Ramus for macOS (Optimized Fork)

This is a macOS‑optimized fork of the Ramus IDEF0/DFD modeling tool. It focuses on native macOS integration and packaging. Windows support is not a goal here and may not work properly.

Download: the latest macOS DMG is available in this repository’s GitHub Releases section.

License: see LICENSE in this repository (unchanged from upstream).

Requirements (macOS)

• macOS with developer tools (preinstalled utilities: sips, iconutil).
• JDK 21+ with jdeps, jlink, and jpackage (full JDK, not JRE). For best results, install a standard Temurin/Oracle JDK.
• Optional (icon conversion fallback): dwebp from the webp package (e.g., brew install webp).

Tip: This project supports local overrides without changing your shell’s JAVA_HOME.

Quick Start

1. Build a macOS .app for quick testing

./gradlew :local-client:createMacApp
open local-client/build/mac-app/Ramus.app

2. Build a standalone DMG (recommended)

./gradlew :local-client:macDmg
open dest-macos

The DMG contains a standalone app that does not require users to install Java.

Alternatively, download the latest DMG from this repository’s GitHub Releases section.

Configuration (Optional)

If you keep multiple JDKs, add a local file to point packaging to a specific JDK. These files are ignored by git.

• Create gradle-local.properties in the repo root (example):

# Full JDK used for packaging (jdeps, jlink, jpackage)
packagingJavaHome=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/temurin-21.jdk/Contents/Home
# Disable jlink and bundle a full JDK instead (bigger DMG but simpler)
# packagingUseJlink=false
# Optional explicit module path for jlink (if you want to use modules from a different JDK)
# packagingJmodsPath=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/temurin-21.jdk/Contents/Home/jmods

Alternatively, you can set org.gradle.java.home in gradle.properties (also ignored by git) if you want Gradle itself to run on a particular JDK.

Build Tasks Summary

• :local-client:createMacApp

  • Creates a dev .app under local-client/build/mac-app/Ramus.app.
  • Uses a generated .icns and sets Dock icon flags for a native look.

• :local-client:macDmg

  • Full packaging pipeline: generates .icns → optional jlink runtime → jpackage DMG.
  • Outputs to dest/macos/.
  • If jlink isn’t available, it automatically bundles the full JDK at packagingJavaHome.

• :local-client:makeIcns

  • Converts packaging/macos/AppIcon.appiconset into a .icns using sips/iconutil.

Running From Source (Optional)

You can still run directly from sources:

./gradlew :local-client:runLocal

Note: the dev run uses your local Java installation; for the full native experience use the .app or DMG.

Contributing

Contributions are very welcome—bug reports, macOS improvements, docs, and packaging tweaks. Please open issues or pull requests.

What’s new in 2.0.2

• macOS app bundle and DMG packaging via Gradle + jpackage.
• Proper Dock icon and Info.plist; icons are sourced from packaging/macos/AppIcon.appiconset and converted to .icns during build (uses macOS sips/iconutil; falls back to dwebp if needed).
• Uses the macOS system menu bar (apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar=true).
• macOS keyboard shortcuts use the Command key (⌘) via the platform menu shortcut mask (e.g., ⌘S, ⌘O, ⌘Z, ⌘⇧S, etc.).
• Standalone distribution: bundles a Java runtime. Optionally uses jlink to create a minimized runtime; falls back to bundling the full JDK if jlink isn’t available.
• Modernized build/toolchain: project compiles for Java 17 (upstream used Java 8) and uses a recent Gradle (8.x). Packaging targets JDK 21 for the bundled runtime.