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Fixed HeadlessException that was thrown sometimes on script start #49

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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions src/main/java/com/chromascape/web/ChromaScapeApplication.java
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Expand Up @@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ public class ChromaScapeApplication {
* @param args command-line arguments passed to the application
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Disable headless mode to allow GUI components (e.g., MouseOverlay)
System.setProperty("java.awt.headless", "false");
SpringApplication.run(ChromaScapeApplication.class, args);
}

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8 changes: 2 additions & 6 deletions src/main/java/com/chromascape/web/ServePages.java
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public class ServePages {

/**
* Handles GET requests for the root ("/") URL. Sets the AWT system property to non-headless mode,
* then returns the view name for the index page.
* Handles GET requests for the root ("/") URL.
*
* @return the logical view name "index"
*/
@GetMapping("/")
public String serveIndexPage() {
System.setProperty("java.awt.headless", "false");
return "index";
}

/**
* Handles GET requests for the "/colour" URL. Sets the AWT system property to non-headless mode,
* then returns the view name for the colour picker page.
* Handles GET requests for the "/colour" URL.
*
* @return the logical view name "colour"
*/
@GetMapping("/colour")
public String serveColourPickerPage() {
System.setProperty("java.awt.headless", "false");
return "colour";
}
}