net.sourceforge.rssowl.controller
Class RSSOwlLoader

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.rssowl.controller.RSSOwlLoader

public class RSSOwlLoader

extends Object

Class that loads the RSSOwl-Application and displays a splashscreen while loading.

Version:

1.1.3

Author:

Benjamin Pasero

Field Summary

(package private) org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display	display
(package private) static boolean	guiBuilt Flag to set TRUE when the application was built
(package private) org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell	invisibleShell
(package private) static boolean	winXpStyleEnabled Flag to indicate if the WinXP Style has been enabled

Constructor Summary

private

RSSOwlLoader() Load GUI and display a Splashscreen while loading

Method Summary

private static void	createArchiveDir() Create the Archive Directory
private static void	createCacheDir() Create the Cache Directory
private static void	createLogDir() Create the Log Directory
private static void	createTempDir() Create the Temp Directory
private static void	createWorkingDir() Create the Home Directory
private static void	enableWinXPStyle() Enables WinXP Look & Feel for WinXP
private static void	initDebugMode() Setup Debug Mode for HttpClient
private static boolean	isValidArgument(String arg) Check if the given argument is a valid URI or URL
static void	main(String[] args) Start a new RSSOwl Application
private static void	setFilePathes() Set the file pathes to the settings- and temp file.
private static void	setUpProperties() Write OS specific DWOrds into System properties
private static void	startupProcess(String[] args) Things to do before launching RSSOwl

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

guiBuilt

static boolean guiBuilt

Flag to set TRUE when the application was built

winXpStyleEnabled

static boolean winXpStyleEnabled

Flag to indicate if the WinXP Style has been enabled

display

org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Display display

invisibleShell

org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Shell invisibleShell

Constructor Detail

RSSOwlLoader

private RSSOwlLoader()

Load GUI and display a Splashscreen while loading

Method Detail

main

public static void main(String[] args)

Start a new RSSOwl Application

Parameters:

args - If an argument is passed to the application, it is interpreted as URL and tryd to open as newsfeed

createArchiveDir

private static void createArchiveDir()

Create the Archive Directory

createCacheDir

private static void createCacheDir()

Create the Cache Directory

createLogDir

private static void createLogDir()

Create the Log Directory

createTempDir

private static void createTempDir()

Create the Temp Directory

createWorkingDir

private static void createWorkingDir()

Create the Home Directory

enableWinXPStyle

private static void enableWinXPStyle()

Enables WinXP Look & Feel for WinXP

initDebugMode

private static void initDebugMode()

Setup Debug Mode for HttpClient

isValidArgument

private static boolean isValidArgument(String arg)

Check if the given argument is a valid URI or URL

Parameters:

arg - The argument that has been passed to RSSOwl

Returns:

TRUE if the argument is valid

setFilePathes

private static void setFilePathes()

Set the file pathes to the settings- and temp file.

setUpProperties

private static void setUpProperties()

Write OS specific DWOrds into System properties

startupProcess

private static void startupProcess(String[] args)

Things to do before launching RSSOwl

Parameters:

args - Arguments of RSSOwl