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

 

[fernando1987]

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

Thanks for your purchase and support!
Unfortunately, that wouldn’t be possible for everyone, since not everyone has both libraries. But the good thing is you can create almost any project you can imagine—the possibilities are huge.


Magic API is really flexible: you can connect it to almost anything, even a mobile app. And if you decide to set up users with roles, you can build a working system quite easily.

 

[Xfood]

I love your libraries, and your examples are a source of inspiration for me, and always a professional interface, thank you for your contribution

 

[Mashiane]

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!

Thanks, the b4x eco-system is changing because of people like you. One of the things that we needed were beautiful UIs created with b4x tools and for most, coming from the vb6 world, as long as app functionality worked, and the forms worked, let me call it "dull" forms, things were fine.

I mean if one could look at a project they did 10 years ago, one would be a little embarrased. Did I do that? ha ha ha.

I'm trying to master the Web space and your Desktop space here is amazing. My I have not touched b4a and native b4j in a long while. I will propably need to learn again. As a self taught developer it means I need to keep up with the times and there is a lot going on, NodeJS, React, HTMX, Vue etc etc. Im not prepared to remember and learn everything anyway. So I will just solidify SithasoDaisy5 and make it as much easy to use as possible. Besides AI is chasing us and they are teaching it to code too.

You are doing beautiful things here and its changing how we see b4x UI design, no longer "dull" especially for desktop apps. Its a pity that my client base is all Web, otherwise I want to have a project one day that could look and be purely Desktop Based with your libraries.

Continue changing the world and all the best!

Mashiane

 

[fernando1987]

Thanks, the b4x eco-system is changing because of people like you. One of the things that we needed were beautiful UIs created with b4x tools and for most, coming from the vb6 world, as long as app functionality worked, and the forms worked, let me call it "dull" forms, things were fine.

I mean if one could look at a project they did 10 years ago, one would be a little embarrased. Did I do that? ha ha ha.

I'm trying to master the Web space and your Desktop space here is amazing. My I have not touched b4a and native b4j in a long while. I will propably need to learn again. As a self taught developer it means I need to keep up with the times and there is a lot going on, NodeJS, React, HTMX, Vue etc etc. Im not prepared to remember and learn everything anyway. So I will just solidify SithasoDaisy5 and make it as much easy to use as possible. Besides AI is chasing us and they are teaching it to code too.

You are doing beautiful things here and its changing how we see b4x UI design, no longer "dull" especially for desktop apps. Its a pity that my client base is all Web, otherwise I want to have a project one day that could look and be purely Desktop Based with your libraries.

Continue changing the world and all the best!

Mashiane

Thank you so much for your message!
I’m also completely self-taught and I really admire your work. I am truly inspired by how you handle the web part with Banano and B4X, and how you solve problems that are still challenging for me, especially when it comes to servers and web programming.


Even though I’m not very skilled in these areas yet, every example you share and every explanation you give helps me a lot to better understand concepts that would otherwise be very complicated for me. I really value your generosity in sharing your knowledge and experience, and it motivates me to keep learning and experimenting in my own projects.


I hope that one day I can reach a level where I can also contribute and share my own discoveries with the same clarity and passion that you do. Thank you for being an inspiration for those of us who learn in a self-taught way.