Fix #8039 - library support and add back roopacker dependancy
[roobuilder] / src / Project / Gtk.vala
index 2af85e6..983bc3c 100644 (file)
  */
  
 
-namespace Project {
-       static int gtk_id = 1;
+namespace Project 
+{
  
+       
 
        public class Gtk : Project
        {
@@ -29,533 +30,394 @@ namespace Project {
                * Gir cache - it's local as we might want clear it if we modify the packages...
                *
                */
-               Gee.HashMap<string,Gir> cache = null;
-         
+               // public Gee.HashMap<string,Palete.GirObject> gir_cache = null; ?? 
+               
+               public bool gir_cache_loaded = false;  /// set this to false to force a relaod of vapi's?
+               
+               // these are loaded / created by the palete.. but are project specific.
+               public Gee.HashMap<string,Gee.ArrayList<string>>? dropList = null;  
+           public Gee.HashMap<string,Gee.ArrayList<string>> child_list_cache;   // what child can on on what node
+               public Gee.HashMap<string,Gee.ArrayList<string>> child_list_cache_props; // what child can go on what node (with properties included)
+               
+            public string compile_flags = ""; // generic to all.       
+               public Gee.ArrayList<string> packages; // list of vapi's that are used by this project. 
+                
+               //pblic Gee.ArrayList<string> hidden; // list of dirs to be hidden from display...
+               
+               public GtkValaSettings? active_cg = null;
+               public Gee.HashMap<string,GtkValaSettings> compilegroups;
+               public Meson meson;
+               
+               
+               public Palete.Gtk gpalete {
+                       get {
+                               return (Palete.Gtk) this.palete;
+                       }
+                       set {}
+               }
+                
+               
                public Gtk(string path) {
                  
                  
                        base(path);
+                       
+                       this.initChildCache();
+                  
+                       this.palete = new Palete.Gtk(this);
+                       
+                       this.gir_cache = new Gee.HashMap<string,Palete.GirObject>();
                        this.xtype = "Gtk";
-                       var gid = "project-gtk-%d".printf(gtk_id++);
-                       this.id = gid;
-                       try {
-                               this.loadConfig();
-                       } catch (GLib.Error e )  {
-                               // is tihs ok?
-                       }
+                       //var gid = "project-gtk-%d".printf(gtk_id++);
+                       //this.id = gid;
+                       this.packages = new Gee.ArrayList<string>();
+                       //this.hidden = new Gee.ArrayList<string>();
+                       this.compilegroups = new  Gee.HashMap<string,GtkValaSettings>();
+                       this.meson = new Meson(this);
                
                }
-               public Gee.HashMap<string,GtkValaSettings> compilegroups;
                
-               public void loadConfig() throws GLib.Error 
+               public  void initChildCache()
+               {
+                       this.child_list_cache = new Gee.HashMap<string,Gee.ArrayList<string>>();
+                       this.child_list_cache_props = new Gee.HashMap<string,Gee.ArrayList<string>>();
+                       this.dropList = null;
+               }
+               
+               
+               
+               public override void loadJson(Json.Object obj)  
                {
                        // load a builder.config JSON file.
                        // 
                        this.compilegroups = new  Gee.HashMap<string,GtkValaSettings>();
                        
-                       
-                       var fn = this.firstPath() + "/config1.builder";
-                       GLib.debug("load: " + fn );
-                       
-                       if (!FileUtils.test(fn, FileTest.EXISTS)) {
-                               this.compilegroups.set("_default_", new GtkValaSettings("_default_") );
-                               return;
+                       if (obj.has_member("packages")) {
+                               this.packages = this.readArray(obj.get_array_member("packages"));
                        }
-
-                       var pa = new Json.Parser();
-                       pa.load_from_file(fn);
-                       var node = pa.get_root();
-
-                       // should be an array really.
-                       if (node.get_node_type () != Json.NodeType.ARRAY) {
-                               throw new Error.INVALID_FORMAT ("Unexpected element type %s", node.type_name ());
+                       if (obj.has_member("compiler_flags")) {
+                               this.compile_flags = obj.get_string_member("compile_flags");
+                       }
+                       if (obj.has_member("version")) {
+                               this.version = obj.get_string_member("version");
+                       }
+                       if (obj.has_member("licence")) {
+                               this.licence = obj.get_string_member("licence");
                        }
+                        if (!obj.has_member("compilegroups") || obj.get_member("compilegroups").get_node_type () != Json.NodeType.ARRAY) {
+                               // make _default_ ?
+                                return;
+                        }
                        
