Add http sever to GUI

jabgui/build.gradle.kts

@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ dependencies {
     implementation("org.openjfx:javafx-swing")
     implementation("org.openjfx:javafx-web")
 
+    implementation(project(":jabsrv"))
+
     implementation("com.pixelduke:fxthemes")
 
     // From JavaFX25 onwards

jabgui/src/main/java/module-info.java

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 open module org.jabref {
     requires org.jabref.jablib;
 
+    requires org.jabref.jabsrv;
+
     // Swing
     requires java.desktop;
 

jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/JabRefGUI.java

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.jabref.gui.util.DirectoryMonitor;
 import org.jabref.gui.util.UiTaskExecutor;
 import org.jabref.gui.util.WebViewStore;
+import org.jabref.http.manager.HttpServerManager;
 import org.jabref.logic.UiCommand;
 import org.jabref.logic.ai.AiService;
 import org.jabref.logic.citation.SearchCitationsRelationsService;
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ public class JabRefGUI extends Application {
     private static JabRefFrame mainFrame;
 
     private static RemoteListenerServerManager remoteListenerServerManager;
+    private static HttpServerManager httpServerManager;
 
     private Stage mainStage;
 
@@ -157,7 +159,10 @@ public void initialize() {
         IndexManager.clearOldSearchIndices();
 
         JabRefGUI.remoteListenerServerManager = new RemoteListenerServerManager();
-        Injector.setModelOrService(RemoteListenerServerManager.class, remoteListenerServerManager);
+        Injector.setModelOrService(RemoteListenerServerManager.class, JabRefGUI.remoteListenerServerManager);
+
+        JabRefGUI.httpServerManager = new HttpServerManager();
+        Injector.setModelOrService(HttpServerManager.class, JabRefGUI.httpServerManager);
 
         JabRefGUI.stateManager = new StateManager();
         Injector.setModelOrService(StateManager.class, stateManager);
@@ -396,13 +401,18 @@ private boolean upperRightIsInBounds(CoreGuiPreferences coreGuiPreferences) {
     // Background tasks
     public void startBackgroundTasks() {
         RemotePreferences remotePreferences = preferences.getRemotePreferences();
+
         if (remotePreferences.useRemoteServer()) {
             remoteListenerServerManager.openAndStart(
                     new CLIMessageHandler(
                             mainFrame,
                             preferences),
                     remotePreferences.getPort());
         }
+
+        if (remotePreferences.enableHttpServer()) {
+            httpServerManager.start(stateManager.getOpenDatabases(), remotePreferences.getHttpServerUri());
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -413,14 +423,25 @@ public void stop() {
         } catch (Exception e) {
             LOGGER.error("Unable to close AI service", e);
         }
+
         LOGGER.trace("Closing OpenOffice connection");
         OOBibBaseConnect.closeOfficeConnection();
+
+        LOGGER.trace("Shutting down remote server manager");
+        remoteListenerServerManager.stop();
+
+        LOGGER.trace("Shutting down http server manager");
+        httpServerManager.stop();
+
         LOGGER.trace("Stopping background tasks");
         stopBackgroundTasks();
+
         LOGGER.trace("Shutting down thread pools");
         shutdownThreadPools();
+
         LOGGER.trace("Closing citations and relations search service");
         citationsAndRelationsSearchService.close();
+
         LOGGER.trace("Finished stop");
     }
 

jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/general/GeneralTab.java

@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public class GeneralTab extends AbstractPreferenceTabView<GeneralTabViewModel> i
     @FXML private TextField backupDirectory;
     @FXML private CheckBox remoteServer;
     @FXML private TextField remotePort;
+    @FXML private CheckBox enableHttpServer;
     @FXML private Button remoteHelp;
     @Inject private FileUpdateMonitor fileUpdateMonitor;
     @Inject private BibEntryTypesManager entryTypesManager;
@@ -149,6 +150,8 @@ public void initialize() {
         remoteServer.selectedProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.remoteServerProperty());
         remotePort.textProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.remotePortProperty());
         remotePort.disableProperty().bind(remoteServer.selectedProperty().not());
+
+        enableHttpServer.selectedProperty().bindBidirectional(viewModel.enableHttpServerProperty());
     }
 
