The Java platforms (J2SE and J2EE) are filled with rich and useful features, making Java an extremely useful resource for more than mere programming. To use Java, a good scripting tool is needed.

A scripting language can give your Java programs power they wouldn't ordinarily have. Utilities such as IBM's Bean Scripting Framework make hooking Tcl, Python, Perl, and other scripting languages ...

Scripting for the Java platform is defined in JSR-223. The benefits of scripting Java are obvious: First and foremost, the entire Java API are available to the scripting environment.

In addition, Java SE 6 includes built-in support for script engines, and JSR 223 defines a standard interface to interact with dynamic languages running on the Java platform.

The Java update complies with Java Specification Request 223, which lets scripting languages, including JavaScript and Python, run on the Java Virtual Machine.

If using Java 8 to 14, it uses the built-in Nashorn engine. From Java 15 onward, it needs GraalVM or another engine that supports JSR-223. If using Java 8 to 14, it uses the built-in Nashorn engine.

JBang provides a way of running Java code as a script, similar to JShell. However, unlike JShell, JBang works great on Java 8 and can be used to automatically download dependent libraries as well ...

Marketplace Actions Java Scripting w/jbang GitHub Action Java Scripting w/jbang v0.117.1 Latest version Use latest version ...