🎮 Remote Control Simulator

“One UI to control them all.” A sleek Java‑Swing application illustrating the Bridge Pattern in action—switch seamlessly between TV and Media Player remotes, full‑screen GIF animations included!

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🚀 Project Structure

project-root/
├─ src/
│  ├─ main/
│  │   ├─ java/
│  │   │    ├ BasicRemoteGUI.java
│  │   │    └ AdvanceRemoteGUI.java
│  │   └─ resources/
│  │        ├ tv.gif
│  │        ├ player.gif
│  │        └ off.png
└─ README.md

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✨ Live Demo

1. Choose between TV Remote and Player Remote
2. Full‑screen animated GIF shows “TV ON” (blue video) or “Player ON” (rock‑video loop)
3. Power button toggles ON/OFF—OFF shows your custom off.png screen
4. Menu → Switch Remotes lets you swap devices anytime

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🏗️ Features

• Bridge Pattern: Decouples Remotes (abstractions) from Devices (implementations)
• Dynamic UI: Nimbus Look & Feel + full‑screen support
• Rich Media: Animated GIFs for “ON” states, custom image for “OFF”
• Hot‑swap: Change your remote at any time via the menu

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🧩 Bridge Design Pattern Explained

The Bridge Pattern separates an abstraction from its implementation, so the two can vary independently.

Components

1. Abstraction abstract class RemoteNew Knows only about the DeviceNew interface, not concrete devices

2. Refined Abstraction class BasicRemoteNew extends RemoteNew Implements high–level controls (switchPower())

3. Implementor Interface interface DeviceNew Declares on(), off(), isEnabled()

4. Concrete Implementors class TvNew implements DeviceNew class PlayerNew implements DeviceNew Handle device–specific behavior

UML Class Diagram (PlantUML)

🛠️ Getting Started

1. Clone this repo

2. Open in IntelliJ IDEA (or any Java IDE)

3. Ensure Java 11+ is on your path

4. Run either:

   mvn compile exec:java -Dexec.mainClass="BasicRemoteGUI"

or:

mvn compile exec:java -Dexec.mainClass="AdvanceRemoteGUI"

5. Enjoy your super‑powered remote!

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📈 Roadmap

• 🎨 Add custom skins for remotes
• 🎮 Expand to Volume, Channel, and Playlist controls
• 🚀 Package as a native installer with bundled JRE

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📜 License

MIT © \ Tharindu Chanaka Feel free to remix and extend!