-                       var obj = node.get_array ();
-                       for(var i= 0;i<obj.get_length();i++) {
-                               var el = obj.get_object_element(i);
-                               var vs = new GtkValaSettings.from_json(el);
+                       //this.hidden = this.readArray(obj.get_array_member("hidden"));
+                       var ar = obj.get_array_member("compilegroups");
+                       for(var i= 0;i<ar.get_length();i++) {
+                               var el = ar.get_object_element(i);
+                               var vs = new GtkValaSettings.from_json(this,el);
                 if (vs == null) {
                     print("problem loading json file");
                     continue;
                 }
-                               if (vs.name != "_default_") {
-                                       vs.parent = this.compilegroups.get("_default_");
-                               }
+                                
                                this.compilegroups.set(vs.name,vs);
                        }
-                       GLib.debug("%s\n",this.configToString ());
+                                               
+                        
+                       //GLib.debug("%s\n",this.configToString ());
                        
                }
-               public string configToString()
+               public override void saveJson(Json.Object obj)
                {
                        var ar = new Json.Array();
-                       var iter = this.compilegroups.map_iterator();
-                       while(iter.next()) {
-                                
-                               ar.add_object_element(iter.get_value().toJson());
+                       foreach(var cg in this.compilegroups.values) {
+                                ar.add_object_element(cg.toJson());
                        }
-
-                       var generator = new Json.Generator ();
-                       generator.indent = 4;
-                       generator.pretty = true;
-                       var node = new Json.Node(Json.NodeType.ARRAY);
-                       node.set_array(ar);
-                       generator.set_root(node);
-                       return generator.to_data(null);
+                       obj.set_array_member("compilegroups", ar);
+                       
+                       obj.set_string_member("compile_flags", this.compile_flags);
+                       obj.set_string_member("version", this.version);
+                       obj.set_string_member("licence", this.licence);
+                       
+                       var par = new Json.Array();
+                       foreach(var p in this.packages) {
+                               par.add_string_element(p);
+                       }
+                       obj.set_array_member("packages", par);
+                       //var hi = new Json.Array();
+                       //foreach(var p in this.hidden) {
+                       //      hi.add_string_element(p);
+                       //}
+                       //obj.set_array_member("hidden", hi);
+                       
+                       this.gir_cache_loaded = false; // force reload of the cache if we change the packages.
+                       this.gpalete.loaded = false;
+                       this.initChildCache();
+                       this.gir_cache = null;
                }
                
