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-# [<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer/master/images/glimmer-logo-hi-res.png" height=85 />](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer) Glimmer DSL for SWT 4.19.0.0
+# [<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer/master/images/glimmer-logo-hi-res.png" height=85 />](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer) Glimmer DSL for SWT 4.19.0.1
## JRuby Desktop Development GUI Framework
[](http://badge.fury.io/rb/glimmer-dsl-swt)
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[](https://codeclimate.com/github/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt/maintainability)
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**[Contributors Wanted! (Submit a Glimmer App Sample to Get Started)](#contributing)**
**(The Original Glimmer Library Handling the World’s Ruby GUI Needs Since 2007. Beware of Imitators!)**
-[Glimmer](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer) DSL for SWT is a native-GUI cross-platform desktop development library written in [JRuby](https://www.jruby.org/), an OS-threaded faster JVM version of [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/). [Glimmer](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer) was the [first Ruby gem](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) to bring [SWT](https://www.eclipse.org/swt/) (Standard Widget Toolkit) to [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/), thanks to its creator [Andy Maleh](https://andymaleh.blogspot.com/), an EclipseCon/EclipseWorld/RubyConf speaker and expert. [Glimmer](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer)'s main innovation is a declarative [Ruby DSL](docs/reference/GLIMMER_GUI_DSL_SYNTAX.md#glimmer-dsl-syntax) that enables productive and efficient authoring of desktop application user-interfaces by relying on the robust [Eclipse SWT library](https://www.eclipse.org/swt/). [Glimmer](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) additionally innovates by having built-in [data-binding](docs/reference/GLIMMER_GUI_DSL_SYNTAX.md#data-binding) support, which greatly facilitates synchronizing the GUI with domain models, thus achieving true decoupling of object oriented components and enabling developers to solve business problems (test-first) without worrying about GUI concerns, or alternatively drive development GUI-first, and then write clean business models (test-first) afterwards. Not only does Glimmer provide a large set of GUI [widgets](docs/reference/GLIMMER_GUI_DSL_SYNTAX.md#widgets), but it also supports drawing Canvas Graphics like [Shapes](docs/reference/GLIMMER_GUI_DSL_SYNTAX.md#canvas-shape-dsl) and [Animations](docs/reference/GLIMMER_GUI_DSL_SYNTAX.md#canvas-animation-dsl). To get started quickly, [Glimmer](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) offers [scaffolding](docs/reference/GLIMMER_COMMAND.md#scaffolding) options for [Apps](#in-production), [Gems](docs/reference/GLIMMER_COMMAND.md#custom-shell-gem), and [Custom Widgets](docs/reference/GLIMMER_GUI_DSL_SYNTAX.md#custom-widgets). [Glimmer](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) also includes native-executable [packaging](docs/reference/GLIMMER_PACKAGING_AND_DISTRIBUTION.md) support, sorely lacking in other libraries, thus enabling the delivery of desktop apps written in [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/) as truly native DMG/PKG/APP files on the [Mac](https://www.apple.com/ca/macos) + [App Store](https://developer.apple.com/macos/distribution/), MSI/EXE files on [Windows](https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows), and [Gem Packaged Shell Scripts](docs/reference/GLIMMER_COMMAND.md#packaging) on [Linux](https://www.linux.org/).
