scalajava-platform-module-systemscalafxopenjdk-11

What's the magic behind ScalaFX to make OpenJDK 9+ actually work?

Environment:

I checked out the scalafx-hello-world from GitHub, built and ran it in IntelliJ and it worked all fine. Here quickly the significant application implementation:

package hello

import scalafx.application.JFXApp
import scalafx.application.JFXApp.PrimaryStage
import scalafx.geometry.Insets
import scalafx.scene.Scene
import scalafx.scene.effect.DropShadow
import scalafx.scene.layout.HBox
import scalafx.scene.paint.Color._
import scalafx.scene.paint._
import scalafx.scene.text.Text

object ScalaFXHelloWorld extends JFXApp {

  stage = new PrimaryStage {
    //    initStyle(StageStyle.Unified)
    title = "ScalaFX Hello World"
    scene = new Scene {
      fill = Color.rgb(38, 38, 38)
      content = new HBox {
        padding = Insets(50, 80, 50, 80)
        children = Seq(
          new Text {
            text = "Scala"
            style = "-fx-font: normal bold 100pt sans-serif"
            fill = new LinearGradient(
              endX = 0,
              stops = Stops(Red, DarkRed))
          },
          new Text {
            text = "FX"
            style = "-fx-font: italic bold 100pt sans-serif"
            fill = new LinearGradient(
              endX = 0,
              stops = Stops(White, DarkGray)
            )
            effect = new DropShadow {
              color = DarkGray
              radius = 15
              spread = 0.25
            }
          }
        )
      }
    }

  }
}

EDIT: My build.sbt:

// Name of the project
name := "ScalaFX Hello World"

// Project version
version := "11-R16"

// Version of Scala used by the project
scalaVersion := "2.12.7"

// Add dependency on ScalaFX library
libraryDependencies += "org.scalafx" %% "scalafx" % "11-R16"
resolvers += Resolver.sonatypeRepo("snapshots")

scalacOptions ++= Seq("-unchecked", "-deprecation", "-Xcheckinit", "-encoding", "utf8", "-feature")

// Fork a new JVM for 'run' and 'test:run', to avoid JavaFX double initialization problems
fork := true

// Determine OS version of JavaFX binaries
lazy val osName = System.getProperty("os.name") match {
  case n if n.startsWith("Linux") => "linux"
  case n if n.startsWith("Mac") => "mac"
  case n if n.startsWith("Windows") => "win"
  case _ => throw new Exception("Unknown platform!")
}

// Add JavaFX dependencies
lazy val javaFXModules = Seq("base", "controls", "fxml", "graphics", "media", "swing", "web")
libraryDependencies ++= javaFXModules.map( m=>
  "org.openjfx" % s"javafx-$m" % "11" classifier osName
)

After that, I changed the implementation to:

package hello

import javafx.application.Application
import javafx.scene.Scene
import javafx.scene.control.Label
import javafx.stage.Stage

class ScalaFXHelloWorld extends Application {
  override def start(stage: Stage): Unit = {
    stage.setTitle("Does it work?")
    stage.setScene(new Scene(
      new Label("It works!")
    ))
    stage.show()
  }
}

object ScalaFXHelloWorld {
  def main(args: Array[String]): Unit = {
    Application.launch(classOf[ScalaFXHelloWorld], args: _*)
  }
}

Here I get the following error:

