Bug ID: JDK-8090763 FX Robot API

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openjfx11Fixed

AWT provides a public Robot API, but to get it to work with JavaFX (on Mac at least) requires some hacks / internal system properties.

Glass does provide Robot functionality, but there is no public API for it.

It would be nice to provide a public API for Glass's Robot functionality so external developers don't have to hack AWT Robot to work in JavaFX.

Here is the list of follow-on issues, organized by importance and current targeted fix version. openjfx11 ------------ JDK-8207372 : Robot.mouseWheel not implemented correctly on Windows, Mac JDK-8207374 : FX Robot should pass float or double down to the native code JDK-8207377 : Verify/document the implementation of Robot::getPixelColor with high DPI screens JDK-8207379 : Robot screen capture test fails with HiDPI at some screen locations JDK-8207370 : Several Monocle robot tests fail because of deprecated assertEquals calls openjfx12 ------------ JDK-8207378 : Update tests in openjfx/jfx-dev/tests repo for new Robot API () JDK-8207373 : Need to dispose native Robot objects to avoid resource leak JDK-8207369 : Add more FX Robot API tests () the tests in openjfx/jfx-dev/tests are not routinely built or run, which is why it is OK to defer JDK-8207378, even though it is a P2 bug tbd_major ------------ JDK-8207375 : Robot::getScreenCapture could use PixelWriter::setPixels for performance
18-07-2018
I filed several follow-on issues, which are now linked and can be evaluated.
17-07-2018
As part of the review, several follow-up issues need to be filed. I will link them to this bug.
09-07-2018
Changeset: 30186c02bc22 Author: kcr Date: 2018-07-09 15:58 -0700 URL: http://hg.openjdk.java.net/openjfx/jfx-dev/rt/rev/30186c02bc22 8090763: FX Robot API Reviewed-by: kcr, serb Contributed-by: mike.ennen@gmail.com
09-07-2018
This work is being reviewed on the GitHub sandbox. Pull request: https://github.com/javafxports/openjdk-jfx/pull/36
18-05-2018
This is out of scope for JDK 9, but we can consider it for a future release.
29-03-2016
The Glass Robot (com.sun.glass.ui.Robot, Application.createRobot()) is fully functional. The public API in FX should be provided by Scenegraph or Graphics teams.
03-11-2011

CSR :	JDK-8203409 - FX Robot API
Duplicate :	JDK-8143597 - Provide public API to access current mouse pointer location
Relates :	JDK-8207378 - Update tests in openjfx/jfx-dev/tests repo for new Robot API
Relates :	JDK-8207379 - Robot screen capture test fails with HiDPI at some screen locations
Relates :	JDK-8207372 - Robot.mouseWheel not implemented correctly on Linux, Mac
Relates :	JDK-8209764 - JavaFX/Monocle - Partial Screen Capture Broken
Relates :	JDK-8207369 - Add more FX Robot API tests
Relates :	JDK-8207374 - FX Robot should pass float or double down to the native code
Relates :	JDK-8207377 - Document the behavior of Robot::getPixelColor with HiDPI
Relates :	JDK-8207375 - Robot::getScreenCapture could use PixelWriter::setPixels for performance
Relates :	JDK-8101091 - It would be very useful to have class like awt.Robot written without AWT
Relates :	JDK-8143597 - Provide public API to access current mouse pointer location
Relates :	JDK-8207373 - Need to dispose native Robot objects to avoid resource leak
Relates :	JDK-8207370 - Several Monocle robot tests fail because of deprecated assertEquals calls