Question: How do you convert a Java String object to a Javascript String in Rhino?

Convert any Java object with a toString() method into a JS string by calling String(object) in JS


var javaString = new java.lang.String("Java String");
var javascriptString = String(javaString);


Javascript for the Mad Scientist: advanced javascript for jQuery

I had a great time last night presenting a talk on advanced js for jQuery to the Frederick Web Tech. Meetup.

Christopher Thatcher of env.js and jQuery-Claypool fame and I hung out after the meeting and had drinks and lots of great conversation. Because of family and holidays and such-like many of the regulars couldn't come or couldn't stay for after-meeting socializing.

You can view or download/fork the presentation "slides" if you are interested in looking at the material.

jQuery Namespacing / Child Plugins Update

I've updated the example namespacing plugin to use new arguments.callee() instead of extending the method and prototype individually.  This should allow for proper inheritance.

It does require that the method also wrap the plugin behavior in

if (this.jquery) { ... }

jQuery Namespacing / Child Plugins / Modularization

When writing jQuery plugins, you'll find that you want to group related functionality into a single "namespace" or "module", that acts as a parent for multiple child plugins.

There is not a lot of information readily accessible about the subject, from what I can tell.  So little in fact that only after I came up with a quick and dirty method for myself did I dive deep enough to find anything.

Splitting Directives - Modular "Molecule" Configurations of Apache httpd

At my 9 to 5, I am currently wearing a sys admin hat (this is something between a welder's mask and sherlock holmes' tweed cap, I think). I love process automation (the foundation of programming, I'd say) so everything is done with a bash script for maximum reuse.

My vision is to be able to rebuild a new version of my httpd configurations and deploy them to the target servers in one command (the testing process happens BEFORE the final build and deploy, silly!)

Why? One of the problems that I've seen in past projects is lack of configuration management and revision control for infrastructure applications like httpd or websphere. Worse, different tiers in the enterprise (boldly going, anyone?) and different servers might have different configurations because of lack of strictness in implementing changes methodically.