/*
* Copyright (c) 1998-2011 Caucho Technology -- all rights reserved
*
* This file is part of Resin(R) Open Source
*
* Each copy or derived work must preserve the copyright notice and this
* notice unmodified.
*
* Resin Open Source is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
* (at your option) any later version.
*
* Resin Open Source is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, or any warranty
* of NON-INFRINGEMENT. See the GNU General Public License for more
* details.
*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
* along with Resin Open Source; if not, write to the
*
* Free Software Foundation, Inc.
* 59 Temple Place, Suite 330
* Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
*
* @author Scott Ferguson
*/
package javax.script;
/**
* Metadata about the script engine.
*/
public interface ScriptEngineInfo {
/**
* Returns the full name of the ScriptEngine.
*/
public String getEngineName();
/**
* Returns the version of the ScriptEngine, e.g.
* Rhino Mozilla Javascript Engine.
*/
public String getEngineVersion();
/**
* Returns an array of filename extensions normally used by this
* language.
*/
public String []getExtensions();
/**
* Returns the mime-types for scripts for the engine.
*/
public String []getMimeTypes();
/**
* Returns the short names for the scripts for the engine,
* e.g. {"javascript", "rhino"}
*/
public String []getNames();
/**
* Returns the name of the supported language.
*/
public String getLanguageName();
/**
* Returns the version of the scripting language.
*/
public String getLanguageVersion();
/**
* Returns engine-specific properties.
*
* Predefined keys include:
* <ul>
* <li>ENGINE
* <li>ENGINE_VERSION
* <li>NAME
* <li>LANGUAGE
* <li>LANGUAGE_VERSION
* <li>THREADING
* </ul>
*/
public Object getParameter(String key);
/**
* Returns a string which could invoke a method of a Java object.
*/
public String getMethodCallSyntax(String obj, String m, String []args);
/**
* Returns a string which generates an output statement.
*/
public String getOutputStatement(String toDisplay);
/**
* Returns a string which generates a valid program.
*/
public String getProgram(String []statements);
}