Bosanac, Dejan. <br/><br/>
Scripting in Java :  languages, frameworks, and patterns / 
Dejan Bosanac. 
 - Upper Saddle River, NJ :  Addison-Wesley,  c2008. 
 - xx, 528 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Chapter 1. Introduction to scripting. Background -- Definition of a scripting language -- Scripting languages and virtual machines -- A comparison of scripting and system programming -- The hybrid approach -- A case for scripting. Chapter 2. Appropriate applications for scripting languages. Wiring -- Prototyping -- Customization -- Software development support -- Administration and management -- User interface programming -- Use cases -- Additional characteristics. Chapter 3. Scripting languages inside the JVM -- Under the hood -- Scripting language concepts -- BeanShell -- Jython -- Rhino -- Groovy -- Other scripting languages. Chapter 4. Groovy. Why groovy? -- Installation -- Running groovy scripts -- Compiling groovy scripts -- Script structure -- Language syntax -- System operations. Chapter 5. Advanced groovy programming. Groovy SQL -- Groovlets -- Groovy templates -- GroovyMarkup -- Groovy and swing. Chapter 6. Bean scripting framework -- Introduction to the Bean scripting framework -- Getting started -- Basic concepts -- Working with script files -- Methods and functions -- Data binding -- Compilation -- Applications. Chapter 7. Practical scripting in JAVA -- Unit testing -- Interactive debugging -- Build tools (ant scripting) -- Shell scripting -- Administration and management. Chapter 8. Scripting patterns. Scripted components pattern -- Mediator pattern (glue code pattern) -- Script object factory pattern -- Observer (broadcasters) pattern -- Extension point pattern -- Active file pattern. Chapter 9. Scripting API. Evaluation -- Binding -- Code generation -- Additional engine interfaces. Chapter 10. Web scripting famework. Architectural challenges. Appendix A: Groovy installation -- Appendix B. Groovy IDE support -- Appendix C: Installing JSR 223. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780321321930 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0321321936 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2007017654 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Java (Computer program language)<br/>Programming languages (Electronic computers)
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA76.73.J38  / B6715 2008 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>005.13/3