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Old 08-05-2007, 01:45 PM   #1
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script for starting java apps inside contentLister

I've made a python script for starting my java applications out of a comfortable package with the contentLister.

You will need to install python (https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12636) first. I need it for proper parsing of the xml manifest file. If someone makes a script doing this with bash or C please let me know.
  • Download here: http://projects.mobileread.com/iliad...tartjar.tar.gz
  • Unpack it somwhere on your iliad, say to /usr/local/startjar/
  • Add this to your er_settings.txt (be very careful..):
    Code:
    [USER_APPLICATIONS]
    uaIDList=SHELL;BROWSER;IPDF;APABIMOBI;IMAGEVIEWER;SETUP;PROFILES;EBA;MOBIPOCKET;ARINC;SLIDESHOW;JAR
    [JAR]
    category=viewer
    arguments=<MANIFEST>
    exec=/usr/local/startjar/startjar.py
    xResourceName=intent
    channel=15
    extensions=jar
    
    ...
    
    [EXTENSION_INFO]
    ...
    jar=/usr/local/startjar/java.png
  • Now to create a beautiful java package just create an empty folder, put there all your jar files and an icon if you like and create a manifest.xml like this:
    Code:
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <package>
            <metadata>
                    <dc-metadata>
                            <Title>Title of your Application</Title>
                            <Description>Description of your Applikation</Description>
                            <Date>2007-01-01T00:00:00</Date>
                            <Format/>
                            <Identifier/>
                            <Language/>
                            <Type/>
                    </dc-metadata>
                    <y-metadata>
                            <startpage>just_one_of_your_jarfiles_to_keep_contentLister_happy.jar</startpage>
                            <image>your_own_icon_if_any.png</image>
                            <version>000</version>
                            <ItemSize>819200</ItemSize></y-metadata>
                    <jar>
                            <jarfile>your_jar_file.jar</jarfile>
                            <jarfile>another_jar_file.jar</jarfile>
                            <jarfile>/home/intent/irex.jar</jarfile>
                            <vm-argument>-v</vm-argument>
                            <vm-argument>-Dfoo.bar=foobar</vm-argument>
                            <startclass>my.package.name.MyApp</startclass>
                            <app-argument>first argument for your application</app-argument>
                            <app-argument>second argument for your application</app-argument>
                    </jar>
            </metadata>
    </package>

Hope you like it.
Feel free to improve!
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Old 08-06-2007, 02:41 AM   #2
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Old 10-17-2007, 11:00 AM   #3
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Well, I reactivate this thread again.

Because of the fact that firmware 2.11 hasn't got a er_settings.txt anymore, some preparation need to be changed.
We have a new configuration file, which lives here:
Code:
/mnt/settings/registry/registry.xml
This should be added maybe to registry.xml:
Code:
<applications>
...
    <application type="JAR">
      <appCategory>viewer</appCategory>
      <execute>=/usr/local/startjar/startjar.py</execute>
      <argMask>_MANIFEST_</argMask>
      <xResourceName>intent</xResourceName>
      <ipcChannel>15</ipcChannel>
      <supportFormat>
        <extName>jar</extName>
      </supportFormat>
      <appIconPath/>
    </application>
	...
  </applications>
Code:
<extensionInfos>
	...
    <extensionInfo>
      <associateApp>JAR</associateApp>
      <associateOrder>1</associateOrder>
      <extName>jar</extName>
      <extIcon>/usr/local/startjar/java.png</extIcon>
    </extensionInfo>
	...
    </extensionInfos>
Is this code above correct?

I wanted to start the sample app Anagrams of the JDK with this manifest.xml.
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<package>
        <metadata>
                <dc-metadata>
                        <Title>Anagram</Title>
                        <Description/>
                        <Date>2007-01-01T00:00:00</Date>
                </dc-metadata>
                <y-metadata>
                        <startpage>anagrams.jar</startpage>
                        <image>.cover.png</image>
                        <version>000</version>
                        <ItemSize>32768</ItemSize>
	</y-metadata>
                <jar>
                        <jarfile>anagrams.jar</jarfile>
                        <jarfile>/home/intent/irex.jar</jarfile>
                        <vm-argument>-v</vm-argument>
                        <vm-argument>-Dfoo.bar=foobar</vm-argument>
                        <startclass>com.toy.anagrams.ui.Anagrams</startclass>
                </jar>
        </metadata>
</package>
I didn't get it to start, because I renamed a wrong file to manifest.bac.xml with result of manifest with a non correct startclass.
I can't correct my fault because trying to start a java program was my very last action before putting my iLiad in the travelling box for the trip to home.

So "startclass" in manifest.xml should be the same as "Main-Class" in META-INF/MANIFEST.MMF of app's jar file? Right?

Code:
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Ant-Version: Apache Ant 1.6.5
Created-By: 1.6.0_03-b05 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
Main-Class: com.toy.anagrams.ui.Anagrams
Class-Path: 
X-COMMENT: Main-Class will be added automatically by build
Thx helch for your work.
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Old 10-17-2007, 11:42 AM   #4
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Hi yokos

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Is this code above correct?
Looks fine. Unfortunately I do not have an Iliad available anymore to test because my internship where I had to work with it is over now. Maybe I'll buy one someday (still waiting for an extreme price drop ).

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So "startclass" in manifest.xml should be the same as "Main-Class" in META-INF/MANIFEST.MMF of app's jar file? Right?
That's correct, yes.
And btw: you won't need "<vm-argument>-Dfoo.bar=foobar</vm-argument>", thats just some example argument.

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Thx helch for your work.
Thanks to you too for figuring out how this works in the new registry format.
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Old 10-17-2007, 11:51 AM   #5
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Unfortunately I do not have an Iliad available anymore to test because my internship where I had to work with it is over now. Maybe I'll buy one someday (still waiting for an extreme price drop ).
That's a pity.
Q: Ok, how did the refreshment of screen work with any "not prepared for iLiad" jar?
I have downloaded your startjar/python in August but I never used it until this morning. Now I have to wait again until my iLiad comes back.

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Old 10-17-2007, 12:37 PM   #6
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Q: Ok, how did the refreshment of screen work with any "not prepared for iLiad" jar?
Basically it won't I just used it with my own prepared-for-iLiad jars...

In the best case, when you've got the source, you can insert the refresh calls (irex.jar api) at the correct places.

Otherwise you can try using the hacked X11 libraries. That would be inserting something like:
Code:
os.environ['LD_LIBRARY_PATH']='/path/to/hacked/libX11.so:' + os.environ['LD_LIBRARY_PATH']
into startjar.py. But I'm not sure if that will work. See also the threads about that hacked lib.
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