source: trunk/gli/src/org/greenstone/gatherer/GathererProg.java@ 10242

/**
 *#########################################################################
 *
 * A component of the Gatherer application, part of the Greenstone digital
 * library suite from the New Zealand Digital Library Project at the
 * University of Waikato, New Zealand.
 *
 * Author: John Thompson, NZDL Project, University of Waikato
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2005 New Zealand Digital Library Project
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
 * (at your option) any later version.
 *
 * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 * GNU General Public License for more details.
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 *########################################################################
 */
package org.greenstone.gatherer;


import java.io.*;
import javax.swing.*;
import org.greenstone.gatherer.util.Utility;


/**
 * Containing the main() method, this class is the entry point for the
 * stand-alone (non-Applet) GLI. The main point of this class is to set
 * some stand-alone specific properties and then create an instance of the
 * Gatherer class.
 * @author John Thompson, NZDL Project, University of Waikato
 */
public class GathererProg
{
    /** The entry point into the stand-alone GLI.
     * @param args A collection of arguments that may include: initial screen size, dictionary, path to the GSDL etc.
     */
    static public void main(String[] args)
    {
    // A serious hack, but its good enough to stop crappy 'Could not
    // lock user prefs' error messages.  Thanks to Walter Schatz from
    // the java forums.
    System.setProperty("java.util.prefs.syncInterval","2000000"); 
    // => results in one message every 600 hours!

    // Ensure platform specific LAF
    try {
        UIManager.setLookAndFeel(UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName());
    }
    catch (Exception exception) {
        exception.printStackTrace();
    }

    // Ensure the GLI user directory exists
        File gli_user_directory = Utility.setGLIUserFolder(null);  // Defaults to user's home area
    if (!gli_user_directory.exists() && !gli_user_directory.mkdirs()) {
        System.err.println("Error: Unable to make directory: " + gli_user_directory.toString());
    }

    // Create an instance of the Gatherer class, which will parse the args and prepare the rest of the GLI
    Gatherer gatherer = new Gatherer(args);

    // Display the GUI immediately
    gatherer.openGUI();

    // If there was an open collection last session, reopen it
    if (Gatherer.open_collection_file_path != null) {
        Gatherer.c_man.loadCollection(Gatherer.open_collection_file_path);
    }
    }
}