[FEATURE] Making a gui version of Drifty

[saptarshisarkar12]

[FEATURE] Making a gui version of Drifty

[redet-G]

@m9m Let's put what you have already worked on into a new branch. This way, it is easier to move things faster.
@SaptarshiSarkar12

[devilkiller-ag]

Hey can I take this up?

[SaptarshiSarkar12]

Yes @devilkiller-ag . But, please ensure that you link this issue to your Pull Request.

[SaptarshiSarkar12]

@devilkiller-ag how much is the work done?

[SaptarshiSarkar12]

@devilkiller-ag how much is the work done?

@devilkiller-ag Please provide some updates about your work.

[SaptarshiSarkar12]

Ok as @devilkiller-ag is not responding, i am assigning this task to @m9m . If @devilkiller-ag wants to modify the GUI that will be made by @m9m , then you may open another issue and a PR for that.

[redet-G]

@m9m Can you give us an update on your progress?

[SaptarshiSarkar12]

@m9m Can you give us an update on your progress?

@redet-G About half of the work has been done.
@m9m has the window layed out and the main elements. They are not connected though.

[SaptarshiSarkar12]

@m9m Can you give us an update on your progress?

The GUI is being done in JavaFX. I have most of the styling done. Just need to connect to current functions to the GUI.

@m9m Is is completed?

[SaptarshiSarkar12]

@m9m Can you give us an update on your progress?

The GUI is being done in JavaFX. I have most of the styling done. Just need to connect to current functions to the GUI.

@m9m Is is completed?

@m9m Please respond.

[SaptarshiSarkar12]

@m9m Please respond

[FDelporte]

After a quick look into the sources of this project, it's clear that it's not ready to extend with an "extra" UI next to the CLI. That's probably also why the previous attempts were not successful, see the comments above this one...

Rework is needed to have both a CLI and UI build. In my opinion these initial steps need to be done, before a (JavaFX) UI can be added in a logical and maintainable way:

1. Make this a multi-project Maven project
2. First sub project: the "backend" code handling the download
3. Second sub project: the existing CLI tool that uses the backend

This way, adding a JavaFX UI in a next step, would be a lot easier. It would be a third sub project, that can offer the same functions as the CLI project, but with a UI, using the same "backend" code.

For more info regarding multi-project Maven, see https://www.baeldung.com/maven-multi-module

[SaptarshiSarkar12]

Ok @FDelporte . That's a huge task. Can you help me with that? I would be glad for that.

[SaptarshiSarkar12]

I am working on the GUI part of the application in the Drifty-GUI branch (https://github.com/SaptarshiSarkar12/Drifty/tree/Drifty-GUI). If anyone wants to contribute to the GUI or wants to re-structure the project, can contribute to that branch which will be later merged with the master branch (https://github.com/SaptarshiSarkar12/Drifty/tree/master) after the GUI development has been completed.