     @FXML

jabgui/src/main/java/org/jabref/gui/preferences/general/GeneralTabViewModel.java

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package org.jabref.gui.preferences.general;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.net.URI;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -17,9 +18,11 @@
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.StringProperty;
 import javafx.collections.FXCollections;
+import javafx.collections.ObservableList;
 import javafx.scene.control.SpinnerValueFactory;
 
 import org.jabref.gui.DialogService;
+import org.jabref.gui.StateManager;
 import org.jabref.gui.WorkspacePreferences;
 import org.jabref.gui.desktop.os.NativeDesktop;
 import org.jabref.gui.frame.UiMessageHandler;
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@
 import org.jabref.gui.theme.ThemeTypes;
 import org.jabref.gui.util.DirectoryDialogConfiguration;
 import org.jabref.gui.util.FileDialogConfiguration;
+import org.jabref.http.manager.HttpServerManager;
 import org.jabref.logic.FilePreferences;
 import org.jabref.logic.LibraryPreferences;
 import org.jabref.logic.l10n.Language;
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@
 import org.jabref.logic.remote.RemoteUtil;
 import org.jabref.logic.remote.server.RemoteListenerServerManager;
 import org.jabref.logic.util.StandardFileType;
+import org.jabref.model.database.BibDatabaseContext;
 import org.jabref.model.database.BibDatabaseMode;
 import org.jabref.model.strings.StringUtil;
 import org.jabref.model.util.FileUpdateMonitor;
@@ -49,12 +54,16 @@
 import de.saxsys.mvvmfx.utils.validation.ValidationMessage;
 import de.saxsys.mvvmfx.utils.validation.ValidationStatus;
 import de.saxsys.mvvmfx.utils.validation.Validator;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 public class GeneralTabViewModel implements PreferenceTabViewModel {
 
     protected static SpinnerValueFactory<Integer> fontSizeValueFactory =
             new SpinnerValueFactory.IntegerSpinnerValueFactory(9, Integer.MAX_VALUE);
 
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GeneralTabViewModel.class);
+
     private final ReadOnlyListProperty<Language> languagesListProperty =
             new ReadOnlyListWrapper<>(FXCollections.observableArrayList(Language.getSorted()));
     private final ObjectProperty<Language> selectedLanguageProperty = new SimpleObjectProperty<>();
@@ -101,9 +110,11 @@ public class GeneralTabViewModel implements PreferenceTabViewModel {
     private final BooleanProperty remoteServerProperty = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
     private final StringProperty remotePortProperty = new SimpleStringProperty("");
     private final Validator remotePortValidator;
-    private final FileUpdateMonitor fileUpdateMonitor;
+    private final BooleanProperty enableHttpServerProperty = new SimpleBooleanProperty();
     private final TrustStoreManager trustStoreManager;
 
+    private final FileUpdateMonitor fileUpdateMonitor;
+
     public GeneralTabViewModel(DialogService dialogService, GuiPreferences preferences, FileUpdateMonitor fileUpdateMonitor) {
         this.dialogService = dialogService;
         this.preferences = preferences;
@@ -197,6 +208,8 @@ public void setValues() {
 
         remoteServerProperty.setValue(remotePreferences.useRemoteServer());
         remotePortProperty.setValue(String.valueOf(remotePreferences.getPort()));
+
+        enableHttpServerProperty.setValue(remotePreferences.enableHttpServer());
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -251,27 +264,31 @@ public void storeSettings() {
 
         UiMessageHandler uiMessageHandler = Injector.instantiateModelOrService(UiMessageHandler.class);
         RemoteListenerServerManager remoteListenerServerManager = Injector.instantiateModelOrService(RemoteListenerServerManager.class);
-        remoteListenerServerManager.stop(); // stop in all cases, because the port might have changed
-
+        // stop in all cases, because the port might have changed
+        remoteListenerServerManager.stop();
         if (remoteServerProperty.getValue()) {
             remotePreferences.setUseRemoteServer(true);
             remoteListenerServerManager.openAndStart(
                     new CLIMessageHandler(uiMessageHandler, preferences),
                     remotePreferences.getPort());
         } else {
             remotePreferences.setUseRemoteServer(false);
+            remoteListenerServerManager.stop();
         }
-        trustStoreManager.flush();
 
-        if (remoteServerProperty.getValue()) {
-            remotePreferences.setUseRemoteServer(true);
-            remoteListenerServerManager.openAndStart(
-                    new CLIMessageHandler(uiMessageHandler, preferences),
-                    remotePreferences.getPort());
+        HttpServerManager httpServerManager = Injector.instantiateModelOrService(HttpServerManager.class);
+        // stop in all cases, because the port might have changed
+        httpServerManager.stop();
+        if (enableHttpServerProperty.getValue()) {
+            remotePreferences.setEnableHttpServer(true);
+            ObservableList<BibDatabaseContext> openDatabases = Injector.instantiateModelOrService(StateManager.class).getOpenDatabases();
+            URI uri = remotePreferences.getHttpServerUri();
+            httpServerManager.start(openDatabases, uri);
         } else {
-            remotePreferences.setUseRemoteServer(false);
-            remoteListenerServerManager.stop();
+            remotePreferences.setEnableHttpServer(false);
+            httpServerManager.stop();
         }
+
         trustStoreManager.flush();
     }
 
@@ -421,6 +438,10 @@ public StringProperty remotePortProperty() {
         return remotePortProperty;
     }
 
+    public BooleanProperty enableHttpServerProperty() {
+        return enableHttpServerProperty;
+    }
+
     public void openBrowser() {
         String url = "https://themes.jabref.org";
         try {

jabgui/src/main/resources/org/jabref/gui/preferences/general/GeneralTab.fxml

@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@
         <Button fx:id="remoteHelp" prefWidth="20.0" />
     </HBox>
 
