| BSF 3.1 |
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| The BSF 3.1 binary release contains 3 jars: |
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| bsf-api-3.1.jar |
| - this contains all the javax.script classes as defined in the |
| JSR-223 specification. This jar may be used as an application |
| dependency when the application is using javax.script classes |
| in a version of Java prior to 1.6 (which includes the classes) |
| |
| bsf-utils-3.1.jar |
| - this contains various BSF specific utilities which aid using |
| script languages from Java applications. |
| |
| bsf-all-3.1.jar |
| - this contains both the other BSF jars merged into a single jar for |
| ease of use. If you're not sure which jar to use then use this one. |
| |
| BSF 3.1 is compatible with Java 1.4.2 and above. Specific script |
| languages may have further requirements on the Java version. |
| |
| IMPORTANT |
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| Note that BSF 3.1 does not contain bsf-engines.jar, which was a repackaging |
| of the JSR-223 factories from https://scripting.dev.java.net/. |
| |
| This is because: |
| - the jar contained all the engine factories as a single bundle. It was not |
| possible to select individual factories, and this could lead to clashes with |
| other factories on the classpath. |
| - the jar did not contain any implementations, so it was still necessary to download |
| the engine. |
| Many engines contain their own factories now; for those that don't the factory can |
| still be downloaded from https://scripting.dev.java.net/. |
