Java - Simple Design Engine API (BIRT)

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Java - Simple Design Engine API

This example demonstrate using the DE API to create a simple report. Add comments at the bottom of the example. Moved from the old Design Engine API area.

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Source

SimpleCreate.java

import java.io.IOException;

import org.eclipse.birt.core.framework.Platform;
import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.CellHandle;
import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.DesignConfig;
import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.DesignElementHandle;
import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.ElementFactory;
import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.GridHandle;
import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.IDesignEngine;
import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.IDesignEngineFactory;
import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.ImageHandle;
import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.LabelHandle;
import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.ReportDesignHandle;
import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.RowHandle;
import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.SessionHandle;
import org.eclipse.birt.report.model.api.activity.SemanticException; 

import com.ibm.icu.util.ULocale;

/**
 * Simple BIRT Design Engine API (DEAPI) demo.
 */
public class SimpleCreate
{
   public static void main( String[] args )
   {
       try
       {
           buildReport( );
       }
       catch( IOException e )
       {
           e.printStackTrace();
       }
       catch( SemanticException e )
       {
           e.printStackTrace();
       }
   }
	
   // This method shows how to build a very simple BIRT report with a
   // minimal set of content: a simple grid with an image and a label.
 	
   static void buildReport() throws IOException, SemanticException
   {
       // Create a session handle. This is used to manage all open designs.
       // Your app need create the session only once.
 		
       //Configure the Engine and start the Platform 
       DesignConfig config = new DesignConfig( );

       config.setProperty("BIRT_HOME", "C:/birt-runtime-2_1_1/birt-runtime-2_1_1/ReportEngine");
       IDesignEngine engine = null;

       try
       {
           Platform.startup( config );
           IDesignEngineFactory factory = (IDesignEngineFactory) Platform.createFactoryObject( IDesignEngineFactory.EXTENSION_DESIGN_ENGINE_FACTORY );
           engine = factory.createDesignEngine( config );
       }
       catch( Exception ex )
       {
           ex.printStackTrace();
       }		
				
       SessionHandle session = engine.newSessionHandle( ULocale.ENGLISH ) ;
		
       // Create a new report design.
       ReportDesignHandle design = session.createDesign( );
		
       // The element factory creates instances of the various BIRT elements.
       ElementFactory efactory = design.getElementFactory( );
		
       // Create a simple master page that describes how the report will appear when printed.
       //
       // Note: The report will fail to load in the BIRT designer unless you create a master page.
       DesignElementHandle element = efactory.newSimpleMasterPage( "Page Master" ); 
       design.getMasterPages( ).add( element );
		
       // Create a grid and add it to the "body" slot of the report design.
       GridHandle grid = efactory.newGridItem( null, 2 /* cols */, 1 /* row */ );
	design.getBody( ).add( grid );
		
       // Note: Set the table width to 100% to prevent the label
       // from appearing too narrow in the layout view.
       grid.setWidth( "100%" ); 
		
       // Get the first row.
       RowHandle row = (RowHandle) grid.getRows( ).get( 0 );
		
       // Create an image and add it to the first cell.
       ImageHandle image = efactory.newImage( null );
       CellHandle cell = (CellHandle) row.getCells( ).get( 0 );
       cell.getContent( ).add( image );
       image.setURL( "\"urlofimage\"" ); 
		
       // Create a label and add it to the second cell.
       LabelHandle label = efactory.newLabel( null );
       cell = (CellHandle) row.getCells( ).get( 1 );
       cell.getContent( ).add( label );
       label.setText( "Hello, world!" ); 
		
       // Save the design and close it.
       design.saveAs( "c:/tmp/sample.rptdesign" ); 
       design.close( );
       System.out.println("Finished");
		
       // We're done!
   }

}

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Thanks for the example. But mine is getting below error.While run as java standard alone program prompting below error. Please advise, much appriciate

I used same example and downloaded birt_runtime C:\birt-runtime-4_4_2\ReportEngine

Error : Error : A JNI error has occurred , please check your installation and try again.

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.SecurityException: Invalid signature file digest for Manifest main attributes