Installing Monkeybars
Monkeybars is provided in three forms, a gem, a jar file and a zip of the source files.
The preferred method of installation is using RubyGems as that provides with it an installer
script that will set up a basic project structure for you, including the Monkeybars jar file.
The jar file is intended for integrating Monkeybars into existing Swing applications. The source distribution is for
anyone who wishes to view and make changes to the source files without expanding the gem
or jar file and who isn't checking out the latest code from the central source control system.
Using the Monkeybars installer script
If using the gems version of Monkeybars, you will also get an installer script that can be
run from the command line. When run, this installer script will create a new project and
install an application skeleton that serves as a starting point for your application.
This basic structure includes the monkeybar.jar file, a main.rb file that requires in the
monkeybar.jar file, a Rakefile that imports in the Monkeybars generate tasks and base classes
for your controllers and views.
Usage
The installer script's usage is extremely simple
monkeybars <project_name>
The directory <project_name> will be created in the current directory and the project
skeleton copied in. You can specify an absolute path also if you'd prefer.
To get started using your project please continue to the next section:
Monkeybars project basics