How to include JavaScript engine in Apple's Java 6 VM
May 14, 2008
After complaining in my previous post, here is a more constructive guide to use JavaScript with Apple's Java 6 VM:
- Download JSR 223's engines
- Copy
jsr223-engines/javascript/build/js-engine.jar
to/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6/Home/lib/ext/
- Download Rhino
- Copy
rhino1_7R1/js.jar
to/System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6/Home/lib/ext/
You can now use a "JavaScript" engine from Apple's Java 6 VM:
public class JavaScriptTest {
public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
ScriptEngineManager factory = new ScriptEngineManager();
ScriptEngine engine = factory.getEngineByName("JavaScript");
engine.eval("print('hello, world!')");
}
}
jrunscript
is also working:
$ cd /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.6/Home/bin/
$ ./jrunscript
rhino-nonjdk> print("hello, world");
hello, world
rhino-nonjdk>