-               public void writeConfig()
+               public override void onSave()
                {
-                       var fn = this.firstPath() + "/config1.builder";
-                       GLib.debug("write: " + fn );
-
-                        
-                       var f = GLib.File.new_for_path(fn);
-                       var data_out = new GLib.DataOutputStream(
-                                       f.replace(null, false, GLib.FileCreateFlags.NONE, null)
-                       );
-                       data_out.put_string(this.configToString(), null);
-                       data_out.close(null);
-                       
-                       return ;
-                        
+                       this.meson.save();
+                       var vl = this.language_servers.get("vala");
+                       if (vl != null) {
+                               vl.initialize_server(); // hopefully better than exit?
+                       }
                }
+        
                /**
                 *  perhaps we should select the default in the window somewhere...
                 */ 
                public string firstBuildModule()
                {
-                       var iter = this.compilegroups.map_iterator();
-                       while(iter.next()) {
-                                
-                                if (iter.get_value().name == "_default_") {
-                                        continue;
-                                }
-                                
-                                return iter.get_value().name;
+                       
+                       foreach(var cg in this.compilegroups.values) {
+                               return cg.name;
+                               
                        }
                        return "";
+                        
                }
-               
-               
-               public string relPath(string target)
+               public string firstBuildModuleWith(JsRender.JsRender file)
                {
-                       var basename = this.firstPath();
-                       // eg. base = /home/xxx/fred/blogs
-                       // target = /home/xxx/fred/jones
-                       
-                       // this does not work correctly...
-                       var bb = basename;
-                       var prefix = "";
-                       while (true) {
-                               if (    bb.length < target.length &&
-                                       target.substring(0, bb.length) == bb) {
-                                       
-                                       return prefix + target.substring(bb.length );
-                               }
-                               if (bb.length < 1) {
-                                       throw new Error.INVALID_FORMAT ("Could not work out relative path %s to %s",
-                                                                       basename, target);
-                               }
-                               bb = GLib.Path.get_dirname(bb);
-                               prefix += "../";
-                               
+                       foreach(var cg in this.compilegroups.values) {
+                                if (cg.has_file(file)) {
+                                       return cg.name;
+                                }
+                                
+                                
                        }
-        
+                       return this.firstBuildModule();
+                        
                }
-               /**
-                * get a list of files for a folder..
-                * 
-                * - in the project manager this has to list all possible compilable 
-                *   files  - eg. exclue XXX.vala.c or XXX.c with the same name as 
-                *   a vala file (so to ignore the generated files)
-                * 
-                * - for the editor navigation - this should exclude all files that
-                *   are vala based on a bjs file..
-                *  
-                */
                
-               public Gee.ArrayList<string> filesAll(string in_path,bool abspath = true)
+               public void loadVapiIntoStore(GLib.ListStore ls) 
                {
-                       var ret =  new Gee.ArrayList<string>();
-                       
-                       var dirname = this.resolve_path(
-                               this.resolve_path_combine_path(this.firstPath(),in_path));
-                       
-                       GLib.debug("SCAN %s", dirname);
-                               // scan the directory for files -- ending with vala || c
-                       
-
-                       var dir = File.new_for_path(dirname);
-                       if (!dir.query_exists()) {
-                               GLib.debug("SCAN %s - skip - does not exist\n", dirname);
-                               return ret;
+                       ls.remove_all();
+    
+                        
+                       var pal = (Palete.Gtk) this.palete;
+                       var pkgs = pal.packages(this);
+                       foreach (var p in pkgs) {
+                               ls.append(new VapiSelection(this.packages, p));
                        }
-                       var pathprefix = abspath ? dirname : in_path;
-          
-                       try {
-                               var file_enum = dir.enumerate_children(
-                                       "standard::*", 
-                                       GLib.FileQueryInfoFlags.NONE, 
-                                       null
-                               );
-               
-                
-                               FileInfo next_file; 
-                               while ((next_file = file_enum.next_file(null)) != null) {
-                                       var fn = next_file.get_display_name();
-                                       
-                                       if (next_file.get_file_type () == GLib.FileType.DIRECTORY) {
-                                        
-                                               GLib.debug("SKIP %s not regular  ", fn);
-                                               continue;
-                                       }
-                                       if (!Regex.match_simple("^text", next_file.get_content_type())) {
-                                               continue;
-                                       }
-                                       GLib.debug("SCAN ADD %s : %s", fn, next_file.get_content_type());
-                                       ret.add(pathprefix + "/" + fn);
-                                        
-                                       // any other valid types???
-                               
-                               }
-                               
-                       } catch(Error e) {
-                               GLib.warning("oops - something went wrong scanning the projects\n");
-                       }       
                        
