1. Support for presentational hierarchy of java.awt.Containers and java.awt.Components
2. Better support for Extensible Runtime Containment (java.beans.beancontext.BeanContext)
3. Full drag and drop support for beans
4. De-serialization of beans
5. Grouping and ungrouping of beans
6. Direct bean hookup
7. Fixed bug(s) from the Sun\'s BeanBox

What\'s available?

• A paper explaining the idea, terms, and concepts:
  David H. Lorenz and Predrag Petkovic, Design-time Assembly of Runtime Containment Components.
• Technical Report NU-CCS-99-04 with the implementation details.
• A presentation in the NU Tech/Expo Software Showcase
• A poster in OOPSLA 2000
• A tool:
  • A tutorial showing the concepts in the ContextBox.
  • License
  • Installation instructions
  • Download the latest version (1.0 alpha ) and the source code for the BeanColorContext example.

Info for COM3240 Students

• Instructions for users at NEU CCS
• Documentation in html
• COM 3240: Component-Based Programming Homepage

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

• Source code
• I am an ECE PhD in CMU. I have been working in Real-Time Java and I am currently exploring the implementation of real-time java bean. I saw your CBDK but I think I am missing some documentation. Is it possible for you to send me a BeanContext example to understand your implementation?. In addition I was wondering if it is possible to get the source code to adapt it to real-time.
  • We are currently working out the possibility of releasing the source code. However, it is not so simple because it is based on Sun's source code. I am preparing an example for demonstrating the tool at OOPSLA, and will let you know once it is finished. Meanwhile, you can try to build your own BeanContext bean by following the Glasgow Specification.
• Government Usage
• I'm working on a US government contract. Is it permittable for the your Javabean / Context kit program to be used by the government?
  • The BcDK ContextBox is based on Sun's BDK BeanBox. I have yet to figure out the precise legal restrictions if any. Meanwhile, if you have permission to use the BeanBox, I believe you should be all right using also the ContextBox. If you don't have the BeanBox, just download it from Sun's web site, before using the ContextBox.