This is a template to help developers of Processing libraries to develop and release.

Please read the documentation website for more information on how to use this template.

Three important outputs are required to contribute a library to Processing, and this template provides help and guidance on them. They are:

1. The library's code - This template will build your code into a jar file with Gradle.
2. A website for the library - We recommend using Material for MkDocs to create a static website for your library. It allows you to write content for your website using markdown, and structure the site using a yml configuration file. We provide a skeleton MkDocs website as part of this template.
3. A url that serves the release artifacts - We have already configured Gradle tasks to create the release artifacts. If you host your code on Github, You can create a Github release that serves the release artifacts.

References for developing libraries for Processing can be found on the following Github wiki pages:

• https://github.com/processing/processing4/wiki/Library-Basics
• https://github.com/processing/processing4/wiki/Library-Guidelines
• https://github.com/processing/processing4/wiki/Library-Overview

This template was created by Claudine Chen (@mingness) as part of the 2024 New Beginnings (pr05) Grant from the Processing Foundation, to simplify the workflows for libraries, tools, and modes, mentored by Stef Tervelde (@Stefterv).

It is based on and inspired by a number of Processing library templates, including:

• https://github.com/processing/processing-library-template-gradle
• https://github.com/enkatsu/processing-library-template-gradle
• https://github.com/hamoid/processing-library-template/

I wish to thank the developers of these repositories, who generously provided guidance and time. This template has been developed in collaboration with @enkatsu.

The example library was developed by Stig Møller Hansen (@stixan).