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Rhino JavaScript Compiler

The JavaScript compiler translates JavaScript source into Java class files. The resulting Java class files can then be loaded and executed at another time, providing a convenient method for transfering JavaScript, and for avoiding translation cost.

The JavaScript compiler is not available as free source.
 

Invoking the Compiler

java com.netscape.javascript.tools.jsc.Main [options] file1.js [file2.js...]

where options are:

-debug
-g

    Specifies that debug information should be generated. May not be combined with optimization at an optLevel greater than zero.
-nosource
    Does not save the source in the class file. Functions and scripts compiled this way cannot be decompiled. This option can be used to avoid distributing source or simply to save space in the resulting class file.
-o outputFile
    Writes the class file to the given file (which should end in .class). The string outputFile must be a writable filename.
-opt optLevel
-O optLevel
    Optimizes at level optLevel, which must be an integer between -1 and 9. See Optimization for more details. If optLevel is greater than zero, -debug may not be specified.
-package packageName
    Specifies the package to generate the class into. The string packageName must be composed of valid identifier characters optionally separated by periods.
-version versionNumber
    Specifies the language version to compile with. The string versionNumber must be one of 100, 110, 120, 130, or 140. See JavaScript Language Versions for more information on language versions.

Example

$ cat test.js
java.lang.System.out.println("hi, mom!");
$ java com.netscape.javascript.tools.jsc.Main test.js
$ ls *.class
test.class
$ java test
hi, mom!
 



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