Java example source code file (CompiledScript.java)

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package javax.script;

import java.util.Map;

/**
 * Extended by classes that store results of compilations.  State
 * might be stored in the form of Java classes, Java class files or scripting
 * language opcodes.  The script may be executed repeatedly
 * without reparsing.
 * <br>

 * Each <code>CompiledScript is associated with a ScriptEngine -- A call to an  eval
 * method of the <code>CompiledScript causes the execution of the script by the
 * <code>ScriptEngine.  Changes in the state of the ScriptEngine caused by execution
 * of the <code>CompiledScript  may visible during subsequent executions of scripts by the engine.
 *
 * @author Mike Grogan
 * @since 1.6
 */
public abstract class CompiledScript {

    /**
     * Executes the program stored in this <code>CompiledScript object.
     *
     * @param context A <code>ScriptContext that is used in the same way as
     * the <code>ScriptContext passed to the eval methods of
     * <code>ScriptEngine.
     *
     * @return The value returned by the script execution, if any.  Should return <code>null
     * if no value is returned by the script execution.
     *
     * @throws ScriptException if an error occurs.
     * @throws NullPointerException if context is null.
     */

    public abstract Object eval(ScriptContext context) throws ScriptException;

    /**
     * Executes the program stored in the <code>CompiledScript object using
     * the supplied <code>Bindings of attributes as the ENGINE_SCOPE of the
     * associated <code>ScriptEngine during script execution.  If bindings is null,
     * then the effect of calling this method is same as that of eval(getEngine().getContext()).
     * <p>.
     * The <code>GLOBAL_SCOPE Bindings, Reader and Writer
     * associated with the default <code>ScriptContext of the associated ScriptEngine are used.
     *
     * @param bindings The bindings of attributes used for the <code>ENGINE_SCOPE.
     *
     * @return The return value from the script execution
     *
     * @throws ScriptException if an error occurs.
     */
    public Object eval(Bindings bindings) throws ScriptException {

        ScriptContext ctxt = getEngine().getContext();

        if (bindings != null) {
            SimpleScriptContext tempctxt = new SimpleScriptContext();
            tempctxt.setBindings(bindings, ScriptContext.ENGINE_SCOPE);
            tempctxt.setBindings(ctxt.getBindings(ScriptContext.GLOBAL_SCOPE),
                    ScriptContext.GLOBAL_SCOPE);
            tempctxt.setWriter(ctxt.getWriter());
            tempctxt.setReader(ctxt.getReader());
            tempctxt.setErrorWriter(ctxt.getErrorWriter());
            ctxt = tempctxt;
        }

        return eval(ctxt);
    }


    /**
     * Executes the program stored in the <code>CompiledScript object.  The
     * default <code>ScriptContext of the associated ScriptEngine is used.
     * The effect of calling this method is same as that of eval(getEngine().getContext()).
     *
     * @return The return value from the script execution
     *
     * @throws ScriptException if an error occurs.
     */
    public Object eval() throws ScriptException {
        return eval(getEngine().getContext());
    }

    /**
     * Returns the <code>ScriptEngine whose compile method created this CompiledScript.
     * The <code>CompiledScript will execute in this engine.
     *
     * @return The <code>ScriptEngine that created this CompiledScript
     */
    public abstract ScriptEngine getEngine();

}