Using Modules for new Java Process (for JavaFX, for example)

[brainbytes42]

Hi,

is it possible to include modules / module paths in created java processes?

I'm trying to spawn JavaFx Applications in their own processes to encapsulate them, but have a small GUI just to give a visual indicator of theri progress. But since JavaFX ist now separated, it needs to be added as modules... Without that, the ClassLoader can't find the JavaFX Application-class...

See here for an example: https://blog.idrsolutions.com/using-javafx-with-java-11/

When I create a simple JavaProcessPool new JavaProcessPoolExecutor(new JavaProcessManagerFactory<>(new SimpleJavaProcessConfig()), ... ), the classpath of the calling application will be in the child process as well, but this isn't true for modules.

I have outputted the module path in the calling app an in the child app (System.getProperty("jdk.module.path")) - for the calling, it contains javaFx, for the child it's just null.

It would be great, if the modules from the calling app could be added to the child process / to the child process's module path (–module-path ... and –add-modules ...). Or is there any workaround to get this happening?

Any thoughts? :-)