# Including shared pde files across projects
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [July 12, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701 "2018-07-12T03:49:47Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@malcolm\_gc](https://discourse.processing.org/u/malcolm_gc)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2018, 2:30am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701/41 "2018-07-16T02:30:04Z")
Thanks, soon as I decide it’s not something I am still doing!
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### Author:  [@GoToLoop](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GoToLoop)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701/42 "2018-07-16T02:37:32Z")
> [@malcolm\_gc](#):
>
> I had a path to “C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0\_31\bin”
> changed it to "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0\_101\bin"
Even “jdk1.8.0\_101” is still pretty old. If you look inside my Palette.jar file, at the content of its “MANIFEST.MF”, you’ll see it was created by “jdk1.8.0\_121”: ☕
```auto
Manifest-Version: 1.0
Created-By: 1.8.0_121 (Oracle Corporation)
```
However, “jdk1.8.0\_121” is old too, given latest Java 8 is “jdk1.8.0\_172” “jdk1.8.0\_181”: 😱
[https://www.Oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html](https://www.Oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html)
Actually, I’m right now downloading it. And gonna recompile “Palette.java” w/ latest Java 8 version and upload it to my repo. 🕶
> [@malcolm\_gc](#):
>
> … I changed the path on my machine I was having some issues having to add fully qualified paths to the jar `javac` commands…
I find it editing Windows’ PATH system variable w/ “Rapid Environment Editor” utility much easier & safer: 👨🔧
> **[About - Rapid Environment Editor](https://www.rapidee.com/en/about)**
>
> Rapid Environment Editor - freeware Windows environment variables editor
My new Java PATH’s gonna be: “ProgramFiles\Java\jdk1.8.0\_172\bin” 🤠
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### Author:  [@malcolm\_gc](https://discourse.processing.org/u/malcolm_gc)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701/43 "2018-07-16T03:11:22Z")
The following diagram attempts to give a graphical description of the class java creation process that was implemented with GoToLoop’s GitHub repository.
> **[GoToLoop/Processing\_Jar\_Creation](https://github.com/GoToLoop/Processing_Jar_Creation)**
>
> Example for compiling a ".java" file and package it as a ".jar" for Processing. - GoToLoop/Processing\_Jar\_Creation
The primary aim was to demonstrate a java library (.jar) that could provide variables to multiple Processing projects.
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### Author:  [@GoToLoop](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GoToLoop)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2018, 3:54am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701/44 "2018-07-16T03:54:05Z")
Nice diagram! Uploaded it into my repo: 😀
-
[https://GitHub.com/GoToLoop/Processing\_Jar\_Creation/blob/master/PaletteJar.jpg](https://GitHub.com/GoToLoop/Processing_Jar_Creation/blob/master/PaletteJar.jpg)
[ ](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GoToLoop/Processing_Jar_Creation/master/PaletteJar.jpg)
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### Author:  [@akenaton](https://discourse.processing.org/u/akenaton)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2018, 8:06am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701/45 "2018-07-16T08:06:51Z")
@malcolm\_gc===
just to say that with the palette example (library) the jar i have made with Eclipse && the other one with java tools works and dont fire error after added to the libraries folder
also : ’ = minut, “” = second
@kfrajer===
as for the second example i misunderstood: it s not only a jar but an executable jar…In this case you have to add to your manifest what is the main entry class, then run the command jar cvmf MANIFEST.MF Programme.jar \*.class
m means “use my[provided] manifest”
and also : . bat means nothing for OSX which uses bash…
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### Author:  [@malcolm\_gc](https://discourse.processing.org/u/malcolm_gc)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2018, 8:53am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701/46 "2018-07-16T08:53:32Z")
for akenaton
Thanks ,
Now that I have something that works my plan is to change it to names that are more sensible and perhaps post it back as a general example for others. I am also interested in why Eclipse builds a library that does not return an error message, there has to be a reason for that I would like to be able to modify what GoToLoop has provided to build a library that does not give an error. So I will install Eclipse and give that at go eventually.
All this because I wanted WHITE RED AND BLUE.
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### Author:  [@GoToLoop](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GoToLoop)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2018, 9:30am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701/47 "2018-07-16T09:30:11Z")
> [@malcolm\_gc](#):
>
> I would like to be able to modify what GoToLoop has provided to build a library that does not give an error.
