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JavaFX app overwriting files while being open causes exception

I have a runnable jar file (with a lib folder housing all the dependency jars). This is located on a network share which anyone that has access can run from. This works great except one huge caveat. If I want to deploy a new version of the software, I have to ask everyone to exit the application first. This is because if I overwrite the jars with new versions (or if there is a network blip), the running program stays open but as soon as they do an action that requires code in of the dependencies (jar file in lib folder), it will cause an exception:
Exception in thread "JavaFX Application Thread" java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError
The program will not produce an error, but certain actions will break, like communicating with an API etc.
Is there a way that I can resolve this so that I can publish updates while the user's are working or at least produce a prompt that will force them to close/and reopen the app etc.

One approach:
Provide a script which launches the application from a local copy of the remote code.
Store a version number with your app.
The script checks if there is a local copy of the app on the machine.
If no local version exists, the script copies the jars from your network share to a local copy.
If there is already a local copy, it checks the version against the network version.
If the network version is updated, it overwrites the local copy with the new remote version before launching the app,
otherwise it just launches the local copy.
If you want the users to be alerted that they are currently running an outdated copy, you could create a JavaFX task which polls the remote version number and checks it against the currently running version number. If they differ, you can alert and (if you wish) shutdown the app and re-trigger the launcher script.

I was able to create a scheme in which I have multiple server folder locations that house the jar distributable. And this jar basically checks these locations for the latest copy of the application and runs that latest copy. I was able to get it working for both Mac and Windows (didn't test Linux) by detecting the OS.
So now, I can publish an update over the oldest app, and the next time the user opens the app, it will be the latest copy.
process.properties
location.a=Application/A
location.b=Application/B
app=app.jar
You can add folders A-Z but just add them into the properties.
Main.java
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.nio.file.Paths;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.TreeMap;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;
import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
public class Main
{
public static Properties properties;
private static final String DEFAULT_PROPERTY_FILE_LOCATION = Paths.get("").toAbsolutePath().toString() + File.separator + "process.properties";
private static final String JAVE_EXEC;
static
{
String os = System.getProperty("os.name");
if (StringUtils.containsIgnoreCase(os, "win"))
{
JAVA_EXEC = "java";
} else if (StringUtils.containsIgnoreCase(os, "mac"))
{
JAVA_EXEC = "/usr/bin/java";
} else if (StringUtils.containsIgnoreCase(os, "nux") || StringUtils.containsIgnoreCase(os, "nix"))
{
JAVA_EXEC = "/usr/bin/java";
} else
{
JAVA_EXEC = "java";
}
}
/**
* #param args the command line arguments
*/
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Main.properties = new Properties();
try
{
InputStream in = new FileInputStream(DEFAULT_PROPERTY_FILE_LOCATION);
Main.properties.load(in);
System.out.println("Loaded property file: " + DEFAULT_PROPERTY_FILE_LOCATION);
TreeMap<Long, String> locations = new TreeMap<>();
String appName = Main.properties.getProperty("app");
if (validateProperties(properties))
{
for (int letter = 'a'; letter <= 'z'; ++letter)
{
String location = "location." + (char) letter;
if (Main.properties.getProperty(location) != null)
{
String networkLocation = Paths.get("").toAbsolutePath() + File.separator + Main.properties.getProperty(location);
File file = new File(networkLocation + File.separator + appName);
if (file.exists())
{
locations.put(FileUtils.lastModified(file), networkLocation);
}
}
}
if (!locations.isEmpty())
{
Runtime.getRuntime().exec(new String[]
{
JAVA_EXEC, "-jar", locations.lastEntry().getValue() + File.separator + appName
}, null, new File(locations.lastEntry().getValue()));
}
}
} catch (IOException ex)
{
Logger.getLogger(Main.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
}
}
private static boolean validateProperties(Properties properties)
{
List<String> mandatoryProperties = new ArrayList<>();
mandatoryProperties.add("app");
for (String mandatoryProperty : mandatoryProperties)
{
if (properties.get(mandatoryProperty) == null)
{
System.out.println("Failed - Property: " + mandatoryProperty + " doesn't exist.");
return false;
}
}
return true;
}
}

How to send OSC to QLab with Java?

I am trying to send OSC (Open Sound Control) to Figure 53's QLab. So far I have come up with this code.
import com.illposed.osc.transport.udp.OSCPortOut;
import com.illposed.osc.OSCMessage;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.net.UnknownHostException;
public class controller {
public static void main(String[] args) throws UnknownHostException, IOException {
OSCPortOut sender = new OSCPortOut(InetAddress.getByName("10.67.192.113"), 53000);
OSCMessage msg = new OSCMessage("/cue/1");
try {
sender.send(msg);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
I have successfully added Illposed's JavaOSC library to my code, but then it says I need SLF4J, and when I try to add slf4j-api-1.7.30.jar it says Failed to load class "org.slf4j.impl.StaticLoggerBinder". When I try to run the above code with both libraries SLF4J and JavaOSC.

