Re: Invoking the 'File/Print To HTML' feature (org.netbeans.modules.editor.ExportHTMLAction.class)

Hi,

I am also interested in an export-to-html action but I can not find the 
existing exportHTMLAction. Which module I have to add in my application to see 
this action?

What are the problems with the existing action?

best regards
Oliver

> Hello,
> 
> first of all: interesting project, i'm working on software for
> teachers/schools too.
> 
> Some time ago I tried to somehow reuse the ExportHTMLAction for my own
> project too, but I was not lucky with it.
> I'm sure you'll have to implement your own export-to-html-action. An easy
> way should be to extend the existing ExportHTMLAction,
> override performAction(Node[] activatedNodes) and skip the dialog, but for
> whatever reason this method is final. Another option is implementing a new
> action by mostly copying, adapting and delegating to the original action.
> 
> I've just tried it out and it works in my development IDE, but I'm not sure
> if I'm allowed to publish it on github as 95% of the code is copied from
> the netbeans sources.
> 
> Boris
> 
> 2016-10-11 17:46 GMT+02:00 <[email protected]>:
> > To give everyone the basic idea of what I am trying to do, I will give
> > a brief summary of the plugin I am attempting to create.
> > 
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Project Summary:
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > 
> > My plugin will allow an instructor to markup a student's homework
> > assignments (as in, their code), making it as effortless as possible to
> > give feedback by the instructor to the student on any mistakes they
> > make, without needing to actually make physical changes (I.E: Adding
> > comments, or printing out the code and physically markup the
> > assignment... believe it or not, but this is still done at my
> > University).
> > 
> > The Plugin itself needs to create a Read-Only copy (and hence the need
> > for the Print to HTML feature) and allow the instructor to markup said
> > assignments (the details I will leave out, as they are irrelevant).
> > 
> > 
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Current Solution:
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > 
> > My current approach to this problem is to use a library that converts
> > Java to HTML, aptly named 'Java2HTML'... the issues with the generated
> > HTML aside, the plugin will need to work for any and all languages, and
> > so this library is insufficient. I also do not want to rely on network
> > API calls to do this for me (such as 'hilite.me') and such I want this
> > to work offline as well.
> > 
> > 
> > ~~~~~~~~
> > Research:
> > ~~~~~~~~
> > 
> > By research, I mean I will establish, at least to the best of my
> > ability, that I didn't just "immediately jump to the mailing list
> > without doing any research first". I'll admit that I probably could
> > have done more research, but considering that said research would
> > require me to understand the entirety of the NetBeans API, as well as
> > reading the Source Code to see how it is normally done... well, I
> > figured I should attempt to get some guidance first (as time is a
> > relative constraint).
> > 
> > 
> > I have looked at the XML Layer file to find out what gets invoked when
> > the user attempts to select 'Print To HTML'. This leads to
> > 'org.netbeans.modules.editor.ExportHTMLAction' class, which while it is
> > public, it's methods are either private or protected, meaning I have
> > have no access to it directly.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > ~~~~~~~~~~
> > What I Need:
> > ~~~~~~~~~~
> > 
> > A way to invoke the ExportHTMLAction without the actual dialogue,
> > pretty much specifying that the currently selected file is what should
> > be 'Printed', and as well telling it precisely WHERE to print it. For
> > example, the current file, 'test.java' or 'example.cpp' should print to
> > 'generated_html/test.java.html' and 'generated_html/example.cpp.html'
> > respectively.
> > 
> > Is something like this possible? If not, is there a way I can simulate
> > this functionality myself without needing to build my own
> > <Language>2HTML library myself?
> > 
> > 
> > This is my first time posting on this mailing list, and in fact on any
> > mailing list, so please let me know if I make any mistakes in my posts,
> > and I will proceed to correct it. Thank you for your time.