My “library?!” is perfectly valid & doesn’t throw any errors/warnings! 😤
It’s a PDE glitch which displays a “No library found for…” red warning when we `import static` any library! 👹
Just comment out `import static malcolm.Palette.*;` and no ugly red warning will show up: 😉
```auto
/**
* PaletteJarSketch (v1.1.1)
* GoToLoop (2018/Jul/13)
*
* https://Discourse.Processing.org/t/
* including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701/47
*/
import malcolm.Palette;
//import static malcolm.Palette.*;
background(Palette.BLUE);
strokeWeight(3.5);
stroke(Palette.RED);
fill(Palette.YELLOW);
ellipse(width>>1, height>>1, width>>1, height>>1);
```
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### Author:  [@malcolm\_gc](https://discourse.processing.org/u/malcolm_gc)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2018, 11:28am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701/49 "2018-07-16T11:28:30Z")
For me if I change import static malcolm.Palette._; to import malcolm.Palette._;
I get an error BLUE cannot be resolved to a variable .
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### Author:  [@malcolm\_gc](https://discourse.processing.org/u/malcolm_gc)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2018, 11:30am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701/50 "2018-07-16T11:30:15Z")
I appreciate the effort of those that responded and I now have a better grasp of what’s going on
I particularly appreciate GoToLoops GitHub stuff so I have given that a go myself and have modified GoToLoops stuff a bit and added a couple of graphic files.
My version is at [https://github.com/malcolm-gc/template\_for\_jar-](https://github.com/malcolm-gc/template_for_jar-) it is slightly different it has I think a better naming for the package and library common instead of Malcolm AND I added a second java file that contains a class with a few functions AND the batch file now creates the library directory and copies the jar file to it.
I expect that my template\_for\_jar will undergo some changes, I have to get rid of the warning still but as I had not used GitHub before it was a learning experience, albeit less painful than jar files.
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### Author:  [@malcolm\_gc](https://discourse.processing.org/u/malcolm_gc)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2018, 12:20pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701/51 "2018-07-16T12:20:19Z")
> [@GoToLoop](#):
>
> background(Palette.BLUE);
I didn’t notice that you had added background(Palette.BLUE); mea culpa 🙄
Yes that fixes the silly error message.
I am not sure which is the better option having to stick Palette. in front of variables or living with the error message. 🤔 In the new common.jar I created there are class functions and they don’t throw an error its just those ints. I am sure that I read somewhere that it was necessary to declare the import as static. far variables but not sure where I read it.
If its a glitch with the IDE then tProcessing should fix it. 😡 I will report it using the link you provided earlier.
Thanks so much !
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### Author:  [@GoToLoop](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GoToLoop)
#### Post date: [July 16, 2018, 10:42pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701/52 "2018-07-16T22:42:58Z")
>
```auto
import static java.util.Map.Entry; // From Java. No red "not found" warning.
import static processing.core.PImage.*; // From P5. No red "not found" warning.
import controlP5.ControlP5; // Needed if we use `import static` for a 3rd-party lib!
import static controlP5.ControlP5.*; // Displays a red "not found" warning!
println(hex(ALPHA_MASK)); // PImage.ALPHA_MASK constant (0xFF000000).
println(ACTION_ENTER); // ControlP5.ACTION_ENTER constant (6).
exit();
```
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### Author:  [@malcolm\_gc](https://discourse.processing.org/u/malcolm_gc)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2018, 6:50am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701/54 "2018-07-17T06:50:33Z")
I thought at first you might be giving me a means by which to resolve the errors , so I mucked around for a bit trying to make my message go away and it wouldn’t
but I am thinking that you have just provided additional examples
the java and processing libraries are ok with static i.e no warning message
but static controlP5 gives a warning
I will add that info to the bug report if you could confirm that they are just extra examples
thanks
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### Author:  [@GoToLoop](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GoToLoop)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2018, 9:06am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701/55 "2018-07-17T09:06:21Z")
> [@malcolm\_gc](#):
>
> if you could confirm that they are just extra examples…
Mostly to state only 3rd-party libraries got that red warning glitch when we use `static import` on them. 🙄
Plus the extra glitch that we need a regular `import` in order to use `static import` for 3rd-party libraries: 😲
> [@GoToLoop](#):
>
> ```auto
> import controlP5.ControlP5; // Needed if we use `import static` for a 3rd-party lib!
> import static controlP5.ControlP5.*; // Displays a red "not found" warning!