+[Glimmer](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer) DSL for SWT is a native-GUI cross-platform desktop development library written in [JRuby](https://www.jruby.org/), an OS-threaded faster JVM version of [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/). [Glimmer](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer)'s main innovation is a declarative [Ruby DSL](docs/reference/GLIMMER_GUI_DSL_SYNTAX.md#glimmer-dsl-syntax) that enables productive and efficient authoring of desktop application user-interfaces by relying on the robust [Eclipse SWT library](https://www.eclipse.org/swt/). [Glimmer](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) additionally innovates by having built-in [data-binding](docs/reference/GLIMMER_GUI_DSL_SYNTAX.md#data-binding) support, which greatly facilitates synchronizing the GUI with domain models, thus achieving true decoupling of object oriented components and enabling developers to solve business problems (test-first) without worrying about GUI concerns, or alternatively drive development GUI-first, and then write clean business models (test-first) afterwards. Not only does Glimmer provide a large set of GUI [widgets](docs/reference/GLIMMER_GUI_DSL_SYNTAX.md#widgets), but it also supports drawing Canvas Graphics like [Shapes](docs/reference/GLIMMER_GUI_DSL_SYNTAX.md#canvas-shape-dsl) and [Animations](docs/reference/GLIMMER_GUI_DSL_SYNTAX.md#canvas-animation-dsl). To get started quickly, [Glimmer](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) offers [scaffolding](docs/reference/GLIMMER_COMMAND.md#scaffolding) options for [Apps](#in-production), [Gems](docs/reference/GLIMMER_COMMAND.md#custom-shell-gem), and [Custom Widgets](docs/reference/GLIMMER_GUI_DSL_SYNTAX.md#custom-widgets). [Glimmer](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) also includes native-executable [packaging](docs/reference/GLIMMER_PACKAGING_AND_DISTRIBUTION.md) support, sorely lacking in other libraries, thus enabling the delivery of desktop apps written in [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/) as truly native DMG/PKG/APP files on the [Mac](https://www.apple.com/ca/macos) + [App Store](https://developer.apple.com/macos/distribution/), MSI/EXE files on [Windows](https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/windows), and [Gem Packaged Shell Scripts](docs/reference/GLIMMER_COMMAND.md#packaging) on [Linux](https://www.linux.org/). [Glimmer](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer) was the [first Ruby gem](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer) to bring [SWT](https://www.eclipse.org/swt/) (Standard Widget Toolkit) to [Ruby](https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/), thanks to its creator [Andy Maleh](https://andymaleh.blogspot.com/), an EclipseCon/EclipseWorld/RubyConf speaker and expert (even Shoes recently copied Glimmer and switched to using SWT, fully confirming [Glimmer](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer)'s superiority).
[<img src="https://covers.oreillystatic.com/images/9780596519650/lrg.jpg" width=105 /><br />
Featured in JRuby Cookbook](http://shop.oreilly.com/product/9780596519650.do) and [Chalmers/Gothenburg University Software Engineering Master's Lecture Material](http://www.cse.chalmers.se/~bergert/slides/guest_lecture_DSLs.pdf)
-[Glimmer DSL for SWT](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer-dsl-swt) 4.19.0.0 includes [SWT 4.19](https://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/R-4.19-202103031800/), which was released on March 3, 2021. Gem version numbers are in sync with the SWT library versions. The first two digits represent the SWT version number. The last two digits represent the minor and patch versions of Glimmer DSL for SWT.
+[Glimmer DSL for SWT](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer-dsl-swt) 4.19.0.1 includes [SWT 4.19](https://download.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/R-4.19-202103031800/), which was released on March 3, 2021. Gem version numbers are in sync with the SWT library versions. The first two digits represent the SWT version number. The last two digits represent the minor and patch versions of Glimmer DSL for SWT.
[Glimmer DSL for SWT receives two updates per month](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer-dsl-swt/versions). You can trust [Glimmer DSL for SWT](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer-dsl-swt) with your Ruby desktop GUI development needs! [Glimmer DSL for SWT](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer-dsl-swt) brings great ideas to the table, such as declarative programming via domain specific languages, currently under-utilized in the GUI domain. That said, it may not be feature complete enough for everybody's needs, so please help make [Glimmer DSL for SWT](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer-dsl-swt) even better by providing feedback and [contributing](#contributing) when possible. The project is very active, so any feature suggestions that are accepted could be implemented within weeks if not days. Also, you are welcome to [hire me](#hire-me) full-time if you want long-term development of [Glimmer DSL for SWT](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer-dsl-swt) for your project needs.
