ElggConnect - Easy desktop access to your Elgg-Network

ElggConnect is a desktop application for accessing your Elgg Network. You get informed of new messages and notifications or easily visit your favorite Elgg-Network-Pages with custom shortcuts.

Requirements

• A favorite text editor or IDE
• Java SE Development Kit 8 (JDK) 1.8 or later
• Elgg Network with activated Elgg-Plugin elgg_connect

Getting started

Copy or clone the Repo

git clone https://github.com/ElggConnect/ElggConnect.git

Create configuration-file

• Copy doc/elggconnect.properties.example into /src/main/resources/config/
• Rename the file to elggconnect.properties
• Customize elggconnect.properties

# Required base url with trailing slash
baseurl=http://example.tld/

# Standard values for application window; change if desired
appname=ElggConnect
subline=Easy access to your Network
image=/images/png/logo.png

Run ElggConnect with gradle for testing

CD to your elggconnect-directory and execute the following terminal command:

Unix        ./gradlew run
Windows     gradlew.bat run

Deploy ElggConnect as a native package

CD to your elggconnect-directory and execute the following terminal command:

Unix        ./gradlew jfxDeploy
Windows     gradlew.bat jfxDeploy

After a successful build process you find the application in the directory elggconnect/build/distributions/

To build your application for other operating systems, you need to perform the steps above on a desired operating system.

Hints

• If the error "JAVA_HOME is set to an invalid directory ..." appears, see docs.oracle.com