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+# Tray lifecycle
+
+`TraySupport.attach(stage, awtImage, tooltip, mayQuit, quit)` attaches one primary
+JavaFX window to the native AWT system tray. Call attach and lifecycle methods on
+the FX thread. The asynchronous backend keeps AWT initialization off that thread.
+`availableProperty()` becomes true only after the icon is installed. While
+available, window close hides the stage and implicit JavaFX exit is disabled.
+Ordinary minimization is unchanged. Open shows, deiconifies and focuses the stage.
+
+The tray menu offers Open and Quit. `requestQuit()` restores the window and calls
+`mayQuit` on the FX thread; false cancels without removing the icon. On acceptance,
+the registration is removed and `quit` runs (typically Platform::exit). Applications
+own Save/Discard/Cancel prompts. `close()` removes handlers/icon and restores the
+previous implicit-exit setting; call it during application shutdown as well.
+
+Unsupported, failed or still-pending tray installation never hides the only window.
+Window close restores it instead. Applications must retain an accessible explicit
+Quit action for that fallback. Native callbacks are marshalled onto FX. An install
+that completes after disposal is immediately removed, including during shutdown.
+
+An overload accepts a Backend for alternative tray implementations. Its future
+resolves to a Registration, or null if unsupported; Registration.close must be
+safe from any thread. This is also the public seam for lifecycle tests. The tests
+exercise real JavaFX Stage close/open, cancelled/accepted quit, and unsupported
+fallback with deterministic native registrations. Native platform behavior must
+also be checked in the consuming application.
diff --git a/fx/src/main/java/de/neitzel/fx/tray/TraySupport.java b/fx/src/main/java/de/neitzel/fx/tray/TraySupport.java
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+package de.neitzel.fx.tray;
+
+import javafx.application.Platform;
+import javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyBooleanProperty;
+import javafx.beans.property.ReadOnlyBooleanWrapper;
+import javafx.event.EventHandler;
+import javafx.stage.Stage;
+import javafx.stage.WindowEvent;
+
+import java.awt.EventQueue;
+import java.awt.Image;
+import java.awt.MenuItem;
+import java.awt.PopupMenu;
+import java.awt.SystemTray;
+import java.awt.TrayIcon;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.function.BooleanSupplier;
+
+/** Close-to-tray lifecycle for one primary JavaFX window, with an accessible fallback. */
+public final class TraySupport implements AutoCloseable {
+    /** Installed native icon. Removal must be safe from any thread. */
+    @FunctionalInterface public interface Registration extends AutoCloseable {
+        @Override void close();
+    }
+
+    /** Native integration port. Return null when unsupported; callbacks may run on any thread. */
+    @FunctionalInterface public interface Backend {
+        CompletableFuture<Registration> install(Image icon, String label, Runnable open, Runnable quit);
+    }
+
+    private final Stage stage;
+    private final BooleanSupplier mayQuit;
+    private final Runnable quit;
+    private final boolean previousImplicitExit;
+    private final ReadOnlyBooleanWrapper available = new ReadOnlyBooleanWrapper(false);
+    private final EventHandler<WindowEvent> closeHandler;
+    private volatile boolean closed;
+    private boolean quitting;
+    private Registration registration;
+    private final Object lifecycleLock = new Object();
+
+    /** Attaches asynchronously to the platform tray. Call on the JavaFX application thread. */
+    public static TraySupport attach(Stage stage, Image icon, String label, BooleanSupplier mayQuit, Runnable quit) {
+        return attach(stage, icon, label, mayQuit, quit, TraySupport::installAwt);
+    }
+
+    /** Attaches using an alternate native backend; useful where AWT tray integration is unavailable. */
+    public static TraySupport attach(Stage stage, Image icon, String label, BooleanSupplier mayQuit, Runnable quit, Backend backend) {
+        if (!Platform.isFxApplicationThread()) throw new IllegalStateException("Attach tray support on the JavaFX thread");
+        return new TraySupport(stage, icon, label, mayQuit, quit, backend);
+    }
+
+    private TraySupport(Stage stage, Image icon, String label, BooleanSupplier mayQuit, Runnable quit, Backend backend) {
+        this.stage = Objects.requireNonNull(stage);
+        this.mayQuit = Objects.requireNonNull(mayQuit);
+        this.quit = Objects.requireNonNull(quit);
+        previousImplicitExit = Platform.isImplicitExit();
+        closeHandler = event -> {
+            event.consume();
+            if (available.get()) stage.hide(); else open();
+        };
+        stage.addEventFilter(WindowEvent.WINDOW_CLOSE_REQUEST, closeHandler);
+        CompletableFuture<Registration> installing;
+        try { installing = backend.install(Objects.requireNonNull(icon), Objects.requireNonNull(label), () -> onFx(this::open), () -> onFx(this::requestQuit)); }
+        catch (RuntimeException unsupported) { installing = CompletableFuture.completedFuture(null); }
+        installing.whenComplete((installed, failure) -> {
+            synchronized (lifecycleLock) {
+                if (closed) { if (installed != null) installed.close(); return; }
+                registration = installed;
+            }
+            onFx(() -> {
+                if (closed) return;
+                available.set(installed != null && failure == null);
+                if (available.get()) Platform.setImplicitExit(false);
+            });
+        });
+    }
+
+    /** Whether a native icon has actually been installed; false while initialization is pending. */
+    public boolean isAvailable() { return available.get(); }
+    public ReadOnlyBooleanProperty availableProperty() { return available.getReadOnlyProperty(); }