You will need to use Maven to handle the dependencies JavaOSC needs.
Here's a good tutorial for Eclipse. Just use a simple project, you do not need to do archetype selection.
Then add the following at the end of your new projects pom.xml file, before
</project>
but after everything else.
`<dependency>`
<groupId>com.illposed.osc</groupId>
<artifactId>javaosc-core</artifactId>
<version>0.7</version>
</dependency>

Rserve - Eclipse & Java

Hi I am setting up rserve based on the instructions on this website.
http://www.codophile.com/how-to-integrate-r-with-java-using-rserve/
However in eclipse I am getting an error when using 'eval'
double d[] = c.eval("rnorm(10)").asDoubles();
error - 'The method eval(String) is undefined for the type RConnection'
The JARS have been correctly loaded into the build path and rserve is running, however I cannot figure out why only the eval function is causing an issue.
In addition to this the import of ...
import org.rosuda.REngine.Rserve.RConnection;
causes an error - 'The import org.rosuda.REngine.Rserve.RConnection conflicts with a type defined in the same file'
does anyone have any idea why this is the case? Thanks
all imports :
import org.rosuda.REngine.REXPMismatchException;
import org.rosuda.REngine.Rserve.RConnection;
import org.rosuda.REngine.Rserve.RserveException;
public class RConnection {
public int[] mean(String a[]) {
setupR();
return null;
}
public void setupR(){
try {
/* Create a connection to Rserve instance running
* on default port 6311
*/
RConnection c = new RConnection();// make a new local connection on default port (6311)
double d[] = c.eval("rnorm(10)").asDoubles();
org.rosuda.REngine.REXP x0 = c.eval("R.version.string");
System.out.println(x0.asString());
} catch (RserveException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} catch (REXPMismatchException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}

By using import org.rosuda.REngine.Rserve.RConnection; you are tying to make RConnection known in the local namespace.
However, you already defined a class called RConnection locally.
Please rename your class RConnection, and you should be able to import org.rosuda.REngine.Rserve.RConnection.

Java Current Directory Returns `null`

I'm trying to use the printWorkingDirectory() from Apache Commons FTP but it's only returning null. I can't navigate directories, list files, etc.
Log in pass all is success but how ever I try I can not change current directory.
I use this following code:
import java.io.BufferedOutputStream;
import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.io.OutputStream;
import org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTP;
import org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPClient;
import org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPFile;
public class FTPDownloadFileDemo {
public static void main(String[] args) {
String server = "FTP server Address";
int port = portNo;
String user = "User Name";
String pass = "Pasword";
FTPClient ftpClient = new FTPClient();
String dir = "stocks/";
try {
ftpClient.connect(server, port);
ftpClient.login(user, pass);
System.out.println( ftpClient.printWorkingDirectory());//Always null
//change current directory
ftpClient.changeWorkingDirectory(dir);
boolean success = ftpClient.changeWorkingDirectory(dir);
// showServerReply(ftpClient);
if (success)// never success
System.out.println("Successfully changed working directory.");
System.out.println(ftpClient.printWorkingDirectory());// Always null
} catch (IOException ex) {
System.out.println("Error: " + ex.getMessage());
ex.printStackTrace();
} finally {
try {
if (ftpClient.isConnected()) {
ftpClient.logout();
ftpClient.disconnect();
}
} catch (IOException ex) {
ex.printStackTrace();
}
}
}
}

This is rather old question that deserves an answer. This issue is likely a result of using FTPClient when secure connection is required. You may have to switch to FTPSClient if that is, indeed, the case. Further, output the response from the server with the following code snippet to troubleshoot the issue if secure client doesn't solve the it:
ftpClient.addProtocolCommandListener(
new PrintCommandListener(
new PrintWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(System.out, "UTF-8")), true));
Also, a server can reject your login attempt if your IP address is not white listed. So, being able to see the logs is imperative. The reason you see null when printing current working directory is because you are not logged in. Login method will not throw an exception but rather return a boolean value indicating if the operation succeeded. You are checking for success when changing a directory but not doing so when logging in.
boolean success = ftpClient.login(user, pass);

I faced the same, but I came across with a simple step.
Just added this.
boolean success = ftpClient.changeWorkingDirectory(dir);
ftpClient.printWorkingDirectory(); //add this line after changing the working directory
System.out.println(ftpClient.printWorkingDirectory()); //wont be getting null
Here I have the code and the console output
FTPClient.changeWorkingDirectory - Unknown parser type: "/Path" is current directory
I know I replied too soon ;-P, but I saw this post recently. Hope this helps to future searchers ;-)

Openshift: Trying to create java.websocket using JBoss Application Server

I am new to open shift, so bear with me. I have gotten open shift on my eclipse, and I have set up a JBoss Application Server 7. I want to make a server endpoint java class as described here. How do I do this? I noticed that, first of all, there is no java.websocket jar files in the open shift project that I created in eclipse. So I decided to import it and added to the build path. (This jar file I copied from glassfish's javax.websocket-api.jar). But whenever I would commit it and push my java class, it would give me a bunch of errors and mu open shift domain won't work.
So what am I doing wrong? Is it that the jar file that I imported is wrong (i.e. it isn't compatible with JBoss)?
Another thing that eclipse is telling me is that there is this error: "Faceted Project Problem (Java Version Mismatch) (1 item)"
Here is my server endpoint class:
package serverendpointdemo;
import javax.websocket.OnClose;
import javax.websocket.OnError;
import javax.websocket.OnMessage;
import javax.websocket.OnOpen;
import javax.websocket.server.ServerEndpoint;
#ServerEndpoint("/serverendpointdemo")
public class ServerEndPointDemo {
#OnOpen
public void handleOpen () {
System.out.println("JAVA: Client is now connected...");
}
#OnMessage
public String handleMessage (String message) {
System.out.println("JAVA: Received from client: "+ message);
String replyMessage = "echo "+ message;
System.out.println("JAVA: Send to client: "+ replyMessage);
return replyMessage;
}
#OnClose
public void handleClose() {
System.out.println("JAVA: Client is now disconnected...");
}
#OnError
public void handleError (Throwable t) {
t.printStackTrace();
}
}
Thank you for your help!