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Improve JavaFX development with scene inspection, CSS debugging, state-devtools, and diagnostic overlays.
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| name | javafx-devtools-inspection-debugging |
| description | Improve JavaFX development with scene inspection, CSS debugging, state-devtools, and diagnostic overlays. |
| triggers | ["scenic view javafx","javafx css debugging","scene graph inspector javafx","javafx devtools"] |
| compatibility | {"java":"17+","javafx":"21+"} |
| category | tooling |
| tags | ["devtools","inspection","debugging","css","diagnostics"] |
| metadata | {"scope":"repository","maturity":"starter"} |
| allowed-tools | ["view","rg","apply_patch"] |
Use this skill when the problem is understanding what the UI is doing: layout issues, CSS application, live scene-graph state, reducer events, thread diagnostics, or development-only debugging overlays.
import javafx.scene.control.Label;
import javafx.scene.input.KeyCode;
import javafx.scene.layout.BorderPane;
import javafx.scene.layout.StackPane;
public class InspectableView extends StackPane {
public InspectableView() {
var root = new BorderPane(new Label("Press F12"));
var overlay = new Label("Debug overlay");
overlay.setVisible(false);
overlay.setManaged(false);
setOnKeyPressed(event -> {
if (event.getCode() == KeyCode.F12) {
overlay.setVisible(!overlay.isVisible());
}
});
getChildren().addAll(root, overlay);
setFocusTraversable(true);
}
}
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