Bean Scripting Framework

The Bean Scripting Framework (BSF) enables you to use scripting language functions in your Java server-side applications. This framework also extends scripting languages so that you can use existing Java classes and Java beans in the JavaScript language.

With BSF, you can write scripts that create, manipulate and access values from Java objects, or you can write Java programs that evaluate and access results from scripts.

WebSphere Application Server provides the Bean Scripting Framework, which consists of a BSF manager, a BSF engine, and a scripting engine.

BSF provides an access mechanism to Java objects for the scripting languages it supports, so that both the scripting language and the Java code can access code exclusive functions. The access mechanism is implemented through a registry of objects maintained by BSF.

BSF in WebSphere Application Server supports the Rhino ECMAScript.

The "Resources for Learning" article provides external BSF links that document future supported languages.

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Example: Converting JavaScript source to the Bean Scripting Framework
Scenario: Creating a Bean Scripting Framework application
Example: Bean Scripting Framework code example
Web applications: Resources for learning
    

 

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