Basic JavaFX GUI Application

The application is a Java program that with the use of JavaFX features implements some basic techniques and solutions to problems that building a GUI might present one with.

Table of Contents

1. Features
2. Usage
3. Application Structure

1. Features

• User Authentication ⇒ allows the user to log-in using the appropriate username & password (guest initials: user, user123)
• Event-Driven programming ⇒ the output is driven by user actions
• Inheritance & Polymorphism ⇒ the classes of a program are built using a blueprint for classes
• Parsing JSON Objects ⇒ the outputs are collected using an online request, then from JSON format parsed into the program’s GUI

2. Usage

• Prerequisites ⇒ you need to make sure you have Java Development Kit (JDK) and JavaFX installed & working on your computer.
• Building the program ⇒ compile the source code to generate executable class files.
• Running the program ⇒ Execute the compiled main class file (AppStarter.java) using Java Virtual Machine to run the code.

3. Application Structure

• AppRunner.java ⇒ main class that initiates & launches the program
• CalculatorScene.java ⇒ class responsible for displaying & handling the calculator
• ChatScene.java ⇒ class implementing a simplified chat between you and me
• HomeScene.java ⇒ class responsible for guiding the user through the choices of scenes
• LoginScene.java ⇒ class responsible for the log-in scene
• SceneManager.java ⇒ class that manages and simplifies the scene operations
• SceneTemplate.java ⇒ abstract class serving as a blueprint for other scene classes
• StockScene.java ⇒ class responsible for displaying & looking-up a stock price of a given symbol

4. How it looks

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• Log-in Scene

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• Home Scene

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• Chat Scene

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• Stock Scene

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• Calculator Scene

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