jyWebShell
After my efforts Friday to get jython working in swing, I set upon my real goal: HTTP/HTML access to a server-side jython session. The idea is that the jython session runs in the app-server container, and thus has access to the full runtime configuration and capability of the system. It is exposed to the user[s] in a durable yet dynamic manner.
I’ve packaged up the results as jyWebShell 1.0. At 5MB, it’s a bit larger than a traditional .war file since it contains the full Jetty distribution, as well as Struts and jython.
I use the XMLHttpRequest object in the UI, which submits just the current python command, and updates the page in-place with the result of that evaluation; however, if the XMLHttpRequest doesn’t exist, a normal POST is done, and will work just fine.
I’ve also got a short Flash demo [read: “screencast”] of it in action; no audio, unfortunately … a project for another weekend.
