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Bean Scripting Framework (BSF) is a set of Java classes which provides scripting
language support within Java applications, and access to Java
objects and methods from scripting languages. BSF allows one to
write JSPs in languages other than Java while providing access to the Java
class library. In addition, BSF permits any Java application to be implemented
in part (or dynamically extended) by a language that is embedded within it.
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language engines from within Java, as well as an object registry that exposes
Java objects to these scripting language engines.
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<a href="http://www.mozilla.org/rhino/">Javascript (using Rhino ECMAScript, from the Mozilla project)</a>
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<a href="http://www-306.ibm.com/software/awdtools/netrexx/">NetRexx</a> (an extension of the IBM REXX scripting language in Java)
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Java (using <a href="http://www.beanshell.org/">BeanShell</a>, from the BeanShell project)
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<a href="http://groovy.codehaus.org/">Groovy</a>
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<a href="http://www.ulfdittmer.com/jlog/index.html">JLog</a> (<a href="http://jlogic.sourceforge.net/">PROLOG implemented in Java</a>)
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<a href="http://jruby.codehaus.org/">JRuby</a>
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<a href="http://www.judoscript.com">JudoScript</a>
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<a href="http://objectscript.sourceforge.net/">ObjectScript</a>
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<a href="http://www.oorexx.org/">ooRexx (Open Object Rexx)</a>, using
<a href="http://wi.wu-wien.ac.at/rgf/rexx/bsf4rexx/current/">BSF4Rexx</a>.
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available on the <a href="projects.html">Related Projects</a> page.
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