Re: Considering JSR 223 (scripting) implementation
Ben Laurie <[email protected]>
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On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 4:01 AM, Kevin Reid <[email protected]> wrote: > MarkM: Could you ask a handy Java programmer (possibly mikesamuel) or > two these questions? > > * Is JSR 223 something which ought to be supported by a JVM-based > language; is it an expected feature? If not, is it otherwise > *worth* > implementing? > > * Is there an existing application which uses the JSR 223 interfaces > in nontrivial ways and would therefore be useful as a testing tool? > > * The JSR 223 specification and test suite (TCK) are hidden behind > various licenses or other restrictions. In general, what are the > implications of this for an open source, non-formally-organized > project? Sun sponsors open source by making TCKs available free of charge to them. > * The JSR 223 specification is hidden behind license agreements which > distinguish between writing an “application” and an > “implementation” > of the specification. Is > > 1. an “implementation” an implementation of the classes in the > javax.script package, i.e. ScriptEngineManager and so on, and an > “application” code which uses those classes/interfaces in any > way, > > 2. an “implementation” classes which implement the interfaces so as > to be a JSR-223 scripting language, and an “application” code > which uses those interfaces to use scripting languages as > plugins, or > > 3. something else? > > > -- > Kevin Reid <http://switchb.org/kpreid/> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > e-lang mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.eros-os.org/mailman/listinfo/e-lang >