CSSFX is an exciting tool designed to enhance developer productivity by enabling real-time CSS reloading in JavaFX applications. Imagine being an artist painting on a canvas—the moment you make a stroke, you can immediately see its effect without waiting. CSSFX allows developers to experience a similar magic by instantly reflecting CSS changes in their running applications.

What is CSSFX?

CSSFX is a Java library that allows developers to modify CSS styles in their JavaFX applications seamlessly. It starts monitoring CSS changes as soon as you invoke a simple command in your application code, making the development process efficient and dynamic. Think of it as a magic lens that shows the artist’s adjustments on canvas right away.

Quick Installation Guide

Follow the steps below to get CSSFX up and running in your JavaFX application:

• Using Maven:

  
  
      fr.brouillard.oss
      cssfx
      11.4.0
  
  

• Using Gradle:

  
  dependencies {
      implementation 'fr.brouillard.oss:cssfx:11.4.0'
  }
  

How to Use CSSFX

Starting to monitor your CSS changes is straightforward. Just follow these steps:

1. Invoke the CSSFX monitoring in your application by adding this line in your main code:

CSSFX.start();

2. Now, any change you make to your CSS files will reflect in the running application as soon as you hit save.

The Power of Customization

CSSFX also allows for customization of how it detects and processes CSS URIs on your system. By registering your own URIToPathConverter, developers can ensure that CSSFX works correctly in unique project setups.

javaURIToPathConverter myConverter = new URIToPathConverter() {
    @Override
    public Path convert(String uri) {
        Matcher m = Pattern.compile("jar:file:.*.jar!(.*.css)").matcher(uri);
        if (m.matches()) {
            final String sourceFile = m.replaceFirst("c:projectsmyappsrc$1").replace(", ");
            return Paths.get(sourceFile);
        }
        return null;
    }
};
CSSFX.addConverter(myConverter).start();

Think of this converter code like a translator for an art show—it takes the unfamiliar language of a jar file and transforms it into a recognizable format for CSSFX to understand.

Troubleshooting

While CSSFX is a powerful tool, you might encounter some challenges. Here are some troubleshooting tips:

• Issue: CSS changes not reflecting in the application.
• Solution: Ensure that you have called CSSFX.start(); in your application. Verify the paths to your CSS files with the converter, and make sure they are correct.
• Issue: Custom URI converters not working as expected.
• Solution: Check the regular expressions in your converter—to make sure they accurately match the desired URIs.

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Additional Information

CSSFX supports different logging configurations. You can adjust the logging level by setting system properties like cssfx.log.level to DEBUG to receive more detailed information while troubleshooting.

Final Thoughts

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