I’ve been experimenting with a new way to make it much easier to share and run Processing sketches — inspired by the pde://sketch/… link format.
I’ve created a JBang script that lets you run PDE sketches directly from pde://-style links (or files) with a single command, no setup needed. Think of it like “click and run” for Processing, even outside the PDE!
Now I’m exploring the idea of making Processing libraries available via Maven — so any Processing sketch could pull in libraries automatically, just by declaring a dependency (no more manual .zip downloading or copying .jar files!).
I’m curious:
• Would this make your life easier when writing or sharing Processing code?
• Do you currently struggle with library setup or sharing sketches with students/friends?
• Would you use a command-line tool to run or install sketches without opening the PDE?
• Any must-have features you’d expect in something like this?
I’d love to hear your thoughts before investing more time. If you’re curious to test or co-experiment, I can share the current version too!