/Webpage-Screenshot

JavaFX program that allows you to enter the URL of a webpage and it takes a screenshot.

Primary LanguageJava

Overview

Webpage Screenshot is a JavaFX program that lets you to enter the URL of a webpage and it will take a screenshot and save it as a .png image.

To build a .jar file

Follow these steps to build the .jar file in Intellij.

  • File > Save All.
  • Run driver or class with main method.
  • File > Project Structure.
  • Select Tab "Artifacts".
  • Click green plus button near top of window.
  • Select JAR from Add drop down menu. Select "From modules with dependencies"
  • Select main class.
  • The radio button should be selecting "extract to the target JAR." Press OK.
  • Check the box "Build on make"
  • Press apply and OK.
  • From the main menu, select the build dropdown.
  • Select the option build artifacts.

Usage

To use from the command line, pass in the file name (for the output image) and URL as the first and second argument

java -jar Capture.jar homepage https://thenewboston.com/

Also, you must have a folder called "images" in the same directory where the Capture.jar file is saved. This is where the final images will be saved.