>
> ```
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### Author:  [@malcolm\_gc](https://discourse.processing.org/u/malcolm_gc)
#### Post date: [July 17, 2018, 9:12am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701/56 "2018-07-17T09:12:31Z")
Thanks I shall update the bug
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### Author:  [@Ov3rM1nD](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Ov3rM1nD)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2019, 6:33pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701/57 "2019-01-17T18:33:36Z")
Hello! I know this is not related to this topic and i hope you don’t mind, but since you have used a palette as an example, I’ve decided to leave here an `interface Palette` with 138 colors with their relative names for anyone interested in creating a palette library 😊
```auto
public interface Palette {
static final int
BLACK = 0xff000000,
DIM_GRAY = 0xff696969,
GRAY = 0xff808080,
DARK_GRAY = 0xffA9A9A9,
SILVER = 0xffC0C0C0,
LIGHT_GRAY = 0xffD3D3D3,
GAINSBORO = 0xffDCDCDC,
WHITE_SMOKE = 0xffF5F5F5,
WHITE = 0xffFFFFFF,
SNOW = 0xffFFFAFA,
AZURE = 0xffF0FFFF,
IVORY = 0xffFFFFF0,
HONEYDEW = 0xffF0FFF0,
GHOST_WHITE = 0xffF8F8FF,
ALICE_BLUE = 0xffF0F8FF,
FLORAL_WHITE = 0xffFFFAF0,
LAVENDER = 0xffE6E6FA,
LIGHT_STEEL_BLUE = 0xffB0C4DE,
LIGHT_SLATE_GRAY = 0xff778899,
SLATE_GRAY = 0xff708090,
MARRON = 0xff800000,
DARK_RED = 0xff8B0000,
BROWN = 0xffA52A2A,
FIREBRICK = 0xffB22222,
CRIMSON = 0xffDC143C,
RED = 0xffFF0000,
TOMATO = 0xffFF6347,
CORAL = 0xffFF7F50,
INDIAN_RED = 0xffCD5C5C,
LIGHT_CORAL = 0xffF08080,
DARK_SALMON = 0xffE9967A,
SALMON = 0xffFA8072,
LIGHT_SALMON = 0xffFFA07A,
ORANGE_RED = 0xffFF4500,
DARK_ORANGE = 0xffFF8C00,
ORANGE = 0xffFFA500,
GOLD = 0xffFFD700,
DARK_GOLDEN_ROD = 0xffB8860B,
GOLDEN_ROD = 0xffDAA520,
PALE_GOLDEN_ROD = 0xffEEE8AA,
DARK_KHAKI = 0xffBDB76B,
KHAKI = 0xffF0E68C,
OLIVE = 0xff808000,
YELLOW = 0xffFFFF00,
YELLOW_GREEN = 0xff9ACD32,
DARK_OLIVE_GREEN = 0xff556B2F,
OLIVE_DRAB = 0xff6B8E23,
LAWN_GREEN = 0xff7CFC00,
CHART_REUSE = 0xff7FFF00,
GREEN_YELLOW = 0xffADFF2F,
DARK_GREEN = 0xff006400,
GREEN = 0xff008000,
FOREST_GREEN = 0xff228B22,
LIME = 0xff00FF00,
LIME_GREEN = 0xff32CD32,
LIGHT_GREEN = 0xff90EE90,
PALE_GREEN = 0xff98FB98,
DARK_SEA_GREEN = 0xff8FBC8F,
MEDIUM_SPRING_GREEN = 0xff00FA9A,
SPRING_GREEN = 0xff00FF7F,
SEA_GREEN = 0xff2E8B57,
MEDIUM_AQUA_MARINE = 0xff66CDAA,
MEDIUM_SEA_GREEN = 0xff3CB371,
LIGHT_SEA_GREEN = 0xff20B2AA,
DARK_SLATE_GRAY = 0xff2F4F4F,
TEAL = 0xff008080,
DARK_CYAN = 0xff008B8B,
AQUA = 0xff00FFFF,
CYAN = 0xff00FFFF,
LIGHT_CYAN = 0xffE0FFFF,
DARK_TURQUOISE = 0xff00CED1,
TURQUOISE = 0xff40E0D0,
MEDIUM_TURQUOISE = 0xff48D1CC,
PALE_TURQUOISE = 0xffAFEEEE,
AQUA_MARINE = 0xff7FFFD4,
POWDER_BLUE = 0xffB0E0E6,
CADET_BLUE = 0xff5F9EA0,
STEEL_BLUE = 0xff4682B4,
CORN_FLOWER_BLUE = 0xff6495ED,
DEEP_SKY_BLUE = 0xff00BFFF,
DODGER_BLUE = 0xff1E90FF,
LIGHT_BLUE = 0xffADD8E6,
SKY_BLUE = 0xff87CEEB,
LIGHT_SKY_BLUE = 0xff87CEFA,
MIDNIGHT_BLUE = 0xff191970,
NAVY = 0xff000080,
DARK_BLUE = 0xff00008B,
MEDIUM_BLUE = 0xff0000CD,
BLUE = 0xff0000FF,
ROYAL_BLUE = 0xff4169E1,
BLUE_VIOLET = 0xff8A2BE2,
INDIGO = 0xff4B0082,
DARK_SLATE_BLUE = 0xff483D8B,
SLATE_BLUE = 0xff6A5ACD,
