I recently came across this project – http://nodyn.io/ which provides the ability to run node.js on a JVM – got me thinking – “Hey wait a sec ADF-Mobile has a JVM” true not latest and greatest but I’m sure its only a matter of time before Oracle upgrade ADF-Mobiles JVM.
For those new to the node.js framework – it basically allows you to write JavaScript server/device side built on top of Google Chrome’s Javascript Runtime aka the V8 JS Engine. Its event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and very efficient it’s success has grown and grown within the community and the big players like LinkedIn, Microsoft, Walmart, paypal, Ebay, Yahoo.. etc. – More here
Nodyn, a project sponsored by Red Hat via its Project:Odd team, works by leveraging two other projects: the DynJS project, which provides the actual JavaScript runtime (ECMAScript, actually) for the JVM, and the Vert.x application platform/event bus system.
So your probably all reading this going.. and.. .. why would I want to write JS on the device and not through the webview whats the point??
It’s not for the novelty of writing server/device side JS (although I personally really like this idea) or even importing prebuilt node.js packages onto the device; its about allowing node.js apps to work directly with existing Java apps or even apps that may also be running on the JVM.
Now, before you all get your hopes up if you write node.js packages you need to be aware that it isn’t a direct port of node.js not everything works; but I feel it is a step forward in the right direction with the backing of Redhat.
This might be a pipe dream of mine at the moment but the hope is in the next year or so we may be able to use node.js on ADF-Mobile.. It may even be possible to run it now although doubtful with the current JVM release running on ADF-Mobile.
