/worklogger

Small app to log the daily work

Primary LanguageJava

Work Logger

This is a small application to log the daily work in text files.

Requirements

  • OpenJDK 16+
  • In windows, WIX Tools 3+ in the %PATH%

Download, Build and Run

$ git clone https://github.com/idaho06/worklogger.git
$ cd worklogger
$ gradlew build
$ gradlew run

Create Windows Installer

$ gradlew windowsInstaller

Result goes to the file wl\build\WorkLogger-1.0.2.msi

Things I Learned

  • Introduction to Gradle

    • Project initialization
    • Initial configuration of the project
    • Dependencies management
    • Creation of new tasks
    • How it integrates with IntelliJ IDEA

  • General Java refresh

  • JPackage, creation of an installer for Windows for a non-modular application

  • Running Swing Actions in code

  • Using Swing Look and Feel FlatLaF

  • Using Java Preferences library

  • Setting initial focus on a Swing element at start

  • Loading files from the resources directory correctly

  • Loading and using a custom Font

  • Capturing KeyEvents in Swing elements to fire other events

TODO

  • Create Gradle tasks for Linux and macOS? installers