MEDIUM_SLATE_BLUE = 0xff7B68EE,
MEDIUM_PURPLE = 0xff9370DB,
DARK_MAGENTA = 0xff8B008B,
DARK_VIOLET = 0xff9400D3,
DARK_ORCHID = 0xff9932CC,
MEDIUM_ORCHID = 0xffBA55D3,
PURPLE = 0xff800080,
THISTLE = 0xffD8BFD8,
PLUM = 0xffDDA0DD,
VIOLET = 0xffEE82EE,
MAGENTA = 0xffFF00FF,
ORCHID = 0xffDA70D6,
MEDIUM_VIOLET_RED = 0xffC71585,
PALE_VIOLET_RED = 0xffDB7093,
DEEP_PINK = 0xffFF1493,
HOT_PINK = 0xffFF69B4,
LIGHT_PINK = 0xffFFB6C1,
PINK = 0xffFFC0CB,
ANTIQUE_WHITE = 0xffFAEBD7,
BEIGE = 0xffF5F5DC,
BISQUE = 0xffFFE4C4,
BLANCHED_ALMOND = 0xffFFEBCD,
WHEAT = 0xffF5DEB3,
CORN_SILK = 0xffFFF8DC,
LEMON_CHIFFON = 0xffFFFACD,
LIGHT_GOLDEN_ROD_YELLOW = 0xffFAFAD2,
LIGHT_YELLOW = 0xffFFFFE0,
SADDLE_BROWN = 0xff8B4513,
SIENNA = 0xffA0522D,
CHOCOLATE = 0xffD2691E,
PERU = 0xffCD853F,
SANDY_BROWN = 0xffF4A460,
BURLY_WOOD = 0xffDEB887,
TAN = 0xffD2B48C,
ROSY_BROWN = 0xffBC8F8F,
MOCCASIN = 0xffFFE4B5,
NAVAJO_WHITE = 0xffFFDEAD,
PEACH_PUFF = 0xffFFDAB9,
MISTY_ROSE = 0xffFFE4E1,
LAVENDER_BLUSH = 0xffFFF0F5,
LINEN = 0xffFAF0E6,
OLD_LACE = 0xffFDF5E6,
PAPAYA_WHIP = 0xffFFEFD5,
SEA_SHELL = 0xffFFF5EE,
MINT_CREAM = 0xffF5FFFA;
}
```
Here’s a nice sketch that you can use to test it:
```auto
import palette.Palette;
Windmill windmill;
void setup() {
size(400, 400);
windmill = new Windmill();
}
void draw() {
background(Palette.SKY_BLUE);
fill(Palette.OLIVE_DRAB);
rect(0, 2*height/3, width, height);
noStroke();
fill(Palette.AZURE);
ellipse(width/4, height/5, 150, 75);
ellipse(width/2, height/7, 100, 50);
windmill.show();
}
class Windmill implements Palette {
void show() {
pushStyle();
rectMode(CENTER);
translate(width>>1, height>>1);
stroke(BLACK);
fill(SIENNA); //dome
ellipse(0, -10, 80, 80);
fill(KHAKI); //cylinder
rect(0, 50, 80, 120);
fill(SADDLE_BROWN); //door
rect(25, 85, 15, 50);
fill(IVORY); //blades
for (int i = 0; i<3; i++) {
float x1 = 100 * cos(TWO_PI/3 * i + (frameCount * 0.02));
float y1 = 100 * sin(TWO_PI/3 * i + (frameCount * 0.02));
float x2 = 100 * cos(TWO_PI/3 * i + PI/5 + (frameCount * 0.02));
float y2 = 100 * sin(TWO_PI/3 * i + PI/5 + (frameCount * 0.02));
triangle(0, 0, x1, y1, x2, y2);
}
fill(GOLD); //axis
ellipse(0, 0, 10, 10);
popStyle();
}
}
```
Again, sorry if this is not related to the topic 😊 hope you like it
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### Author:  [@GoToLoop](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GoToLoop)
#### Post date: [January 17, 2019, 11:15pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/including-shared-pde-files-across-projects/1701/58 "2019-01-17T23:15:26Z")
Very nice windmill colorful animation! 🌬
Just a little detail: if we have `import palette.Palette;` in the sketch, we need to have `package palette;` in “Palette.java”. 😇
And while I’m at it, made some very small optimizations to your loop: 🕶
```java
fill(IVORY); //blades
final float step = .02 * frameCount;
for (int i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
final float x1 = 100 * cos(2*THIRD_PI * i + step);
final float y1 = 100 * sin(2*THIRD_PI * i + step);
final float x2 = 100 * cos(2*THIRD_PI * i + PI/5 + step);
final float y2 = 100 * sin(2*THIRD_PI * i + PI/5 + step);
triangle(0, 0, x1, y1, x2, y2);
}
```
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