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| ==== Technology ==== | ==== Technology ==== | ||
| - | Obviously, the first one in the chain is the so called “technology” layer. It represents the UI technology, for example Swing, JavaFX or Vaadin, which is used to power the [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/jvx/|JVx]] application. | + | Obviously, the first one in the chain is the so-called “technology” layer. It represents the UI technology -- for example Swing, JavaFX or Vaadin -- that is used to power the [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/jvx/|JVx]] application. |
| - | To put it into a more simple term: | + | To put it more simply: |
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| ==== Extension ==== | ==== Extension ==== | ||
| - | Next comes the extension layer, components from the technology are extended to support needed features of [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/jvx/|JVx]]. This includes creating bindings for the databook, additional style options and changing of behavior if necessary. From time to time this also includes creating components from scratch if the provided ones do not meet the needs or there simply are none with the required functionality. For the most part, we do our best that these layers can be used without [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/jvx/|JVx]], meaning that they represent a solitary extension to the technology. A very good example is our JavaFX implementation, which compiles into two separate jars, the first being the complete [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/jvxfx/|JVx/JavaFX]] stack, the second being stand-alone JavaFX extensions which can be used in any application and without [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/jvx/|JVx]]. | + | Next comes the extension layer. Components from the technology are extended to support needed features of [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/jvx/|JVx]]. This includes creating bindings for the databook, additional style options, and changing of behavior, if necessary. From time to time, this also includes creating components from scratch if the provided ones do not meet the needs or there simply are none with the required functionality. For the most part, we do our best that these layers can be used without [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/jvx/|JVx]], meaning that they represent a solitary extension to the technology. A very good example is our JavaFX implementation, which compiles into two separate jars, the first being the complete [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/jvxfx/|JVx/JavaFX]] stack, the second being stand-alone JavaFX extensions that can be used in any application and without [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/jvx/|JVx]]. |
| - | Theoretically one can skip this layer and directly jump to the Implementation layer, but so far it has proven necessary (for cleanliness of the code, object structure and sanity reasons) to create a separate extension layer. | + | Theoretically, one can skip this layer and directly jump to the implementation layer, but, so far, it has proven necessary (for cleanliness of the code, object structure, and sanity reasons) to create a separate extension layer. |
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| ==== Implementation ==== | ==== Implementation ==== | ||
| - | After that comes the implementation layer. These implementations of the [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/jvx/|JVx]] interfaces are the actual objects returned by the factory. This is some sort of “glue” layer, it binds the technology or extended components against the interfaces which are provided by [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/jvx/|JVx]]. | + | After that comes the implementation layer. These implementations of the [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/jvx/|JVx]] interfaces are the actual objects returned by the factory. This is some sort of “glue” layer: it binds the technology or extended components against the interfaces which are provided by [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/jvx/|JVx]]. |
| <code java> | <code java> | ||