From fdb9f5bbf2b5044a13131f1ad446a7967e20df34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jprocter
-There is currently no scripting language
-extension within Jalview, in part because a
-scripting API has not been developed.
- It is, however, really easy to embed scripting
-engines within Jalview. We haven't done it
-with the Bean Scripting Framework, but the
-code snippets below show you how to get going
-with groovy.
-
-For each class below, add the following objects and methods to their definitions.
-
-Finally, compile and run with the groovy-all-*.jar (get the jar
-from the embedded directory within the groovy distribution).
-Then, you should be able to open the Groovy shell
-window from the Desktop's Tools menu. To check things are working,
-try a simple test script :
-Adding Groovy Support to Jalview
-
-Modifications
-
-
-..
-protected JMenuItem groovyShell = new JMenuItem();
-..
-jbInit() {
-..
-groovyShell.setText("Groovy Shell...");
-groovyShell.addActionListener(new ActionListener()
-{
- public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
- groovyShell_actionPerformed(e);
- }
-});
-..
-}
-..
-protected void groovyShell_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
-{
-}
-..
-
-..
-/**
- * Accessor method to quickly get all the AlignmentFrames
- * loaded.
- */
-protected AlignFrame[] getAlignframes() {
- JInternalFrame[] frames = Desktop.desktop.getAllFrames();
-
- if (frames == null)
- {
- return null;
- }
- Vector avp=new Vector();
- try
- {
- //REVERSE ORDER
- for (int i = frames.length - 1; i > -1; i--)
- {
- if (frames[i] instanceof AlignFrame)
- {
- AlignFrame af = (AlignFrame) frames[i];
- avp.addElement(af);
- }
- }
- }
- catch (Exception ex)
- {
- ex.printStackTrace();
- }
- if (avp.size()==0)
- {
- return null;
- }
- AlignFrame afs[] = new AlignFrame[avp.size()];
- for (int i=0,j=avp.size(); i<j; i++) {
- afs[i] = (AlignFrame) avp.elementAt(i);
- }
- avp.clear();
- return afs;
-}
-
-/**
- * Add Groovy Support to Jalview
- */
-public void groovyShell_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
- Console gc = new Console();
- gc.setVariable("Jalview", this);
- gc.run();
-}
-..
-
-
-
-
- print Jalview.getAlignframes()[0].getTitle();
-
-Executing this will print the title of the first alignment loaded into Jalview.
-Using Java class methods from Groovy is straightforward, but currently, there isn't a set of easy to use methods for the jalview objects. A Jalview Scripting API needs to be developed to make this easier.
-jalview.bin.JalviewScript could be a top level jalview instance of a script execution thread, creating and maintaining the context for scripts operating on the jalview datamodel and interfacing with the Jalview GUI. -
- - - + ++There is currently no scripting language +extension within Jalview, in part because a +scripting API has not been developed. +
+It is, however, really easy to embed scripting +engines within Jalview. We haven't done it +with the Bean Scripting Framework, but the +code snippets below show you how to get going +with groovy. +
++For each class below, add the following objects and methods to their definitions. +
++.. +protected JMenuItem groovyShell = new JMenuItem(); +.. +jbInit() { +.. +groovyShell.setText("Groovy Shell..."); +groovyShell.addActionListener(new ActionListener() +{ + public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { + groovyShell_actionPerformed(e); + } +}); +.. +} +.. +protected void groovyShell_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) +{ +} +.. +
+.. +/** + * Accessor method to quickly get all the AlignmentFrames + * loaded. + */ +protected AlignFrame[] getAlignframes() { + JInternalFrame[] frames = Desktop.desktop.getAllFrames(); + + if (frames == null) + { + return null; + } + Vector avp=new Vector(); + try + { + //REVERSE ORDER + for (int i = frames.length - 1; i > -1; i--) + { + if (frames[i] instanceof AlignFrame) + { + AlignFrame af = (AlignFrame) frames[i]; + avp.addElement(af); + } + } + } + catch (Exception ex) + { + ex.printStackTrace(); + } + if (avp.size()==0) + { + return null; + } + AlignFrame afs[] = new AlignFrame[avp.size()]; + for (int i=0,j=avp.size(); i<j; i++) { + afs[i] = (AlignFrame) avp.elementAt(i); + } + avp.clear(); + return afs; +} + +/** + * Add Groovy Support to Jalview + */ +public void groovyShell_actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) { + Console gc = new Console(); + gc.setVariable("Jalview", this); + gc.run(); +} +.. ++
+Finally, compile and run with the groovy-all-*.jar (get the jar
+from the embedded directory within the groovy distribution).
+Then, you should be able to open the Groovy shell
+window from the Desktop's Tools menu. To check things are working,
+try a simple test script :
+
+ + print Jalview.getAlignframes()[0].getTitle(); ++Executing this will print the title of the first alignment loaded into Jalview. + +
+Using Java class methods from Groovy is straightforward, but currently, there isn't a set of easy to use methods for the jalview objects. A Jalview Scripting API needs to be developed to make this easier.
+jalview.bin.JalviewScript could be a top level jalview instance of a script execution thread, creating and maintaining the context for scripts operating on the jalview datamodel and interfacing with the Jalview GUI. +
+ + + -- 1.7.10.2