FFI libraries provide a way to programmatically load and call functions in dynamic libraries without writing any C or C++ code to bridge. P/invoke on .NET is similar.
JNR, JNA, BridJ are the FFI libraries I know of on JVM. - Charlie On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 8:30 PM, Ted Neward <ted.new...@gmail.com> wrote: > Pardon my ignorance: why isn't JNI already considered an FFI for the JVM? > What would JNR do better than JNI does? > > Ted Neward > Leading, Speaking, Consulting, Writing > http://www.tedneward.com > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: jvm-languages@googlegroups.com [mailto:jvm- >> langua...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Charles Oliver Nutter >> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2013 4:45 PM >> To: JVM Languages >> Subject: [jvm-l] New group to discuss adding FFI to the JVM >> >> I've set up a google group to discuss adding FFI to the JVM. >> >> On the JRuby project, we've been working to improve our integration of >> native libraries for years. At JVMLS 2013, I presented on the Java Native >> Runtime (JNR) project, created by Wayne Meissner. We've been using JNR >> for years to support a wide range of native libraries, and the Rubyists > love us >> for it. >> >> It's time to get an FFI library built into Java. >> >> The group is jvm-...@googlegroups.com and you can join here: >> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/jvm-ffi >> >> Anyone who's interested in having fast access to native libraries with the > JIT >> and GC happily cooperating...get involved. I want a JSR for Java 9. >> >> - Charlie >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "JVM Languages" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to jvm-languages+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to jvm-languages@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jvm-languages. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "JVM Languages" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to jvm-languages+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to jvm-languages@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jvm-languages. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "JVM Languages" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to jvm-languages+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to jvm-languages@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/jvm-languages. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
