processing.app.contrib

Class ContributionManager

Object

ContributionManager

public class ContributionManager
extends Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ContributionManager()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static void	downloadAndInstallOnImport(Base base, List<AvailableContribution> list) Blocking call to download and install a set of libraries.
static String	getFileName(File libFile) Returns the name of a file without its path or extension.
static File	getUniqueName(File parentFolder, String fileName) Returns a file in the parent folder that does not exist yet.
static void	init(Base base)
static void	openExamples() Show the Examples installer window.
static void	openLibraries() Show the Library installer window.
static void	openModes() Show the Mode installer window.
static void	openTools() Show the Tool installer window.
static void	openUpdates() Open the updates panel.

Methods inherited from class Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ContributionManager

public ContributionManager()

Method Detail

downloadAndInstallOnImport

public static void downloadAndInstallOnImport(Base base,
                                              List<AvailableContribution> list)

Blocking call to download and install a set of libraries. Used when a list of libraries have to be installed while forcing the user to not modify anything and providing feedback via the console status area, such as when the user tries to run a sketch that imports uninstaled libraries.

Parameters:

list - The list of AvailableContributions to be downloaded and installed.

getUniqueName

public static File getUniqueName(File parentFolder,
                                 String fileName)

Returns a file in the parent folder that does not exist yet. If parent/fileName already exists, this will look for parent/fileName(2) then parent/fileName(3) and so forth.

Returns:

a file that does not exist yet

getFileName

public static String getFileName(File libFile)

Returns the name of a file without its path or extension. For example, "/path/to/helpfullib.zip" returns "helpfullib" "helpfullib-0.1.1.plb" returns "helpfullib-0.1.1"

init

public static void init(Base base)
                 throws Exception

Throws:

Exception

openLibraries

public static void openLibraries()

Show the Library installer window.

openModes

public static void openModes()

Show the Mode installer window.

openTools

public static void openTools()

Show the Tool installer window.

openExamples

public static void openExamples()

Show the Examples installer window.

openUpdates

public static void openUpdates()

Open the updates panel.