-                       return ret;
                }
                
-               public Gee.ArrayList<string> filesForCompile(string in_path, bool abspath = true)
+               public void loadTargetsIntoStore(GLib.ListStore ls) 
                {
-                       var allfiles = this.filesAll(in_path,abspath);
-                       var ret =  new Gee.ArrayList<string>();
-                       
-                       
-                       for (var i = 0; i < allfiles.size; i ++) {
-                               var fn = allfiles.get(i);
-                               try {
-                                       if (Regex.match_simple("\\.vala$", fn)) {
-                                               ret.add( fn);
-                                               continue;
-                                       }
-                                       // vala.c -- ignore..
-                                       if (Regex.match_simple("\\.vala\\.c$", fn)) {
-                                               continue;
-                                       }
-                                       // not a c file...
-                                       if (!Regex.match_simple("\\.c$", fn)) {
-                                               continue;
-                                       }
-                                       
-                                       // is the c file the same as a vala file...
-                                       
-                                        
-                                       
-                                       var vv = (new Regex("\\.c$")).replace( fn, fn.length, 0, ".vala");
-                               
-                                       
-                                               
-                                       if (allfiles.index_of( vv) > -1) {
-                                               continue;
-                                       }
-                                       // add the 'c' file..
-                                       ret.add(fn);
-                               } catch (Error e) {
-                                       continue;
-                               }
+                       ls.remove_all();
+                       foreach(var cg in this.compilegroups.values) {
+                               ls.append(cg);
                        }
-                       // sort.
-                       ret.sort((fa,fb) => {
-                               return ((string)fa).collate((string) fb);
-                       });
-                       return ret;
-                       
                }
                
-               public Gee.ArrayList<string> filesForOpen(string in_path)
+                
+               
+                
+               
+               public string[] vapidirs()
                {
-                       var allfiles = this.filesAll(in_path);
-                       var ret =  new Gee.ArrayList<string>();
-                       GLib.debug("SCAN %s - %d files",in_path, allfiles.size);
-                       
-                       for (var i = 0; i < allfiles.size; i ++) {
-                               var fn = allfiles.get(i);
-                               var bn  = GLib.Path.get_basename(fn);
-                               try {
-                                       
-                                       if (Regex.match_simple("\\.vala\\.c$", fn)) {
-                                               GLib.debug("SKIP %s - vala.c",fn);
-
-                                               continue;
-                                       }
-                                       
-                                       if (Regex.match_simple("\\.bjs$", fn)) {
-                                               GLib.debug("SKIP %s - .bjs",fn);
-                                               continue;
-                                       }
-                                       
-                                       if (Regex.match_simple("\\~$", fn)) {
-                                               GLib.debug("SKIP %s - ~",fn);
-                                               continue;
-                                       }
-                                       if (Regex.match_simple("\\.stamp$", fn)) {
-                                               GLib.debug("SKIP %s - .o",fn);
-                                               continue;
-                                       }
-                                       if ("stamp-h1" == bn) {
-                                               GLib.debug("SKIP %s - .o",fn);
-                                               continue;
-                                       }
-                                       
-                                       // confgure.am
-                                       if ("config.h" == bn || "config.h.in" == bn || "config.log" == bn  || "configure" == bn ) {
-                                               if (allfiles.index_of( in_path +"/configure.ac") > -1) {
-                                                       continue;
-                                               }
-                                       }
-                                       // makefile
-                                       if ("Makefile" == bn || "Makefile.in" == bn ) {
-                                               if (allfiles.index_of( in_path +"/Makefile.am") > -1) {
-                                                       continue;
-                                               }
-                                       }
-                                       
-                                       if (Regex.match_simple("^\\.", bn)) {
-                                               GLib.debug("SKIP %s - hidden",fn);
-                                               continue;
-                                       }
-                                       if (Regex.match_simple("\\.vala$", fn)) {
-                                               var vv = (new Regex("\\.vala$")).replace( fn, fn.length, 0, ".bjs");
-                                               if (allfiles.index_of( vv) > -1) {
-                                                       GLib.debug("SKIP %s - .vala (got bjs)",fn);
-                                                       continue;
-                                               }
-                                               GLib.debug("ADD %s",fn);
-                                               ret.add( fn);
-                                               continue;
-                                       }
-                                       // vala.c -- ignore..
-                                       
-                                       // not a c file...
-                                       if (Regex.match_simple("\\.c$", fn)) {
-                                               
-                                               var vv = (new Regex("\\.c$")).replace( fn, fn.length, 0, ".vala");
-                                               if (allfiles.index_of( vv) > -1) {
-                                                       GLib.debug("SKIP %s - .c (got vala)",fn);
-                                                       continue;
-                                               }
-                                               GLib.debug("ADD %s",fn);                                                
-                                               ret.add( fn);
-                                               continue;
-                                       }
-                                       
-                                       if (GLib.Path.get_basename( fn) == "config1.builder") {
-                                               continue;
-                                       }
-                                       // not .c / not .vala /not .bjs.. -- other type of file..
-                                       // allow ???
-                                       GLib.debug("ADD %s",fn);
-                                       // add the 'c' file..
-                                       ret.add(fn);
-                               } catch (Error e) {
-                                       GLib.debug("Exception %s",e.message);
-                                       continue;
-                               }
-                       }
-                       // sort.
-                       ret.sort((fa,fb) => {
-                               return ((string)fa).collate((string) fb);
-                       });
-                       return ret;
-                       
+                       return this.pathsMatching("vapi", false);
                }
                
