You can send a desktop notification with JavaFx like this (requires jdk 8u20 or later):
package sample;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.control.Button;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import org.controlsfx.control.Notifications;
public class Main extends Application {
@Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception{
// Parent root = FXMLLoader.load(getClass().getResource("sample.fxml"));
Button notifyButton = new Button("Notify");
notifyButton.setOnAction(e -> {
Notifications.create().title("Test").text("Test Notification!").showInformation();
});
primaryStage.setTitle("Hello World");
primaryStage.setScene(new Scene(notifyButton, 100, 50));
primaryStage.show();
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
launch(args);
}
}
But this way you have to create a main window (stage), is it possible to avoid this? I am looking for a way to send notification like using zenity in bash: most of the code is non-gui, but uses some gui elements for informing or interacting with user in a very basic fashion.
It looks like the ControlsFX notifications require a existing stage. You can create a hidden utility stage. Try something like this.
package sample;
import javafx.application.Application;
import javafx.application.Platform;
import javafx.embed.swing.JFXPanel;
import javafx.scene.Scene;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
import javafx.stage.Stage;
import javafx.stage.StageStyle;
import org.controlsfx.control.Notifications;
public class Main extends Application {
@Override
public void start(Stage primaryStage) throws Exception{
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
new JFXPanel();
notifier("Good!", "It's working now!");
}
private static void notifier(String pTitle, String pMessage) {
Platform.runLater(() -> {
Stage owner = new Stage(StageStyle.TRANSPARENT);
StackPane root = new StackPane();
root.setStyle("-fx-background-color: TRANSPARENT");
Scene scene = new Scene(root, 1, 1);
scene.setFill(Color.TRANSPARENT);
owner.setScene(scene);
owner.setWidth(1);
owner.setHeight(1);
owner.toBack();
owner.show();
Notifications.create().title(pTitle).text(pMessage).showInformation();
}
);
}
}
new JFXPanel() initializes the JavaFX thread without having to extend Application. You have to call this before any calls to Platform.runLater() otherwise you will get a thread exception. You only need to call it once for the whole application though. Honestly it is probably better to create your own notification stage and display it directly. Create a stage like above and put your own contents. You can probably reuse some of the styling from the ControlsFX source.