Thomas, Have you looked at Helma? It might be what you want.
http://dev.helma.org/ Kevin -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] lla.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Allen Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 4:32 PM To: Ahmed Ashour Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: The Simplest Question: How to Install? Hi Ahmed, I was under the impression that Rhino could be used as a stand-alone JS engine, and that by running on the JVM, it could seamlessly work with existing libraries. Is there any good reason that all logic couldn't be in JavaScript (other than accessing library APIs)? Thomas Ahmed Ashour wrote: > Dear Thomas, > >>> my code will be JavaScript, but that I'll have to know enough Java to understand library APIs so I can take advantage of them from within Rhino. > > > The usual Rhino usage: your main code is Java, and you embed Rhino to be able to process JavaScript logic. However, you can implement needed functions/properties in Java and call them from JavaScript. > > In both ways, you have to know how to implement some logic in Java. > > Again, we are here if you need help, > > Ahmed > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Thomas Allen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Ahmed Ashour <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2008 4:17:56 PM > Subject: Re: The Simplest Question: How to Install? > > Hi Ahmed, > > Thanks for the patience. I want to use Rhino to develop web apps with > the benefit of being able to leverage existing Java libraries. What > sparked my interest was an interview with Steve Yegge who was tasked > with porting Rails to JavaScript and Google, and who chose Rhino for > the project (I don't intend to port Rails). I've considered other JS > engines, but a large standard library is essential for web app > programming, and Rhino seems to be the best in that arena. > > My understanding is that with Rhino, my code will be JavaScript, but > that I'll have to know enough Java to understand library APIs so I can > take advantage of them from within Rhino. > > Thomas > > > > > _______________________________________________ > dev-tech-js-engine-rhino mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-js-engine-rhino > _______________________________________________ dev-tech-js-engine-rhino mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-js-engine-rhino _______________________________________________ dev-tech-js-engine-rhino mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-tech-js-engine-rhino