                
                 
-
-               public   string  resolve_path_combine_path(string first, string second)
-               {
-                       string ret = first;
-                       if (first.length > 0 && second.length > 0 && !first.has_suffix("/") && !second.has_prefix("/"))
-                       {
-                               ret += "/";
+               public override Palete.LanguageClient getLanguageServer(string lang)
+               {
+                       if (this.language_servers.has_key(lang)) {
+                               return this.language_servers.get(lang);
                        }
-                       //print("combined path = %s",  ret + second);
-                       return ret + second;
-               }
-               public   string  resolve_path_times(string part, int times, string? clue = null)
-               {
-                       string ret = "";
-                       for (int i = 0; i < times; i++)
-                       {
-                               if (clue != null && i > 0)
-                               {
-                                       ret += clue;
+                       switch( lang ) {
+                               case "vala":
+                                       var ls = new Palete.LanguageClientVala(this);
+                                       ls.log.connect((act, msg) => {
+                                               //GLib.debug("log %s: %s", act.to_string(), msg);
+                                               BuilderApplication.showSpinnerLspLog(act,msg);
+                                       });
+                                       this.language_servers.set(lang, ls);
+                                       break;
+                               default :
+                                        return this.language_servers.get("dummy");
+                                        
                                }
-                               ret += part;
-                       }
-                       return ret;
-               }
-               public   string resolve_path(string _path, string? relative = null)
+                               return this.language_servers.get(lang);
+               
+               }
+                
+                
+                
+                
+                
+                
+                // ------------------  new project stufff
+               public override void initialize()
                {
-                       string path = _path;
-                       if (relative != null)
-                       {
-                               path = this.resolve_path_combine_path(path, relative);
-                       }
-                       string[] parts = path.split("/");
-                       string[] ret = {};
-                       int relative_parts = 0;
-                                       
-                       foreach (var part in parts)
-                       {
-                               if (part.length < 1 || part == ".")
-                               {
-                                       continue;
-                               }
-                               
-                               if (part == "..")
-                               {
-                                       if (ret.length > 0)
-                                       {
-                                               ret = ret[0: ret.length -1];
-                                       }
-                                       else
-                                       {
-                                               relative_parts++;
-                                       }
-                                       continue;
-                               }
-                               
-                               ret += part;
+                       string[] dirs = {
+                               "src",
+                               "src/ui"
+                               // ?? docs ?
+                               //   
+                       };
+                       
+                       
+                       string[] vapis = {
+                               "gtk4",
+                               "gee-0.8",
+                               "gio-2.0",
+                                
+                               "glib-2.0",
+                               "gobject-2.0",
+                                
+                               // "json-glib-1.0",
+                                
+                               //"libadwaita-1",
+                               //"libxml-2.0",
+                               "posix"
+                                
+                       };
+                       for(var i = 0;  i < dirs.length; i++) {
+                               this.makeProjectSubdir( dirs[i]);
                        }
+                       for(var i = 0;  i < vapis.length; i++) {
+                               this.packages.add(vapis[i]);
                        
