Added ability to specify timeline file on command line

Added release build target to build stand-alone jar and tar.gz files

committer: Jonathan Bernard <jdbernard@jdbernard-desktop.(none)>

build.xml

@@ -66,4 +66,20 @@
     nbproject/build-impl.xml file.
 
     -->
+    <target name="release" depends="compile,jar">
+      <mkdir dir="release" />
+      <delete file="${dist.dir}/README.TXT" />
+      <unjar dest="${build.classes.dir}">
+        <fileset dir="lib">
+          <include name="*.jar" />
+        </fileset>
+      </unjar>
+      <jar destfile="release/TimeStamper_v${application.version}.jar" basedir="${build.classes.dir}">
+        <manifest>
+          <attribute name="Main-Class" value="jdbernard.timestamper.TimeStamperApp" />
+        </manifest>
+      </jar>
+      <tar destfile="release/TimeStamper_v${application.version}.tar.gz" basedir="${dist.dir}" compression="gzip" />
+
+    </target>
 </project>

nbproject/project.properties

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ application.desc=A simple java desktop application based on Swing Application Fr
 application.homepage=http://appframework.dev.java.net
 application.title=Basic Application Example
 application.vendor=Sun Microsystems Inc.
+application.version=1.0
 build.classes.dir=${build.dir}/classes
 build.classes.excludes=**/*.java,**/*.form
 # This directory is removed when the project is cleaned:

src/jdbernard/timestamper/TimeStamperApp.java

@@ -64,6 +64,24 @@ implements Application.ExitListener {
         loadTimeline(config.getProperty("lastUsedTimelineFilename"));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * 
+     */
+    @Override protected void initialize(String[] args) {
+        if (args.length > 0) {
+            File inFile = new File(args[0]);
+            if (!inFile.exists())
+                try { inFile.createNewFile(); }
+                catch (IOException ioe) {
+                    log.warning("No file '" + args[0] + " exists and an error"
+                        + " occurred trying to create it.");
+                }
+
+            currentTimelineFile = args[0];
+            loadTimeline(currentTimelineFile);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * At startup create and show the main frame of the application.
      */