Glimmer DSL gems:
- [glimmer-dsl-swt](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt): Glimmer DSL for SWT (JRuby Desktop Development GUI Framework)
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https://www.eclipse.org/swt/faq.php
## Pre-requisites
- JDK 8u241 (1.8.0_241) (find at https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/javase8u211-later-archive-downloads.html / On Windows, ensure PATH includes Java bin directory like C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_241\bin for javapackager to work during packaging Glimmer applications)
-- JRuby 9.2.16.0 (supporting Ruby 2.5.x syntax) (get via [RVM](http://rvm.io) on Mac and Linux or find at [https://www.jruby.org/download](https://www.jruby.org/download) for Windows)
+- JRuby 9.2.17.0 (supporting Ruby 2.5.x syntax) (get via [RVM](http://rvm.io) on Mac and Linux or find at [https://www.jruby.org/download](https://www.jruby.org/download) for Windows)
- SWT 4.19 (already included in the [glimmer-dsl-swt](https://rubygems.org/gems/glimmer-dsl-swt) gem)
- Git (comes with Mac and Linux. Install on Windows: https://git-scm.com/download/win )
To obtain JRuby through [RVM](http://rvm.io), you may run:
```bash
-rvm install jruby-9.2.16.0
+rvm install jruby-9.2.17.0
```
Glimmer might still work on other versions of Java, JRuby and SWT, but there are no guarantees, so it is best to stick to the pre-requisites outlined above.
## Setup
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jgem install glimmer-dsl-swt
```
Or this command if you want a specific version:
```
-jgem install glimmer-dsl-swt -v 4.19.0.0
+jgem install glimmer-dsl-swt -v 4.19.0.1
```
`jgem` is JRuby's version of `gem` command.
RVM allows running `gem install` directly as an alias.
Otherwise, you may also run `jruby -S gem install ...`
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### Option 2: Bundler
(Use for Manual App Creation)
Add the following to `Gemfile`:
```
-gem 'glimmer-dsl-swt', '~> 4.19.0.0'
+gem 'glimmer-dsl-swt', '~> 4.19.0.1'
```
And, then run:
```
jruby -S bundle install
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```
glimmer
```
```
-Glimmer (JRuby Desktop Development GUI Framework) - JRuby Gem: glimmer-dsl-swt v4.19.0.0
+Glimmer (JRuby Desktop Development GUI Framework) - JRuby Gem: glimmer-dsl-swt v4.19.0.1
Usage: glimmer [--bundler] [--pd] [--quiet] [--debug] [--log-level=VALUE] [[ENV_VAR=VALUE]...] [[-jruby-option]...] (application.rb or task[task_args]) [[application2.rb]...]
Runs Glimmer applications and tasks.
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text 'Name'
}
}
```
+If you need more widgets, you can check out the [Nebula Project](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-cw-nebula) (50+ enterprise-grade custom widgets)
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Learn more at: [docs/reference/GLIMMER_GUI_DSL_SYNTAX.md](docs/reference/GLIMMER_GUI_DSL_SYNTAX.md)
## Glimmer Configuration
Glimmer configuration may be done via the `Glimmer::Config` module.
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[docs/reference/GLIMMER_STYLE_GUIDE.md](docs/reference/GLIMMER_STYLE_GUIDE.md)
## Samples
-Check the [samples](samples) directory in [glimmer-dsl-swt](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt) for examples on how to write Glimmer applications. To run a sample, make sure to install the `glimmer-dsl-swt` gem first and then run:
+Check the [samples](/docs/reference/GLIMMER_SAMPLES.md) directory in [glimmer-dsl-swt](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer-dsl-swt) for examples on how to write Glimmer applications. To run a sample, make sure to install the `glimmer-dsl-swt` gem first and then run:
```
glimmer samples
```
(alternatively, you may clone the repo, follow [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) instructions, and run samples locally with development glimmer command: `bin/glimmer`)
-See a listing of samples including screenshots and explanations at: [docs/reference/GLIMMER_SAMPLES.md](docs/reference/GLIMMER_SAMPLES.md)
+See a listing of samples including screenshots and explanations at: [docs/reference/GLIMMER_SAMPLES.md](/docs/reference/GLIMMER_SAMPLES.md)
## In Production
The following production apps have been built with Glimmer.
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Copyright (c) 2007-2021 - Andy Maleh.
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[<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer/master/images/glimmer-logo-hi-res.png" height=40 />](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer) Built for [Glimmer](https://github.com/AndyObtiva/glimmer) (DSL Framework).
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+Glimmer logo was made by [Freepik](https://www.flaticon.com/authors/freepik) from [www.flaticon.com](http://www.flaticon.com)