Electron+Java Demo
Java Desktop Application with HTML 5 UI based on Electron and Vaadin.
Uses
- Node JS
- Electron
- Gradle
- JDK 8
- Jetty HTTP Server
- Vaadin Framework
Features
- Easy building with Gradle
- Jetty server with Web Sockets enabled
- Vaadin UI code in plain Java
- Bi-directional WebSocket connection with Vaadin Push and Jetty WebSocket module
- Two way communication between Electron and web application using javascript functions
- Auto start / stop of server side on application init / exit
- Custom window header
Want to know how to implement all the features? See complete tutorial: https://github.com/cuba-labs/java-electron-tutorial !
Try it!
Preparations
Build java application:
> gradlew build
Run debug version:
> gradlew runApp
Building standalone app
> gradlew bundleApp
Application will be bundled to build/bundle
If you want to see a real world application that is built with this approach take a look at CUBA Studio https://www.cuba-platform.com/discuss/t/cuba-studio-se-a-desktop-application-based-on-electron/2914
Screenshot