-                       path =  this.resolve_path_combine_path(this.resolve_path_times("..", relative_parts, "/"), string.joinv("/", ret));
-                       if (_path.has_prefix("/"))
-                       {
-                               path = "/" + path;
                        }
-                       return path;
+                       // create/// some dummy files?
+                       // application
+                       
+                       this.makeMain();
+                       this.makeApplication();
+                       this.makeWindow();
+                       this.makeGitIgnore();
+
+                       var cg =  new GtkValaSettings(this, this.name);
+                       this.compilegroups.set(this.name, cg);
+                       cg.sources.add("src/Main.vala");
+                       cg.sources.add("src/%sApplication.vala".printf(this.name));
+                       cg.sources.add("src/ui/ui.Window.bjs");
+                       // rescan... not needed as it get's selected after initialization.
+                       this.load();
+                       var fn = this.getByPath(this.path + "/src/ui/ui.Window.bjs");
+                       try {
+                               fn.loadItems();
+                       } catch (GLib.Error e) { } // do nothing?
+                       
+                       fn.save();
+                       
+                       
+                       
                }
                
-               public string[] vapidirs()
+               
+               void makeTemplatedFile(string name, string[] str, string replace) 
                {
-                       string[] ret = {};
-                       var sources = this.compilegroups.get("_default_").sources;
-                       for(var i =0; i< sources.size; i++) {
-                               
-                               var path = this.resolve_path( this.firstPath(), sources.get(i));
-                               
-                               if (Path.get_basename (path) == "vapi") {
-                                       GLib.debug("Adding VAPIDIR: %s\n", path);
-                                       ret += path;
-                               }
-                               
+                       var o = "";
+                       for(var i=0;i< str.length;i++) {
+                               o += str[i].replace("%s", replace) + "\n";
                        }
-                       return ret;
-                       
+                       this.writeFile(name, o);
                }
-               public string[] sourcedirs()
+               public void writeFile(string name, string o) 
                {
-                       string[] ret = {};
-                       var sources = this.compilegroups.get("_default_").sources;
-                       ret += this.firstPath();  
-                       for(var i =0; i< sources.size; i++) {
-                               
-                               var path = this.resolve_path( this.firstPath(), sources.get(i));
-                               if (path == this.firstPath()) {
-                                       continue;
-                               }
-                               if (Path.get_basename (path) == "vapi") {
-                                       continue;
-               
-                               }
-               //                      GLib.debug("Adding VAPIDIR: %s\n", path);
-                               ret += path;            
+                       var f = GLib.File.new_for_path(this.path + "/" + name);
+                       try {
+                               var data_out = new GLib.DataOutputStream( f.replace(null, false, GLib.FileCreateFlags.NONE, null) );
+                               data_out.put_string(o, null);
+                               data_out.close(null);
+                       } catch (GLib.Error e) {
+                               GLib.debug("Error writing file %s", e.message);
                        }
-                       return ret;
                        
-               }       
-
-       }
-       // an object describing a build config (or generic ...)
-       public class GtkValaSettings : Object {
-               public string name;
-               public GtkValaSettings? parent;
-               
-               public string compile_flags; // generic to all.
-               public Gee.ArrayList<string> packages; // list of packages?? some might be genericly named?
-               public Gee.ArrayList<string> sources; // list of files+dirs (relative to project)
-               public string target_bin;
-
-               public string execute_args;
+               } 
                
