This document discusses MVVM with JavaFX and the mvvmFX framework. It provides an overview of the MVVM pattern, including the roles of the Model, ViewModel, and View. It also describes features of mvvmFX like data binding, dependency injection, view loading, notifications, and scopes that help implement MVVM applications with JavaFX.
This document discusses MVVM with JavaFX and the mvvmFX framework. It provides an overview of the MVVM pattern, including the roles of the Model, ViewModel, and View. It also describes features of mvvmFX like data binding, dependency injection, view loading, notifications, and scopes that help implement MVVM applications with JavaFX.
This document discusses MVVM with JavaFX and the mvvmFX framework. It provides an overview of the MVVM pattern, including the roles of the Model, ViewModel, and View. It also describes features of mvvmFX like data binding, dependency injection, view loading, notifications, and scopes that help implement MVVM applications with JavaFX.
This document discusses MVVM with JavaFX and the mvvmFX framework. It provides an overview of the MVVM pattern, including the roles of the Model, ViewModel, and View. It also describes features of mvvmFX like data binding, dependency injection, view loading, notifications, and scopes that help implement MVVM applications with JavaFX.
2016-09-21 ● Custom Software Development ● Dresden, München, Berlin, Hamburg, Leipzig, Görlitz ● 200+ Employees MODEL VIEW VIEWMODEL Model View ViewModel ● Based on Presentation Model Pattern ● 2005 published by Microsoft ● WPF (.NET), JavaScript (knockout.js), ... Model ● Application model ● Independent from UI ● Backend systems etc.
Model ViewModel ● UI state ● Presentation logic ● Communication with backend ● Preparation of model data ViewModel
Model View ● Display data from ViewModel ● Pass user input to ViewModel View ● Update UI state in ViewModel
ViewModel
Model KEEP VIEW AND VIEWMODEL SYNCHRONIZED? View
ViewModel
Model Data Binding and Properties
notifications about changes
(events)
StringProperty = StringProperty String Binding String StringProperty a = new SimpleStringProperty(); StringProperty b = new SimpleStringProperty();
a.bindBidirectional(b);
a.setValue(“Hallo”); System.out.println(b.getValue()); // “Hallo” b.setValue(“World”); System.out.println(a.getValue()); // “World” Data Binding in MVVM Data Binding in MVVM
? ? Benefits ● all presentation logic is located only in the ViewModel ● ViewModel is testable with unit tests
UI Tests → High testability of frontend code System Tests
→ Test-driven-development in the UI Integration Tests
Unit Tests Challenges of MVVM ● Communication between VMs in more complex applications ● Demands discipline to not violate visibility constraints ● More code necessary for layers of indirection … is an open-source application framework providing necessary components for the usage of the Model View ViewModel pattern with JavaFX.
https://github.com/sialcasa/mvvmFX … is an open-source application framework providing necessary components for the usage of the Model View ViewModel pattern with JavaFX.
https://github.com/sialcasa/mvvmFX Basic Classes for MVVM Extended FXML Loader Dependency Injection Support ResourceBundles ModelWrapper Notifications Commands Validation Scopes How to create a MVVM Component? Component View FXML
CodeBehind class
ViewModel Base Classes / Interfaces class TodolistViewModel implements ViewModel { … }
class TodolistView implements FxmlView<TodolistViewModel> {
... <VBox xmlns:fx="http://javafx.com/fxml" fx:controller="de.saxsys.mvvmfx.examples.todo.TodolistView"> <children> ... </children> </VBox> But how to load a MVVM component? URL url = getClass().getResource(“/de/saxsys/MyView.fxml”); FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(url); loader.load(); loader.getRoot(); // loaded node loader.getController(); // controller class But how to load a MVVM component? URL url = getClass().getResource(“/de/saxsys/MyView.fxml”); FXMLLoader loader = new FXMLLoader(url); loader.load(); loader.getRoot(); // loaded node loader.getController(); // controller class
tuple.getView(); // loaded node (View) tuple.getCodeBehind(); // controller class (View) tuple.getViewModel(); // ViewModel How to trigger an event in the View?
