Forum OpenACS Q&A: Response to The whole java thing, Tclblend and Webmail

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Posted by Brent Fulgham on
I wrote the initial implementation of PyWX (Python interpreter) for AOLserver using a few hours a night for about two weeks.  So, I don't think you'll have much trouble embedding Java in the same way.  You could look at my code for ideas, although it's quite Python-specific.

A good place to start would probably be any Apache module that embeds a Java interpreter.  Then, you only really need to conver the various Apache API calls to the equivalent AOLserver calls.  It's surprisingly easy -- AOLserver is an excellent program.  It is very easy to extend, and very easy to read/understand.

I would be more than happy to discuss your ideas via e-mail or this web board, and help you with any pitfalls I can remember.  This would also be a nice "gift" to the AOLserver community. 😊