javafx-real-world-application-patterns

name	javafx-real-world-application-patterns
description	Compose multiple JavaFX skills into realistic editor, dashboard, media, and developer-tool application blueprints.
triggers	["javafx app architecture example","javafx editor app pattern","javafx dashboard app pattern","javafx developer tool ui"]
compatibility	{"java":"17+","javafx":"21+"}
category	app-patterns
tags	["blueprints","editors","dashboards","developer-tools","media-apps"]
metadata	{"scope":"repository","maturity":"starter"}
allowed-tools	["view","rg","apply_patch"]

JavaFX Real-World Application Patterns

Use this skill when the user is not asking for one isolated widget or API, but for a whole product shape such as an editor, developer tool, dashboard, or media-oriented desktop application.

Example blueprint

Editor-style app
- Shell: BorderPane or workbench shell
- Navigation: tabbed documents + side panels
- State: view model or reducer-backed document state
- Async: background parsing and search indexing
- Packaging: jlink / jpackage desktop distribution

Pattern selection

1. Editor / document tool — combine javafx-rich-text-documents-editors, javafx-desktop-shell-integration, and javafx-testing-packaging-distribution.
2. Dashboard / analytics app — combine javafx-data-visualization-dashboards, javafx-concurrency-services, and javafx-theming-icons-styling.
3. Developer tool — combine javafx-ui-layout-navigation, javafx-devtools-inspection-debugging, javafx-reactive-binding-state, and javafx-testing-packaging-distribution.
4. Media / browser / content app — combine javafx-media-webview-3d, javafx-web-maps-embedded-integration, and javafx-desktop-shell-integration.

Setup notes

• Treat these as composed product blueprints, not substitute APIs.
• Choose a small number of skills that own the main product constraints instead of activating the entire catalog.
• Keep architecture, async work, and packaging decisions visible in the first project iteration.

Gotchas

• Real products almost always combine several skill domains; forcing one mega-skill is usually worse than composing two or three focused ones.
• Workspace persistence, import/export, background work, and error reporting are what distinguish usable desktop apps from demos.