dTools' JConsole

Welcome

dTools' JConsole is a small library that alows Java developers to create console 'like' application quickly and easily.

How To Use

JConsole is written so that it takes four steps to create a console. Below are the basic steps with example code taken from the JConsoleMathExample.java found in the repository.

1. Create a new instance of JConsole

   JConsole console = new JConsole( "Math Console" );
   

2. Add any shared objects to JConsole

   // Create a collection of variables (such as variables in algebra)
       Map<String,Double> variables = new TreeMap<String,Double>();
       
       variables.put( "a", new Double(0) );
       variables.put( "b", new Double(0) );
       variables.put( "c", new Double(0) );
       variables.put( "x", new Double(0) );
       variables.put( "y", new Double(0) );
       variables.put( "z", new Double(0) );
       
       console.addSharedObject( "variables", (Object) variables );
   
   // Create a collection of constants
   
       Map<String,Double> constants = new TreeMap<String,Double>();
       
       constants.put( "pi", Math.PI );
       constants.put( "e" , Math.E  );
       
       console.addSharedObject( "constants", (Object) constants );
   

3. Add any custom commands

   console.addCommand( new AddCommand()      );
   console.addCommand( new MultiplyCommand() );
   console.addCommand( new DivideCommand()   );
   console.addCommand( new ListCommand()     );
   

4. Start JConsole

   console.start();