ControlsFX TextFields.bindAutoComplete() VM Arg fails to make it to built App, causing scenes not to open.

[GQ16]

Hey All!

I'm new to CI/CD and I'm deploying my first ever legit JavaFX app for my father's business after almost two years of work. I love how easy jdeploy makes it to make applications downloadable, and it's all working for me in terms of being able to find and download the app, as well as continuous deployment through Github Actions.

Screens of my application which contain TextFields using the bindAutoComplete refuse to open, and I'm sure it has to do with VM args which are needed for ControlsFX AutoCompleteTextField which i may be failing to include properly in my deployment.

Download Link:
https://www.jdeploy.com/gh/GQ16/casa-releases

had to attach some of these as text files, but feel that the issue must reside in one of these:
package.json
pom.xml
jdeploy.yml
App.java
PrimaryController.java
module-info.java

Lastly, here is the directory structure:

Thank you all so much for your support.

[shannah]

What platform are you testing on? I'll take a look in a couple hours to see if anything stands out.

[GQ16]

Tried setting JDK: true, but still wouldn't open

[shannah]

You don't need jdk. Didn't get a chance to look at it yet. Will try tonight.

[GQ16]

No worries, I ended up eliminating the VM arg completely by simply creating my own Autocompletion Text Field implementation so its all working!! 😁

Quick question, if my dad is downloading the application and he doesn't have java installed on his device, then would i need the jdk set to true so it would download a jdk for him? Or even in that situation, no need for JDK: true

So sorry to be a bother, thanks again for your help and for building this deployment tool and making my life so much easier as a newby.

[shannah]

You should be able to use controlsfx. You just need to include the maven dependency in your pom, and make sure that you're bundling dependencies. The jdeploy developer guide has an appendix discussing executable jar bundling with dependencies. All of the project templates do this also out of the box.

Your dad (and other users) don't need to have java installed. The app is self contained. He can just install it using your installer.

[GQ16]

So the arg should remain in the pom, and no args in the package.json? If I am understanding correctly.

And thanks for the advice on the JDK piece, will set that to False!

[shannah]

I just forked the FXControls sampler project and made a couple of changes to deploy the autocomplete sample only, as an example.

I added the following args. Not all may have been necessary. I may add an option in jdeploy to automatically export the javafx modules to the unnamed module to make this easier.

--add-exports javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.event=ALL-UNNAMED
--add-exports javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.runtime=ALL-UNNAMED
--add-exports javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui=ALL-UNNAMED
--add-exports javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.scene=ALL-UNNAMED
--add-exports javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application=ALL-NNAMED
--add-exports javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui=ALL-UNNAMED
--add-exports javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.css=ALL-UNNAMED
--add-opens javafx.graphics/javafx.scene=ALL-UNNAMED
--add-opens javafx.controls/javafx.scene.control.skin=ALL-UNNAMED

Here is that sample's download page: https://www.jdeploy.com/~controlsfx-samples

This is the repository: https://github.com/shannah/controlsfx

[GQ16]

Thanks a lot this makes sense, I may have just needed to export more than just that single arg perhaps 🫡