-               
-               public GtkValaSettings(string name) 
+               void makeMain()
                {
-                       this.name = name;
-                       this.compile_flags = "";
-                       this.target_bin = "";
-                       this.packages = new Gee.ArrayList<string>();
-                       this.sources = new Gee.ArrayList<string>();
-                       this.execute_args = "";
-                               
+                       string[] str = {
+                               "int main (string[] args)",
+                               "{",
+                               "       var app = new  %sApplication(  args);",
+                               "       Gtk.init ();",
+                               "       GLib.Log.set_always_fatal(LogLevelFlags.LEVEL_ERROR ); ",
+                               "       app.activate.connect(() => {",
+                               "               var w = new ui.Window();",   // ?? main window as UI window?
+                               "               w.el.application  = app;",
+                               "               w.ref();",
+                               "               w.show();",
+                               "       });",
+                               "       var ret = app.run(args);",
+                               "       return ret; ",
+                               "}"
+                       };
+                       this.makeTemplatedFile("src/Main.vala", str, this.name); // fixme name needs to be code friendly!
                }
-               
-               
-               public GtkValaSettings.from_json(Json.Object el) {
-
+               void makeApplication()
+               {
+                       string[] str = {
                        
-                       this.name = el.get_string_member("name");
-                       this.compile_flags = el.get_string_member("compile_flags");
-                       if ( el.has_member("execute_args")) {
-                               this.execute_args = el.get_string_member("execute_args");
-                       } else {
-                               this.execute_args = "";
-                       }
-                       this.target_bin = el.get_string_member("target_bin");
-                       // sources and packages.
-                       this.sources = this.readArray(el.get_array_member("sources"));
-                       this.packages = this.readArray(el.get_array_member("packages"));
-
+                       
+                               "public class %sApplication : Gtk.Application",
+                               "{",
+                               "       public %sApplication (string[] args) ",
+                               "       {",
+                               "               Object(",
+                               "                       application_id: \"org.roojs.%s\",",
+                               "                       flags: ApplicationFlags.FLAGS_NONE",
+                               "               );",
+                               "       }",
+                               "}"
+                       };
+                               
+                       
+                       this.makeTemplatedFile("src/%sApplication.vala".printf(this.name), str, this.name); // fixme name needs to be code friendly!
                }
+
                
-               // why not array of strings?
-               
-               public Gee.ArrayList<string> readArray(Json.Array ar) 
+               void makeWindow()
                {
-                       var ret = new Gee.ArrayList<string>();
-                       for(var i =0; i< ar.get_length(); i++) {
-                               ret.add(ar.get_string_element(i));
-                       }
-                       return ret;
-               }
+                       this.writeFile("src/ui/ui.Window.bjs", """{
+ "build_module" : "",
+ "items" : [
+  {
+   "$ xns" : "Gtk",
+   "| void show" : "() { this.el.show(); }",
+   "items" : [
+    {
+     "$ xns" : "Gtk",
+     "* prop" : "child",
+     "Gtk.Orientation orientation" : "Gtk.Orientation.HORIZONTAL",
+     "int spacing" : 0,
+     "items" : [
+      {
+       "$ xns" : "Gtk",
+       "string label" : "Hello World",
+       "xtype" : "Label"
+      }
+     ],
+     "xtype" : "Box"
+    }
+   ],
+   "xtype" : "Window"
+  }
+ ],
+ "name" : "ui.Window",
+ "gen_extended" : false
+}
+""");
+       }
+       void makeGitIgnore()
+       {
+                       this.writeFile(".gitignore", """
+build/
+""");
+       }
+                       
                
-               public Json.Object toJson()
+                public override void   initDatabase()
                {
-                       var ret = new Json.Object();
-                       ret.set_string_member("name", this.name);
-                       ret.set_string_member("compile_flags", this.compile_flags);
-                       ret.set_string_member("execute_args", this.execute_args);
-                       ret.set_string_member("target_bin", this.target_bin);
-                       ret.set_array_member("sources", this.writeArray(this.sources));
-                       ret.set_array_member("packages", this.writeArray(this.packages));
-                       return ret;
-               }
-               public Json.Array writeArray(Gee.ArrayList<string> ar) {
-                       var ret = new Json.Array();
-                       for(var i =0; i< ar.size; i++) {
-                               ret.add_string_element(ar.get(i));
-                       }
-                       return ret;
+                    // nOOP
                }
-               
-               
        }
+        
    
 }