View
ViewModel Notifications public class MyView implements FxmlView<MyViewModel> { @InjectViewModel private MyViewModel viewModel; … viewModel.subscribe(“messageKey”, (k,v) -> doSomething()); … } public class MyViewModel implements ViewModel { … publish(“messageKey”); … } How to handle dependencies of components? class MyViewModel implements ViewModel {
private Service service = new ServiceImpl(); // ?
} How to handle dependencies of components? class MyViewModel implements ViewModel {
private Service service = new ServiceImpl(); // ?
@Inject private Service service;
} Dependency Injection ● Inversion of Control ● No static dependency to a specific implementation, only to interfaces ● Use mock implementations for unit tests ● Configure lifecycle of instances Dependency Injection Support <dependency> <dependency> <groupId>de.saxsys</groupId> <groupId>de.saxsys</groupId> <artifactId>mvvmfx-cdi</artifactId> <artifactId>mvvmfx-guice</artifactId> </dependency> </dependency>
public class PersonDetailView implements ViewModel {
@InjectScope private PersonScope scope; } Scopes can be used to decouple the communication between components by using a hierarchical dependency injection
Communication Scenarios MODEL WRAPPER ModelWrapper The ModelWrapper optimizes reading and writing of model data. Negative Example public class ContactFormViewModel implements ViewModel {
private StringProperty firstname = new SimpleStringProperty();
private StringProperty lastname = new SimpleStringProperty(); private StringProperty emailAddress = new SimpleStringProperty(); private StringProperty phoneNumber = new SimpleStringProperty();
public StringProperty firstnameProperty() {
return firstname; } public StringProperty lastnameProperty() { return lastname; } public StringProperty emailAddressProperty() { return emailAddress; } public StringProperty phoneNumberProperty() { return phoneNumber; } } public class ContactFormViewModel implements ViewModel { // Properties and Property-Getter …
firstname.setValue(person.getFirstName()); copy data from model object
lastname.setValue(person.getLastName()); to properties emailAddress.setValue(person.getEmailAddress()); phoneNumber.setValue(person.getPhoneNumber()); } public void save() { person.setFirstName(firstname.get()); person.setLastName(lastname.get()); put data from properties person.setEmailAddress(emailAddress.get()); back to model object person.setPhoneNumber(phoneNumber.get());
repository.persist(person); } } public class ContactFormViewModel implements ViewModel {
private ModelWrapper<Person> modelWrapper = new ModelWrapper<>();
@Inject private Repository repository;
public void showPerson(String id) {
Person person = repository.find(id); modelWrapper.set(person); modelWrapper.reload(); } public void save() { modelWrapper.commit(); repository.persist(modelWrapper.get()); }
Validator phoneValidator = new FunctionBasedValidator<>(
phoneNumber, predicate, ValidationMessage.error("Not a valid phone number"); Validation Validator phoneValidator = new FunctionBasedValidator(...); Validator emailValidator = new ObservableRuleBasedValidator(...);
Validator formValidator = new CompositeValidator();
formValidator.addValidators(phoneValidator, emailValidator); Lifecycle Lifecycle ● React when component is added/removed to scene ● add/remove listeners ● Example: Dialog is closed Lifecycle class DialogViewModel implements ViewModel, SceneLifecycle {
@Override public void onViewAdded() { notificationCenter.subscribe("something", observer); }
@Override public void onViewRemoved() { notificationCenter.unsubscribe(observer); }
} How to Secure the Architecture How to verify that the pattern was adhered to? ● Advantages of MVVM only available when all developers adhere to the pattern ● How to find mistakes and wrong usage of API? How to verify that the pattern was adhered to? ● Advantages of MVVM only available when all developers adhere to the pattern ● How to find mistakes and wrong usage of API? ● AspectJ compile time checking (beta) class MyViewModel implements ViewModel {
public void initValidation(Label usernameLabel) {
validationSupport.registerValidator(label, Validator .createRegexValidator("Error", "...", Severity.ERROR); } } javafx.controls.Label used in class MyViewModel implements ViewModel { ViewModel