Exception in Application start method
java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:567)
    at javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.launchApplicationWithArgs(LauncherImpl.java:464)
    at javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.launchApplication(LauncherImpl.java:363)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43)
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:567)
    at java.base/sun.launcher.LauncherHelper$FXHelper.main(LauncherHelper.java:1051)
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Exception in Application start method
    at javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.launchApplication1(LauncherImpl.java:900)
    at javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.lambda$launchApplication$2(LauncherImpl.java:195)
    at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:835)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalAccessError: superclass access check failed: class com.sun.javafx.scene.control.ControlHelper (in unnamed module @0x40ac0fa0) cannot access class com.sun.javafx.scene.layout.RegionHelper (in module javafx.graphics) because module javafx.graphics does not export com.sun.javafx.scene.layout to unnamed module @0x40ac0fa0
    at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)
    at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:1016)
    at java.base/java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:151)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.defineClass(BuiltinClassLoader.java:802)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.findClassOnClassPathOrNull(BuiltinClassLoader.java:700)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClassOrNull(BuiltinClassLoader.java:623)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.BuiltinClassLoader.loadClass(BuiltinClassLoader.java:581)
    at java.base/jdk.internal.loader.ClassLoaders$AppClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoaders.java:178)
    at java.base/java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:521)
    at javafx.scene.control.Control.<clinit>(Control.java:86)
    at hello.ScalaFXHelloWorld.start(ScalaFXHelloWorld.scala:39)
    at javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application.LauncherImpl.lambda$launchApplication1$9(LauncherImpl.java:846)
    at javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runAndWait$12(PlatformImpl.java:455)
    at javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$10(PlatformImpl.java:428)
    at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:389)
    at javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.application.PlatformImpl.lambda$runLater$11(PlatformImpl.java:427)
    at javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui.InvokeLaterDispatcher$Future.run(InvokeLaterDispatcher.java:96)
    at javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication._runLoop(Native Method)
    at javafx.graphics/com.sun.glass.ui.win.WinApplication.lambda$runLoop$3(WinApplication.java:174)
    ... 1 more
Exception running application hello.ScalaFXHelloWorld

Now my question is: What does ScalaFX that the module problem does not occur?

Solution

  • I've not been able to exactly reproduce your problem, but I have been able to get a project that uses JavaFX-only (that is, it doesn't make use of ScalaFX) to build and run.

    Here's what I'm using (everything else is specified in the build file):

    (I did try using Zulu OpenJDK 12 to build and run the project, and that worked too. However, it's probably best if you use the version of OpenJFX that matches the JDK.)

    When I tried your original sources and build.sbt, I encountered the following error when executing an sbt run command from the command line:

    D:\src\javafx11>sbt run
[info] Loading global plugins from {my home directory}\.sbt\1.0\plugins
[info] Loading project definition from D:\src\javafx11\project
[info] Loading settings for project javafx11 from build.sbt ...
[info] Set current project to JavaFX 11 Hello World (in build file:/D:/src/javafx11/)
[info] Running (fork) hello.ScalaFXHelloWorld
[error] Error: JavaFX runtime components are missing, and are required to run this application
[error] Nonzero exit code returned from runner: 1
[error] (Compile / run) Nonzero exit code returned from runner: 1
[error] Total time: 1 s, completed Aug 11, 2019, 3:17:07 PM

    as I mentioned in my original comments to your question.

    I thought that was odd because the code compiled, which meant that the compiler was able to find the JavaFX runtime just fine.

    I then tried running the program without forking, by commenting out the fork := true in the build file. Guess what? The program ran without error!

    JavaFX application running

    I may be missing something, regarding using SBT with JDK versions 9+, but this indicated that SBT was somehow not running the forked process correctly. I could force the forked process to run correctly by adding the following to the end of the build file: 

    val fs = File.separator
val fxRoot = s"${sys.props("user.home")}${fs}.ivy2${fs}cache${fs}org.openjfx${fs}javafx-"
val fxPaths = javaFXModules.map {m =>
  s"$fxRoot$m${fs}jars${fs}javafx-$m-11-$osName.jar"
}
javaOptions ++= Seq(
  "--module-path", fxPaths.mkString(";"),
  "--add-modules", "ALL-MODULE-PATH"
)

    This works by adding the downloaded ivy-managed JavaFX jar files to Java's module path. However, this is not a good solution for running standalone applications. It may be possible for the sbt-native-packager to provide the necessary environment for the completed application to run, but I haven't tried that.

    I've posted the complete solution on GitHub

    Let me know whether this helps. In the meantime, I'll look into SBT's support for JDK 9+ modules to see whether there is a simpler solution...

    UPDATE:

    I have raised an issue (#4941) with the SBT team to look into this in more detail.

    UPDATE 2

    I patched an issue that stopped the solution from working on Linux. Perform a git pull to update the sources.

    UPDATE 3

    I should also mention that it's best to have IntelliJ run the application using SBT, which keeps things simple and ensures that the application's environment is properly configured.

    To do this, got to the IntelliJ Run menu, and select the Edit Configurations... option. Click the + button at the top left corner of the dialog, select sbt Task" from the list under **Add New Configuration, then configure as follows:

    Adding an SBT run configuration

    This will compile and build the application first, if required.

    Note: The _VM parameters are for running SBT, and do not relate to how SBT runs your forked application.

    (You can also add SBT run configurations to test your code, as well.)