Apptoy - A Java GUI Browser

Get Started

Documentation

Developer Docs

Sourceforge Project Page

What is Apptoy?

  • XML GUI Generator - for SWT at the moment, but capable of other Toolkits
  • XML Schema-driven - The GUI markup may be validated before use
  • Integrated Event handling - using Javascript, JRuby, Jython or Java
  • "Application Browser" - showing your GUI without one line of Java code
  • Versatile Use Cases - from local tool to multi-tiered web application frontend
  • Extendibility - custom controls may be added
  • Open Source - free of charge

    • Take a few minutes of your time to look into the Details. This might answer a few questions which of your problems Apptoy might solve.

Status (July 2008)

Apptoy is now ready for tests. A lot of documentation has to be done and probably a lot of corrections and extensions need to be done, too. Unit Test will no follow as the basic code is existing.

Development is more or less a one-man show at the moment, but Java Developers are welcome to take part in the project, please do not hesitate to contact me on hwillenborg _at_ users.sourceforge.net

The Get Started page contains a web start demo application and a video which shows you to setup Eclipse to work with Apptoy.

News

  • 2008-07-17 Java Processor / more docuemntation
    One problem is there with all the script languages: The editor support is quite poor. If you use the JavaProcessor instead, no scripts are called but Methods of a Java class derived from AJavaModel. So if you like you can use Java code for the GUI now.

    I also added a page about the Configuration

  • 2008-07-16 Introduction Document
    I put an Introduction Document online which hopefully helps to understand the concepts of Apptoy.

  • 2008-07-13 Website online
    The web site is online now and will be the central access point for all information regarding Apptoy.