+    <Label styleClass="sectionHeader" text="%HTTP Server" />
+    <CheckBox fx:id="enableHttpServer" text="%Enable HTTP Server (e.g., for JabMap)" />
+
     <Label styleClass="sectionHeader" text="%Libraries"/>
     <GridPane hgap="10.0" vgap="4.0">
         <columnConstraints>

jablib/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/preferences/JabRefCliPreferences.java

@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ public class JabRefCliPreferences implements CliPreferences {
     // Remote
     private static final String USE_REMOTE_SERVER = "useRemoteServer";
     private static final String REMOTE_SERVER_PORT = "remoteServerPort";
+    private static final String ENABLE_HTTP_SERVER = "enableHttpServer";
 
     private static final String AI_ENABLED = "aiEnabled";
     private static final String AI_AUTO_GENERATE_EMBEDDINGS = "aiAutoGenerateEmbeddings";
@@ -637,6 +638,7 @@ public JabRefCliPreferences() {
 
         defaults.put(USE_REMOTE_SERVER, Boolean.TRUE);
         defaults.put(REMOTE_SERVER_PORT, 6050);
+        defaults.put(ENABLE_HTTP_SERVER, Boolean.FALSE);
 
         defaults.put(EXTERNAL_JOURNAL_LISTS, "");
         defaults.put(USE_AMS_FJOURNAL, true);
@@ -1247,10 +1249,12 @@ public RemotePreferences getRemotePreferences() {
 
         remotePreferences = new RemotePreferences(
                 getInt(REMOTE_SERVER_PORT),
-                getBoolean(USE_REMOTE_SERVER));
+                getBoolean(USE_REMOTE_SERVER),
+                getBoolean(ENABLE_HTTP_SERVER));
 
         EasyBind.listen(remotePreferences.portProperty(), (_, _, newValue) -> putInt(REMOTE_SERVER_PORT, newValue));
         EasyBind.listen(remotePreferences.useRemoteServerProperty(), (_, _, newValue) -> putBoolean(USE_REMOTE_SERVER, newValue));
+        EasyBind.listen(remotePreferences.enableHttpServerProperty(), (_, _, newValue) -> putBoolean(ENABLE_HTTP_SERVER, newValue));
 
         return remotePreferences;
     }

jablib/src/main/java/org/jabref/logic/remote/RemotePreferences.java

@@ -1,24 +1,33 @@
 package org.jabref.logic.remote;
 
 import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.UnknownHostException;
 
 import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.IntegerProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleBooleanProperty;
 import javafx.beans.property.SimpleIntegerProperty;
 
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
 /**
  * Place for handling the preferences for the remote communication
  */
 public class RemotePreferences {
 
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(RemotePreferences.class);
+
     private final IntegerProperty port;
     private final BooleanProperty useRemoteServer;
 
-    public RemotePreferences(int port, boolean useRemoteServer) {
+    private final BooleanProperty enableHttpServer;
+
+    public RemotePreferences(int port, boolean useRemoteServer, boolean enableHttpServer) {
         this.port = new SimpleIntegerProperty(port);
         this.useRemoteServer = new SimpleBooleanProperty(useRemoteServer);
+        this.enableHttpServer = new SimpleBooleanProperty(enableHttpServer);
     }
 
     public int getPort() {
@@ -33,6 +42,10 @@ public void setPort(int port) {
         this.port.setValue(port);
     }
 
+    public boolean isDifferentPort(int otherPort) {
+        return getPort() != otherPort;
+    }
+
     public boolean useRemoteServer() {
         return useRemoteServer.getValue();
     }
@@ -45,14 +58,29 @@ public void setUseRemoteServer(boolean useRemoteServer) {
         this.useRemoteServer.setValue(useRemoteServer);
     }
 
-    public boolean isDifferentPort(int otherPort) {
-        return getPort() != otherPort;
+    public boolean enableHttpServer() {
+        return enableHttpServer.getValue();
+    }
+
+    public BooleanProperty enableHttpServerProperty() {
+        return enableHttpServer;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the IP address where the remote server is listening.
-     */
+    public void setEnableHttpServer(boolean enableHttpServer) {
+        this.enableHttpServer.setValue(enableHttpServer);
+    }
+
+    /// Gets the IP address where both the remote server and the http server are listening.
     public static InetAddress getIpAddress() throws UnknownHostException {
         return InetAddress.getByName("localhost");
     }
+
+    public URI getHttpServerUri() {
+        try {
+            return URI.create("http://" + RemotePreferences.getIpAddress().getHostAddress() + ":23119");
+        } catch (UnknownHostException e) {
+            LOGGER.error("Could not create HTTP server URI. Falling back to default.", e);
+            return URI.create("http://localhost:23119");
+        }
+    }
 }