Topic 16. The MVC architecture, data binding, and working with a database in JavaFX applications

Goal: learn to separate GUI responsibilities, manage bindings and drafts, and run JDBC in background tasks.

Lecture contents

1. Architectural patterns and the project — MVC, MVP, and MVVM · Project setup
2. Properties and bindings — Properties and observation · Bindings and form state
3. Controllers, tables, and background tasks — FXML and creating a controller · Observable lists and tables · A background query and operation state
4. Managing books in PostgreSQL — Example 4. Managing books in PostgreSQL · Tests, diagnostics, and packaging

Practice and review

• Practice — 3 worked examples with complete code
• Tasks — 30 variants, each with tasks at three difficulty levels
• Summary — conclusions, self-check questions, and useful links