Netx - NETwork eXecute

| Announcing V0.5 of netx! | An open-source JNLP client

Quick Links About Netx Versions / Changes Screenshots Comparison Chart Feedback Documentation Using Netx Netx API JavaDoc JNLP spec Sample .jnlp file Project Links SourceForge Home Browse Source Support Request Features Report Bugs Browse Bugs Mailing Lists All downloads Netx-Powered Apps - Java Start Button - Object Component Desktop - More info... Volunteer Volunteer Join our mailing lists! Must be willing to write quality code / docs. Logos If you include netx as part of your application please use one of these logos: Under construction. | In Progress... Improvements since previous version: New version just released... On todo list: Support versions Check signing to enforce security Show splash screen if splash icon present Improved download indicator Complete JNLP services Netx 0.5 Major improvements since previous version: Released under LGPL license. Applications/applets run with a separate event queue, look and feel, etc. Native code support. Supports headless mode. Internationalized messaged. Pluggable download/progress indicator. Other changes: Add a default launch handler. Uses NanoXML instead of TinyXML (Nano is LGPL compatible). Much more detailed info on exceptions (category, summary, description, severity). Does not print exceptions unless -verbose is specified. Replaces Java coffee cup with Netx logo. Reads splash screen icon. Classloading bug fixed, thanks to Werner Bredenkamp. Command-line option for stict parsing of JNLP file. Nicer-looking dialog for choosing cache location. Cleaned up APIs by naming some methods more clearly. Updated contact info, formatting. Some applet audio bugs fixed. Better browser support for Windows (BasicService finds default browser). Added security check to JNLPRuntime methods (checks for 'exit class'). Debug mode will deny all permissions to app after call to System.exit. Releases resources for applications that close all windows/threads but never call System.exit. Netx 0.4.1 Version 0.4.1 fixes a download bug that caused some applications not to run on some systems. Improvements since previous version: Delegate to original Policy object to run under Web Start Command line switch to set update policy in seconds. Update checks based on a policy (time since last check). Stops threads in an application (before just closed its windows) AWT thread's context classloader set to app's classloader when app window active API to launch app in external copy of netx (javaw must be in path) Launches app if BasicService.showDocument URL ends in .jnlp Basic support for opening web pages with showDocument. Fallback to cached version if update check fails (before just exited) Can stop apps that use JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE mode. New threads should be created in app's ThreadGroup Can tell tracker to start downloading without blocking. Can listen to tracker for completion of downloads Tracker synchronization uses finer grained locking and locks for less time Code started from thread in its own thread group (was in system thread group b/c of bug). Can set default JNLPFile view to a specific os, arch, locale Removed part feature from resource tracker IconDesc picks the best icon not just the first Fixed non-threadsafe code in JNLP services Fixed download progress freaking out bug Netx 0.3 Main improvement is a cache. Improvements since previous version: Properly sets parameters, args, and properties Can add parameters, args, and properties to JNLP file from command line before launching Cache checks for new versions with option to disable update checks Proper security permissions for system properties from JNLP file. Codebase defaults to file's location (its directory) Non-resizable applets (is this a good thing??) Added event listener notification for some events (more on way) Better error reporting, prints cause exception if -verbose Launch process improved, especially for background launching. Added an option to run without the secure runtime environment Cleaned up the Boot classes to better indicate the process. Improve JavaDoc, code quality Netx 0.2 The first stand-alone client. Improvements since previous version: Removed many debug statements unless -debug option is used. Made implementation private instead of protected or package. Cleaned up Launcher API, esp. for background thread launches. Better support for old-style applets (adds codebase URL to classpath). Stops applet audio clips when the applet is destroyed. Disables applet stub & context methods when applet is destroyed. Improved the command-line messages. No longer caches local files and files in JARs. ... and many others changes Netx 0.1 This version was part of the Object Component Desktop.