• Why YAML? Why not XML or JSON?
• What is the special compact YAML syntax allowed by Java Builders?
• What development tools do I need?
• Will I be forced to code in a different language than Java?
• Can I code in a different VM language than Java (e.g. Groovy, JRuby or Jython)?
• What are the benefits compared to coding by hand?
• What are the benefits compared to using a visual GUI design tool (e.g. Matisse)?
• What are the drawbacks?
• How big is the Java Builders library?
• How does the Java code obtain a reference to the objects created in the YAML file?

Features

• Event handling
• Data binding (
• Data validation (using Apache Commons Validators)
• Executing long-running methods in the background (using a simple DoInBackground method annotation).
• Automatic internationalization
• Automatic conversion for Enum values
• Automatic conversion for static int constants
• Using custom components
• Custom global commands
• Build event listeners
• Hot Deployment of components during development

Advanced Topics

• How do I add my own object types to an existing Java Builder?
• How do I mark an object property as localizable?