Howto Jython

Howto Install Setuptools

For the installation of the setuptool see the ‘The Definitive Guide to Jython’ [JythonGuide].

Howto Online Help

The online help for the testx module is displayed by the call:

jython setup.py

Howto Integrate Java Modules

Howto Build Java Modules

Howto Package Java Modules

Howto Install Java Native Access Modules

The ‘Java Native Access’ - JNA - modules are required by some of the basic prerequired modules of the author for Jython on Windows systems. For example for platformids. The installation is simply done by copying the required modules, see also [JNA].

For example in case of Windows-10 with the native OpenSSH server:

rsync -avHPS  \
  jna.jar \
  jna-platform.jar \
  win32-x86-64.jar \
  --rsync-path='c:\\cygwin64\\bin\\rsync.exe' \
  test@w10p:tmp

Howto Test with Jython

Jython Launcher

Jython Options

E.g.:

jython -Dpython.cachedir.skip=true setup.py --help

python -J-Dpython.cachedir.skip=true setup.py --help

Java Options

Howto Application Sever

The applications of Jython include in particular the configuration and customization of Java based application servers. This requires for several use-cases the deployment of native Java modules/packages as glueware for the integration - which is supported by the provided setuplib commands ‘setup.py build_java’ and ‘setup.py build_jy’. The application servers with support for Jython scripting are for example:

  • Boss Application Server

  • Oracle Weblogic Server

  • IBM WebSphere Application Server

JBoss Application Server

Oracle Weblogic Server

IBM WebSphere Application Server