There should be installable bundles for Mac, Linux and Windows.

Once installed, the software should run just like any other program on the system.

It should be simple for a non-technical user to install the packaged software.

What Are We Trying to Achieve?Īt this point, it’s worth spelling out exactly what I want to achieve. Santulator is very much a live project that will change and improve over time but since this document is a snapshot in time, I’ve fixed all the links to v1.1.0 of the software. And, of course, any mistakes you might find here are all my own. Where I point out problems here, this is no criticism of the hardworking people who maintain the various projects needed to package Santulator. Even better, if you are able to improve something, do create a pull request and link that in your comment so that other people can clearly see how the problem is solved. If you see any errors or things to be improved, please point them out in the comments. It was important to me to release a first working version of Santulator and then to worry about perfecting the way that it is packaged in later releases. As you will see there are some problems to be ironed out in the packaging process and I’m sure lots of things that I will improve in my approach to it over time. Beginning a Journeyīefore we get into the detail, I should point out that this post represents the beginning of a journey.

I think that this situation will be common to a lot of applications and most readers will be familiar with programs like Microsoft Word where double clicking a.

santa and as part of this packaging work, these files need to be associated with the application. When someone is preparing a draw, Santulator offers the possibility to save the session, containing information about draw participants, out to a file.

The application itself is entirely self-contained, has a JavaFX user interface and runs on Mac, Linux and Windows. All of the source code is available on GitHub and I encourage you to fork the repository and follow along. The application being packaged is Santulator, an Open Source program for running Secret Santa draws.

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