The Java platforms (J2SE and J2EE) are filled with rich and useful features, making Java an extremely useful resource for more than mere programming. To use Java, a good scripting tool is needed.

It has recently become popular to differentiate between the Java platform and the Java language, but many Java developers still are unsure of how to incorporate scripting into Java application ...

Some Java applications’ requirements make integration with a scripting language necessary. For example, your users may need to write scripts that drive the application, extend it, or contain loops and ...

This project provides a set of utilities for scripting in Java. It allows you to write Java scripts productively and efficiently. Modules (static objects) with tons of default behavior are available ...

Although this scripting language was designed for Minecraft mod, it doesn't have any dependencies on Minecraft. The only dependency it has is ASM library (for emitting Java bytecode). The language ...

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