nlfLibrary

Working as a developer can be a difficult, yet rewarding job. However, unless you have the right tools and expertise under your belt, you might get overwhelmed easily.

Nowadays there's a large amount of content that can help you in both developing high-quality applications and enhancing your existing projects without significant efforts. One of these resources is nlfLibrary.

You might've wondered where does the "nlf" in the app's title come from. NLF, short for Nested-List File, is a chunk-based file meta-format that is used for binary data and was intended as a replacement for the EA IFF (Electronic Arts Interchange File Format).

The NLF format retains the key concept of the IFF. Files are divided into chunks that are tagged and have a header that comprises a size field and an identifier.

nlfLibrary, as its name strongly suggests, is a Java library that can help you implement support for the NLF format into the applications that you develop.

Note that in order for this to work as intended, you must provide it with a Java Runtime Environment on the machine where you intend to use it.

If you're not entirely convinced that you want to implement NLF support within your apps, this library comes with an example program that enables you to test its capabilities without significant efforts.

The example app enables you to generate a Nested List File, an output file and if you want, an XML file as well. You just have to specify a few paths for the soon-to-be-created files.

If you're interested in making your apps NLF-compatible, you should give nlfLibrary a try, as it encompasses anything you need to do so. It requires Java to be installed on the target computer, is designed for advanced PC users and the sample app it comes with can help you understand NLF capabilities better.