Also, don't underestimate this mailing list as a resource. If you ask intelligent and well thought-out questions (after you've looked at the Javadoc and peeked at the source code) you will get intelligent, well thought-out answers from some of our best programmers.
The Sunburned Surveyor On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 1:53 PM, Sunburned Surveyor <sunburned.surve...@gmail.com> wrote: > Another way to study OpenJUMP is as a set of systems that focus on a > set of tasks. > > For example: > > - The rendering system, which controls the display and appearance of > spatial data in OpenJUMP. > - The I/O system, which controls the input and output of spatial data. > - The cursor tool system, which controls user interaction with the map > (LayerViewPanel). > - The plug-in management system, which allows functionality to be > loaded modularly. > > As Larry mentioned, by checking out just a few key classes in Eclipse > you can weave your way through the most important parts of the code. I > use the "open call heirarchy" function in Eclipse to do this quite > frequently when I am lurking around in OpenJUMP's core. Some of these > key classes you can start investigating are: > > JUMPWorkbech > WorkbenchContext > PlugInManager > PlugInContect > LayerViewPanel > RenderingManager > DataSource > Layer > LayerManager > > The Sunburned Surveyor > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Larry Becker <becker.la...@gmail.com> wrote: >> We seem to be getting a lot of requests for object models lately. IMHO, >> object models do not help much in understanding how JUMP works. Eclipse >> constructs these on-the-fly, after all. You would be better off studying >> the event handling and threading. JUMP is best thought of as a loose >> association of plug-ins that cooperate though a hierarchy of event handlers >> managed by the Workbench. >> >> Larry >> >> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Stefan Steiniger <sst...@geo.uzh.ch> wrote: >>> >>> however, if you want to stick to java then there is only geotools (as a >>> library package), gvSIG and uDig .. the later maybe as difficult to >>> customize but may have better documentation: >>> see: >>> >>> http://www.spatialserver.net/osgis/ >>> >>> >>> Sunburned Surveyor wrote: >>> > I agree with Larry's comments. What you are talking about can be done, >>> > but I think it would be a challenge even for some of our more >>> > experienced OpenJUMP programmers. OpenJUMP is quite a beast. >>> > >>> > Check the developer's guide, and then ask on this mailing list if you >>> > have specific questions about OpenJUMP's architecture. >>> > >>> > The Sunburned Surveyor >>> > >>> > On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Larry Becker <becker.la...@gmail.com> >>> > wrote: >>> >> The JUMP Developer Guide is the best source of design information. >>> >> What you >>> >> are trying to do is very difficult. It has been done, but since they >>> >> were >>> >> external projects, no information or source code was ever returned to >>> >> the >>> >> project. You might want to investigate a more appropriate toolkit like >>> >> GeoTools. >>> >> >>> >> regards, >>> >> Larry Becker >>> >> >>> >> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 12:11 PM, Jayaram Reddi <jre...@gmail.com> >>> >> wrote: >>> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> >>> >>> I am new to OpenJump and I would like to request some help with >>> >>> developing external applications using OpenJump's API. I would like to >>> >>> use >>> >>> the visualization and processing capabilities of OJ in my own java >>> >>> application. I have spent a few hours looking through the >>> >>> documentation and >>> >>> wading through the mailing list archives hoping to find some leads >>> >>> into >>> >>> developing applications with OJ. I cam across the one sample file with >>> >>> code >>> >>> on how to use the layerviewpanel and load a few shapefiles into it. >>> >>> From >>> >>> there on its been difficult to figure out which objects do what and in >>> >>> what >>> >>> order or arrangement, Is there an object model diagram available? As >>> >>> of now >>> >>> I would like to make a simple GIS viewer that can add layers and list >>> >>> them. >>> >>> If i can manage that I'll try my hand at something more advanced. My >>> >>> eventual goal is to integrate it with an agent based model i have >>> >>> written in >>> >>> java. >>> >>> >>> >>> Appreciate any help. >>> >>> >>> >>> Jayaram >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA >>> >>> is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart >>> >>> your >>> >>> developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and >>> >>> stay >>> >>> ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. 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