+
+    /** Restores and focuses the window. Call on the JavaFX thread. */
+    public void open() {
+        if (closed) return;
+        stage.show(); stage.setIconified(false); stage.toFront(); stage.requestFocus();
+    }
+
+    /** Requests an explicit quit. A false callback leaves the window and icon available. */
+    public void requestQuit() {
+        if (closed || quitting) return;
+        quitting = true;
+        open();
+        boolean accepted = false;
+        try {
+            if (mayQuit.getAsBoolean()) { accepted = true; close(); quit.run(); }
+        } finally { if (!accepted) quitting = false; }
+    }
+
+    /** Removes integration and restores the prior implicit-exit setting. Call on the FX thread. */
+    @Override public void close() {
+        synchronized (lifecycleLock) {
+            if (closed) return;
+            closed = true;
+            if (registration != null) registration.close();
+        }
+        stage.removeEventFilter(WindowEvent.WINDOW_CLOSE_REQUEST, closeHandler);
+        available.set(false);
+        Platform.setImplicitExit(previousImplicitExit);
+    }
+
+    private static void onFx(Runnable task) {
+        if (Platform.isFxApplicationThread()) task.run(); else Platform.runLater(task);
+    }
+
+    private static CompletableFuture<Registration> installAwt(Image image, String label, Runnable open, Runnable quit) {
+        CompletableFuture<Registration> result = new CompletableFuture<>();
+        EventQueue.invokeLater(() -> {
+            try {
+                if (!SystemTray.isSupported()) { result.complete(null); return; }
+                PopupMenu menu = new PopupMenu();
+                MenuItem restore = new MenuItem("Open"), exit = new MenuItem("Quit");
+                restore.addActionListener(event -> open.run()); exit.addActionListener(event -> quit.run());
+                menu.add(restore); menu.addSeparator(); menu.add(exit);
+                TrayIcon icon = new TrayIcon(image, label, menu); icon.setImageAutoSize(true);
+                icon.addActionListener(event -> open.run());
+                SystemTray tray = SystemTray.getSystemTray(); tray.add(icon);
+                result.complete(() -> EventQueue.invokeLater(() -> tray.remove(icon)));
+            } catch (Exception unsupported) { result.completeExceptionally(unsupported); }
+        });
+        return result;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/fx/src/test/java/de/neitzel/fx/tray/TraySupportTest.java b/fx/src/test/java/de/neitzel/fx/tray/TraySupportTest.java
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+package de.neitzel.fx.tray;
+
+import javafx.application.Platform;
+import javafx.stage.Stage;
+import javafx.stage.WindowEvent;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+
+class TraySupportTest {
+    @Test void closeOpenQuitAndUnavailableTrayKeepTheWindowRecoverable() throws Exception {
+        CountDownLatch started=new CountDownLatch(1);
+        try { Platform.startup(started::countDown); } catch(IllegalStateException alreadyStarted) { started.countDown(); }
+        assertTrue(started.await(10,TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+        CountDownLatch done=new CountDownLatch(1); AtomicReference<Throwable> failure=new AtomicReference<>();
+        Platform.runLater(() -> {
+            try {
+                Platform.setImplicitExit(false);
+                Stage stage=new Stage(); stage.show();
+                AtomicReference<Runnable> open=new AtomicReference<>(), quit=new AtomicReference<>();
+                AtomicBoolean allowed=new AtomicBoolean(), exited=new AtomicBoolean(), removed=new AtomicBoolean();
+                TraySupport.Backend backend=(icon,label,onOpen,onQuit) -> {
+                    open.set(onOpen); quit.set(onQuit);
+                    return CompletableFuture.completedFuture(() -> removed.set(true));
+                };
+                var tray=TraySupport.attach(stage,new BufferedImage(16,16,BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB),"test",allowed::get,() -> exited.set(true),backend);
+                assertTrue(tray.isAvailable());
+                stage.fireEvent(new WindowEvent(stage,WindowEvent.WINDOW_CLOSE_REQUEST));
+                assertFalse(stage.isShowing()); assertFalse(exited.get());
+                open.get().run(); assertTrue(stage.isShowing());
+                quit.get().run(); assertFalse(exited.get());
+                allowed.set(true); quit.get().run(); assertTrue(exited.get());
+                tray.close(); assertTrue(removed.get());
+                var unavailable=TraySupport.attach(stage,new BufferedImage(16,16,BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB),"test",() -> true,() -> {},
+                        (icon,label,onOpen,onQuit) -> CompletableFuture.completedFuture(null));
+                stage.fireEvent(new WindowEvent(stage,WindowEvent.WINDOW_CLOSE_REQUEST));
+                assertTrue(stage.isShowing()); assertFalse(unavailable.isAvailable());
+                unavailable.close();
+                CompletableFuture<TraySupport.Registration> pending=new CompletableFuture<>();
+                AtomicBoolean lateRemoved=new AtomicBoolean();
+                var late=TraySupport.attach(stage,new BufferedImage(16,16,BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB),"test",() -> true,() -> {},
+                        (icon,label,onOpen,onQuit) -> pending);
+                late.close(); pending.complete(() -> lateRemoved.set(true));
+                assertTrue(lateRemoved.get()); assertFalse(late.isAvailable());
+                stage.hide();
+            } catch(Throwable error) { failure.set(error); } finally { done.countDown(); }
+        });
+        assertTrue(done.await(10,TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+        if(failure.get()!=null) throw new AssertionError(failure.get());
+    }
+}