[sword-devel] SWORD Java support?

[Troy A. Griffitts]

Please.  Many people have asked for a Java interface to our API and
modules.  The vss format is quite simple really.  Rather than descibe
it, I'd rather point you in the direction of
sword/src/modules/common/rawverse.cpp  This file contains the low level
routines to operate on the .vss file, but basically it's a 6 byte
record: struct { unsigned long offset, unsigned short size }

I've been following the premise of porting class for class from C++ to
Java so that someone familiar with the API could use either language
with a minimum learning curve.  Any comments on this?

Thanks again for all the offers to help!

	-Troy.




Tsoloane Moahloli wrote:
> 
> Just on the Java front, what is the format of the VSS file, and is it possible
> for someone else to port the VerseKey class.  I can do this, starting in  the
> next few weeks if I have this format.
> 
> Cheers.
> T.
> On 11-Aug-2000 Joe Walker wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> >> I'm most interested in redoing my PERL CGI script as a Java servlet w/o
> >> the need to run a command-line tool as the CGI does.  I'm also looking at
> >> developing Palm stuff with KVM.
> >
> > Take care with the KVM. From what I can see it is
> > a) not a JVM and
> > b) a bad idea
> >
> > Not a JVM? The problem I think was that to Classload, for example
> > java.lang.String you also have to Classload a zillion other classes which it
> > references. Pop goes your 1Mb memory (or whatever). So the KVM rewrites all
> > the code libs to remove class inter-dependancies, and pop goes any hope of
> > compatibility.
> >
> > Bad idea? Well Moore Law says that in a few months Palms will have fast
> > StrongARMs and 64Mb of memory etc. So I'd suggest developing for a PC now
> > and waiting on a Palm.
> >
> > Joe.
> 
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> 
> Tsoloane Moahloli
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