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https://github.com/andy-goryachev/fxeditor

JavaFX rich text editor able to handle billions of lines (WORK IN PROGRESS)
https://github.com/andy-goryachev/fxeditor

handle-billions java javafx javafx-components javafx-desktop-apps javafx-gui

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# FxEditor

![screenshot](https://github.com/andy-goryachev/FxEditor/blob/master/doc/screenshot.png)

## Announcement

This work on this project has been stopped by the author, in favor of
[RichTextArea](https://github.com/andy-goryachev-oracle/Test/blob/main/doc/RichTextArea/RichTextArea.md)
, an incubating project under OpenJFX project:

- [RichTextArea.md](https://github.com/andy-goryachev-oracle/Test/blob/main/doc/RichTextArea/RichTextArea.md)
- [JDK-8301121](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8301121)
- [RichTextArea.java](https://github.com/andy-goryachev-oracle/jfx/blob/ag.rich.text.area/modules/javafx.controls/src/main/java/javafx/scene/control/rich/RichTextArea.java)

## Why ##

Nearly all Java text editors, Swing and FX alike, suffer from one deficiency: inability to work with large
data models, such as logs or query results.

The goal of this project is to provide a professional FX text component that is capable of handling billions of
lines, provides syntax highlighting, multiple carets and multiple selection, rich text capabilities,
embedded images and embedded components.

The main idea which allows for all these features is separation of the editor and underlying data model.
The data model then can be made as simple as a contiguous in-memory byte array, or as complex as memory-mapped
file with a concurrent change log that enables editing of a very large files.

## Features

* supports up to 2^31 lines of text
* multiple selection and carets
* supports syntax highlight

## Requirements

Requires JavaFX 21+.

## Try It Out ##

The project is at a very early stage: less than 29% of all
[identified features](https://github.com/andy-goryachev/FxEditor/blob/master/FxEditor%20Feature%20Matrix.xlsx)
is currently implemented.

To see how little is implemented, launch
[FxEditorApp.java](https://github.com/andy-goryachev/FxEditor/blob/master/src/demo/edit/FxEditorApp.java)

## Example

```java
public class MainWindow extends FxWindow
{
public MainWindow()
{
super("TestFxEditorWindow");
setTitle("FxEditor Demo");
setSize(600, 700);

// data model
FxEditorModel m = new TestFxColorEditorModel();
// editor component is a Pane
FxEditor ed = new FxEditor(m);
ed.setMultipleSelectionEnabled(true);
// add to layout
setCenter(ed);
}
}
```

See [MainWindow.java](https://github.com/andy-goryachev/FxEditor/blob/master/src/demo/edit/MainWindow.java)

## Warning

This project is not ready for production. Mutable (editable) text models are not yet implemented.

The editor relies on JavaFX PrismTextLayout to properly render proportional unicode text, which results in
performance issues when trying to render very long lines (millions of symbols), making it unsuitable for
projects that have to deal with such files, like programming editors or log viewers. A fixed-width replacement
[FxTextEditor](https://github.com/andy-goryachev/FxTextEditor) is currently being worked on.

## Similar Projects

- Tomas Mikula's [RichTextFX](https://github.com/TomasMikula/RichTextFX)
- Gluon's [Rich Text Area Project](https://github.com/gluonhq/rich-text-area)

## License

This project and its source code is licensed under the [Apache License 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) and you should feel free to make adaptations of this work. Please see the included LICENSE file for further details.