JavaFX 12 maven and Spring - spring

Question

I'm trying to add spring to my pom
but I'm wondering if my build will look like this.
Could someone help me how can I do this spring integration with java fx?
my pom:
<properties>
<java.version>12</java.version>
</properties>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
<artifactId>javafx-controls</artifactId>
<version>12.0.2</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.openjfx</groupId>
<artifactId>javafx-fxml</artifactId>
<version>12.0.2</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-data-jpa</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-mail</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-quartz</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
<scope>runtime</scope>
<optional>true</optional>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>mysql</groupId>
<artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
<scope>runtime</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
<scope>test</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
<artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
main class:
public class App extends Application {
private static Scene scene;
#Override
public void start(Stage stage) throws IOException {
scene = new Scene(loadFXML("primary"));
stage.setScene(scene);
stage.show();
}
static void setRoot(String fxml) throws IOException {
scene.setRoot(loadFXML(fxml));
}
private static Parent loadFXML(String fxml) throws IOException {
FXMLLoader fxmlLoader = new FXMLLoader(App.class.getResource(fxml + ".fxml"));
return fxmlLoader.load();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch();
} }
I searched and found nothing about integrating javafx with spring
Could someone help me how I can integrate spring?
I tried to use what I used in my swing project but it didn't work out

Answer 1

Your main app has to maintain Spring's application context like this.
import org.springframework.context.annotation.AnnotationConfigApplicationContext;
import org.springframework.context.support.AbstractApplicationContext;
#Configuration // or #SpringBootApplication if you used spring boot.
public class App extends Application {
private static Scene scene;
private AbstractApplicationContext context;
#Override
public void init() throws Exception {
this.context = new AnnotationConfigApplicationContext(App.class);
super.init();
}
#Override
public void start(Stage stage) throws IOException {
SpringFxmlLoader loader = new SpringFxmlLoader(this.context);
Parent root = loader.loadFromResource("primary.fxml");
stage.setScene(new Scene(root));
stage.show();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch();
}
}
use SpringFxmlLoader for returning a controller as a spring bean.
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.net.URL;
import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
import javafx.fxml.FXMLLoader;
public class SpringFxmlLoader extends FXMLLoader {
private ApplicationContext context;
protected SpringFxmlLoader() {
}
public SpringFxmlLoader(ApplicationContext context) {
this.context = context;
setControllerFactory(context::getBean); // return a spring bean from spring's application context.
}
public ApplicationContext getContext() {
return this.context;
}
public <T> T loadFromResource(String resource) throws IOException {
return loadFromResource(resource, null);
}
public <T> T loadFromResource(String resource, Class<?> root) throws IOException {
URL resourceURL = context.getResource(resource).getURL();
setLocation(resourceURL);
if(root != null) setRoot(root);
try (InputStream fxml = resourceURL.openStream()) {
return load(fxml);
}
}
}
Your controller should be looked like this as a spring bean.
#Controller
#Scope("prototype")
public class PrimaryController {
#FXML private Parent rootView;
#FXML private TitledPane settingPane;
#Autowired private SomeBean someBean; // now you can autowire spring beans.
// braa....
}
Don't forget specify the controller class in your primary.fxml with fx:controller attribute.