SceneBuilder fails to open with custom controls when you have raw class files and not a JAR

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Originally reported by: Robert Ross (Bitbucket: robross0606, GitHub: robross0606)

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The assumption that a custom component is always compiled into a JAR is erroneous. Java allows several other methods of accessing class data including raw class files in a directory. Is it possible to reference a directory instead of a JAR file with SceneBuilder?

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• Bitbucket: https://bitbucket.org/gluon-oss/scenebuilder/issue/113

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Original comment by A. Walter (Bitbucket: awalterwork, GitHub: Unknown):

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This issue is relevant for us as well. During the development of the custom components themselves, having to continuously package the project they reside in into a JAR and importing that JAR into SceneBuilder is a burden and a time sink. It would be very helpful if we could just tell SceneBuilder to use the build directory.

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Original comment by Luca Domenichini (Bitbucket: mimmoz81, GitHub: mimmoz81):

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I had that precise problem some months ago, while developing my custom component library.

I ended up developing my own SceneBuilder fork, passing to SB at launch time something like -Dcom.oracle....scanDirectories=.....

I made a simple main program in eclipse that launch SB passing that "-Dcom.oracle..", specifying my current src directories. This way, I can launch a SB instance scanning my current eclipse workspace reflecting current modifications on custom components.

I would like to make a PR, but sincerely I don't have time at the moment..
It would also be good to have the possibility to add a directory in library manager dialog.. currently, my fork don't manage that: it is only possible to specify directories at launch time.

Similar issues were discussed here #15 and #34

Please add your thoughts about that.

[luca-domenichini]

@robross0606 maybe you are interested in #228 and #236
And maybe this issue can be closed..