B4J Tutorial Title: 🚀 Quick Progress: Inventory Management System in B4J with JDashboardUI and Magic API

Hi community,


I wanted to share a quick progress update I achieved in just a couple of hours: an inventory management system in B4J. I was inspired by these posts:

• Inventory with Pakai Server + ChatGPT
• LowCode Web Inventory App

I chose JDashboardUI for the graphical interface, and it turned out fast and visually appealing.


What really made everything super easy was Magic API:
I just uploaded the PHP file, filled in 4 fields… and I already had a complete API ready to connect to my MySQL database.


Honestly, it wasn’t difficult at all, and the progress was super quick. It’s still just a prototype, but it works, and I wanted to share it to encourage anyone who wants to experiment with B4J + Magic API + JDashboardUI.

 

[Xfood]

excellent @fernando1987 , congratulations., can we find it included as an example in the jdashboardUi library?

 

[Mashiane]

This is beautiful @fernando1987

 

[Mashiane]

Whats the thing thats walking on your screen in the video?

 

[fernando1987]

excellent @fernando1987 , congratulations., can we find it included as an example in the jdashboardUi library?

Hi @Xfood ,
Unfortunately, I can’t include it as a free example inside the library, since using Magic API wouldn’t be ethical it would basically force others to purchase it just to test it.


That said, if I ever manage to finish it, I could release it as a separate project. In that case, since it uses JDashboardUI, it would have the same cost as any other project ($12), just as I promised in the last update.


Of course… that would mean finding another couple of hours of “free time” somewhere .

 

[fernando1987]

This is beautiful @fernando1987

Hi @Mashiane ,
Thanks a lot for your kind words!
However, honestly, what I’m doing can’t really compare to your amazing designs, and not only yours, but also the incredible work of many other talented developers here on the forum.


I truly admire the creativity and the level of detail you (and others) put into your projects. It’s really inspiring!

 

[fernando1987]

Whats the thing thats walking on your screen in the video?

You’ve probably seen it in other videos or screenshots . It’s the ASUS virtual pet. I keep it enabled because it reminds me of the old Office Assistant. Sometimes it pops up to tell me things like “it’s time to take a break” or shows a little animation while I’m working. It actually comes pre-installed on ASUS computers.

 

[Xfood]

Hi @Xfood ,
Unfortunately, I can’t include it as a free example inside the library, since using Magic API wouldn’t be ethical it would basically force others to purchase it just to test it.


That said, if I ever manage to finish it, I could release it as a separate project. In that case, since it uses JDashboardUI, it would have the same cost as any other project ($12), just as I promised in the last update.


Of course… that would mean finding another couple of hours of “free time” somewhere .

I understand, I have already purchased both Magic API and JDashboardUI, that's why I asked if it was included with one of the two libraries