introducing jSSC: an RXTX replacement

Author: Federico Fissore

app/lib/RXTXcomm.jar

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 package processing.app;
 
+import jssc.SerialPortList;
 import processing.app.debug.*;
 import processing.app.syntax.*;
 import processing.app.tools.*;
@@ -43,8 +44,6 @@
 import javax.swing.text.*;
 import javax.swing.undo.*;
 
-import gnu.io.*;
-
 /**
  * Main editor panel for the Processing Development Environment.
  */
@@ -979,36 +978,19 @@ protected void populateSerialMenu() {
     serialMenu.removeAll();
     boolean empty = true;
 
-    try
-    {
-      for (Enumeration enumeration = CommPortIdentifier.getPortIdentifiers(); enumeration.hasMoreElements();)
-      {
-        CommPortIdentifier commportidentifier = (CommPortIdentifier)enumeration.nextElement();
-        //System.out.println("Found communication port: " + commportidentifier);
-        if (commportidentifier.getPortType() == CommPortIdentifier.PORT_SERIAL)
-        {
-          //System.out.println("Adding port to serial port menu: " + commportidentifier);
-          String curr_port = commportidentifier.getName();
-          rbMenuItem = new JCheckBoxMenuItem(curr_port, curr_port.equals(Preferences.get("serial.port")));
-          rbMenuItem.addActionListener(serialMenuListener);
-          //serialGroup.add(rbMenuItem);
-          serialMenu.add(rbMenuItem);
-          empty = false;
-        }
-      }
-      if (!empty) {
-        //System.out.println("enabling the serialMenu");
-        serialMenu.setEnabled(true);
-      }
-
+    String[] portNames = SerialPortList.getPortNames();
+    for (String curr_port : portNames) {
+      rbMenuItem = new JCheckBoxMenuItem(curr_port, curr_port.equals(Preferences.get("serial.port")));
+      rbMenuItem.addActionListener(serialMenuListener);
+      //serialGroup.add(rbMenuItem);
+      serialMenu.add(rbMenuItem);
+      empty = false;
     }
-
-    catch (Exception exception)
-    {
-      System.out.println(_("error retrieving port list"));
-      exception.printStackTrace();
+    if (!empty) {
+      //System.out.println("enabling the serialMenu");
+      serialMenu.setEnabled(true);
     }
-	
+
     if (serialMenu.getItemCount() == 0) {
       serialMenu.setEnabled(false);
     }