'Simple GUI Extension' is an extension for fast GUI design, not only for beginners. It contains list of basic swing components which you can add using drag and drop. It is possible to set some properties and events via the properties table. It is also possible to set components' size and position through mouse dragging or to change foreground or bacground color via pop-up menu. Menu generator is also included.

An improvement over the original UML Extension, this one allows you to show more than one class display, and to move class displays around the screen. Available in English and German.

This BlueJ extension allows you to easily manage (i.e. create, import/export and switch between) multiple BlueJ projects. Some neat features help you to auto-position package windows or to handle bunches of jar files economically (e.g. when correcting students' exercises).

The Roles of Variables BlueJ extension is based on Sajaniemi's Roles of Variables theory, which describes the common ways in which variables are used in programming. The extension allows users to annotate their programs with labels based on these roles, and uses an automated system to check whether the actual use of the variable is consistent with that role assignment.

The download is a zip file containing the extension JAR file ( roles_of_variables.jar) as well as documentation and source code.

CNU BlueJ formatter is a BlueJ extension that integrates Eclipse's code style formatting capabilities into BlueJ's editor. The formatter adds a "Format" button to the editor, and formats compiled source code according to a set of style properties specified in a properties file. These properties can be customized using a simple dialog interface accessible from BlueJ's Preferences option. For convenience, the formatter comes with an installation executable JAR file.

Note: Requires BlueJ 2.2.1 or later.

Roberto Flores, Christopher Newport University

An extension to make it easier to work with the objectdraw library. If any class in a BlueJ class diagram extends the objectdraw Controller class, this extension adds a menu item to the class which will create an object, place it on the BlueJ object bench and invoke its startController() method. I.e. "run" it inside BlueJ rather than as an external Applet.

Note: Requires BlueJ 2.2.0 or later.

A simple extension which compiles and deploys programs using the JeLOS operating system for Lego NXT robots from BlueJ. When you right-click on a class in the class diagram you get a menu item which can be used to either just comile all files or upload the program to the robot (and even run it).

David Bowes, University of Hertfordshire

An extension to allow direct invocation of a main method. If a class contains a properly declared main method, this extensions adds a menu item "Run Main Method" which directly invokes it. This makes the main method much more obvious, if that suits your style, and also helps you get the declaration right; if it's not public static void main(String [] args) you won't see the menu item.

Supports colour printing of source code from within BlueJ using the syntax colouring used in BlueJ's editor. This new version not only sends source code to printers, but also saves HTML or RTF to files, for inclusion in course notes or slides.

The extension adds a new "Print" menu item to the context menu of classes in the BlueJ Class Diagram. It obeys the colour settings in the file moe.defs.

The downloadable Jar file includes the source code of the extension, please tell Marc about any additions or improvements you make.

Marc Seidemann

An extension to make it easier to work with the ACM Java Task Force library. If any class in a BlueJ class diagram implements the acm.program.Program class, this extension adds a menu item to the class which will create an object, place it on the BlueJ object bench and invoke its start() method. I.e. "run" it inside BlueJ rather than as an external Applet.

Note: Requires BlueJ 2.2.0 or later.

Allows submission of projects to specified address via email (including secure SMTP), ftp, http(s) or file copy. Highly configurable.

Note: There have been four maintenance releases since the major release on 16 Jan 2007. The first (2 Feb 2007) de-cluttered the preference panel and fixed a significant information leak in the https implementation. The second (12 Sep 2007) fixed a sever problem with email-based submission when using Java 6. The third (25 Sep 2007, which shipped with BlueJ 2.2.1) fixed a character-set problem with FTP passwords. The fourth (21 Oct 2008, which shipped with BlueJ 2.5.1) added support for a sortable isodate submission scheme parameter.

Allows automated checking of coding styles. Coding styles can be specified flexibly in an external file. This is a major update to this extension, including:

• Now uses the latest Checkstyle release, v4.3
• Simpler one-jar installation
• Allows configuration files to be read from URLs in addition to local files
• The documentation has additional tips useful for lab-based or cloned setup

Env3d is a 3D engine written in Java aimed at students of computer science. This engine makes it very easy to visualize objects and create 3D applications.

Using the BlueJ extension, students can literally create an object and "drop" it into a graphical 3d environment. Texture mapping and model loading (.obj format) are supported.

When used standalone, students can create animation and fully interactive environment. An example of the "world-of-zuul" in 3D is included.

This is the first release of env3d. Feedback and comments are very welcome.

Jason Madar, Capilano College, British Columbia, Canada

Michael Nairn, Jim Paterson and John Haddow, Bell College and Glasgow Caledonian University

The "Class Wizard" enables BlueJ users to quickly and easily create or edit classes and class' components (attributes, methods, constructors, and so on) using the syntax of UML. The Wizard can be used before or after creating classes and editing their source code in the BlueJ text editor.

Note: There are two versions of this extension, depending on which version of Java you are using.

ClassWizard.jar for Java 5

ClassWizard_for1_4.jar for Java 1.4

Displays a simple popup for a BlueJ class in the form of a UML Class icon. Details of what will be displayed, and the precise syntax used can be configured via the preferences panel, or the BlueJ properties files.

The PMD Extension for BlueJ is a wrapper for the open source code analysis utility PMD, which finds unused code, empty blocks, and all that sort of thing.

Of course, it's very clunky at this point, but you get the idea - students will create code that has basic problems like unused variables and whatnot, and PMD will find those for them. Right now the extension only checks the basic and unused code PMD rules.

The first release is now available via the PMD web site - it's just the PMDExtension.jar file that you can download and drop in your bluej/lib/extensions/ directory.

Exports a BlueJ project in a form which can be used in other IDEs. Currently, this extension exports the project's source code, and creates an ant build file. The resulting (non-BlueJ) project can then be built using ant on the command line, or as a project in recent versions of NetBeans, which use ant build files to store project information.

If you use another IDE, please consider adding support for it to the Exporter extension. See the Exporter developers site, where source code is available.

The Application Launcher Extension for BlueJ (AppLaunch for short) was created with the intention of allowing students to quickly run pre-configured applications. AppLaunch is meant to save time in developing student software, as existing applications can be coupled with BlueJ. It allows programs to automatically start at BlueJ startup or closing, or to be selectable from a menu. Configuration of programs can
be done while running BlueJ, and once set, further modification can be disabled by the administrator.

The BlueJScript extension is a JavaScript interpreter embedded in a BlueJ extension. You can use it to rapidly prototype your own extensions, or to produce truly interactive HTML-based BlueJ tutorials like Purple Cow or BlueJScript Shapes To try them out, download and install the extension, then download and unzip a tutorial and open it as a BlueJ project. (Note: the BlueJScript Shapes tutorial contains audio, and won't work on a system not equipped to handle Java audio).

The BlueJ extension manager checks whether updates are available for any installed extensions. It can also check for availability of new extensions, and lets you install or delete extensions.

Note: prior to BlueJ 3.0.6, this extension also checked for updates to BlueJ itself. This function is no longer available, but users can find out whether a newer version of BlueJ is available using the Help/Check Version menu item in BlueJ.