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Java Forum / General / August 2007Scripting engine - Java 6
Hi - I am a newbie wrt scripting in Java 6. I have 2 questions on this topic : a) With the current version of Java 6 distribution, the version of Rhino that comes bundled is 1.6 Release 2. If I want to use a different version of the Rhino engine (e.g. 1.6 Release 5), how do I do that ? b) In cases when I return a Javascript array from my script code, what I get back in Java is sun.org.mozilla.javascript.internal.NativeArray, which is probably a wrapper for org.mozilla.javascript.NativeArray. Is it the common practice to handle these sun.org datatypes within my Java program ? Or is there a way I can get back the actual mozilla NativeArray type ? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks. - Debasish On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:36:05 -0000, debasish <ghosh.debasish@gmail.com> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said : >a) With the current version of Java 6 distribution, the version of >Rhino that comes bundled is 1.6 Release 2. If I want to use a >different version of the Rhino engine (e.g. 1.6 Release 5), how do I >do that ? I understand that Sun modified Rhino to fit their generic scripting API. So that implies you can't simply plug in a different Rhino version by swapping jars. Jet works with the original Mozilla Rhino, so I gather all you need do is plop a different Rhino into the EXT directory which will presumably have different package names and a slightly different API. see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/rhino.html  SignatureRoedy Green Canadian Mind Products The Java Glossary http://mindprod.com On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:36:05 -0000, debasish <ghosh.debasish@gmail.com> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said : >b) In cases when I return a Javascript array from my script code, what >I get back in Java is sun.org.mozilla.javascript.internal.NativeArray, >which is probably a wrapper for org.mozilla.javascript.NativeArray. Is >it the common practice to handle these sun.org datatypes within my >Java program ? Or is there a way I can get back the actual mozilla >NativeArray type ? What Sun is constantly trying to do with JCE, JDBC and now the scripting is to make pluggable interfaces where various implementations can replace Sun code with minimal fuss in the applications. I laud them for this. Very early on I argued that providing pluggable interfaces would be far more useful to the Java community than providing polished implementations. I asked them to create standard interfaces for every conceivable purpose, with a reference implementation as a secondary concern, and a decent implementation as a tertiary concern. I doubt it is because of my request, but they have done what I wanted in spades. It is so rare a corporation does what I wanted it to. Sun are trying to mask the squirrelly differences between implementation so you can swap implementors in a heartbeat. You are trying to defeat them. You are better off ignoring Java's generifying layer and using Mozilla Rhino directly. see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/rhino.html SignatureRoedy Green Canadian Mind Products The Java Glossary http://mindprod.com On Jul 31, 3:49 pm, Roedy Green <see_webs...@mindprod.com.invalid> wrote: > Sun are trying to mask the squirrelly differences between > implementation so you can swap implementors in a heartbeat. You are > trying to defeat them. You are better off ignoring Java's generifying > layer and using Mozilla Rhino directly. > > seehttp://mindprod.com/jgloss/rhino.html >> Does this mean that if I want to stick to Sun's generifying layer, I will be using classes like sun.org.mozilla.javascript.internal.NativeArray for data type transformations between Javascript and Java ? Or is there any other way of achieving the same goal. Thanks. - Debasish On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:19:00 -0000, debasish <ghosh.debasish@gmail.com> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone who said : > Does this mean that if I want to stick to Sun's generifying layer, >I will be using classes like sun.org.mozilla.javascript.internal.NativeArray > for data type transformations between Javascript and Java ? >Or is there any other way of achieving the same goal. Keep in mind, if you do that, you are cheating and defeating the purpose of what Sun has done, so your code could break at any time. Basically you get objects, find out their class with getClass, then write code to cast them to specific objects so you can access the native methods. You may find the methods you need in Sun's glue objects are private to foil such attempts. If I were you I would decide: do I want Sun generic scripting or Rhino. Then, if Sun, stop cheating and use only the Sun API.. If Rhino, bypass the Sun layer. Treat Rhino as if Sun had never heard of it, downloading your own jar. SignatureRoedy Green Canadian Mind Products The Java Glossary http://mindprod.com On Jul 31, 5:06 pm, Roedy Green <see_webs...@mindprod.com.invalid> wrote: > On Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:19:00 -0000, debasish > <ghosh.debas...@gmail.com> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > native methods. You may find the methods you need in Sun's glue > objects are private to foil such attempts. >> If I return a Javascript array into Java and do a getClass(), I get sun.org.mozilla.javascript.internal.NativeArray. I understand that this is NOT programming to the interface, I am programming to the internal classes, which Java wraps. In that case what will be the best practice to use Javascript arrays which are returned from the script methods ? Of course one option will be to bypass Sun layer, use Rhino directly, possibly through something like BeanShell. But if I want to stick to Sun api, how do I deal with objects returned from Javascript ? Cheers. - Debasish > a) With the current version of Java 6 distribution, the version of > Rhino that comes bundled is 1.6 Release 2. If I want to use a > different version of the Rhino engine (e.g. 1.6 Release 5), how do I > do that ? The java.net scripting project claims to have an R4 implementation. https://scripting.dev.java.net/ > b) In cases when I return a Javascript array from my script code, what > I get back in Java is sun.org.mozilla.javascript.internal.NativeArray, > which is probably a wrapper for org.mozilla.javascript.NativeArray. Is > it the common practice to handle these sun.org datatypes within my > Java program ? Or is there a way I can get back the actual mozilla > NativeArray type ? The sun.org.* classes are org.* classes simply renamed. This allows you to actually use your own version of Rhino directly. Otherwise it's be like trying to use your own copy of java.lang.String, which simply doesn't work. sun.* is special in that untrusted code cannot access it. A better approach would be to create a Java array (or other Java object) from the JavaScript. Then you could use any scripting API implementation of JavaScript. Tom Hawtin Free MagazinesGet these publications absolutely FREE for up to 12 months. There are no hidden fees and no obligation. Simply choose a title, complete the application form and submit it. Read more ...
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