In Scripting in Java, Dejan Bosanac covers key aspects of scripting with Java, from the exciting new Groovy scripting language to Java API? S New Scripting and Web Scripting. Bosanac begins by reviewing the role and value of a scripting language, and then systematically introduces today's best scripting solutions for the Java platform?. Coverage includes Why scripting languages offer surprising value of the Java programmer Scripting language that runs on the JVM: BeanShell, JavaScript, and Python Groovy in depth: installation, configuration, such as Java syntax, Java integration, security, and more Groovy extensions: accessing databases, working with XML, and building simple Web applications and Swing-based UIs Bean Scripting Framework: implementation, basic abstractions, and usage examples Traditional and new patterns for Java-based scripts JSR 223 Scripting API: language bindings, discovery mechanisms, threading, pluggable namespaces, and more JSR 223 Web Scripting Framework: scripting generation of web content in servlet container About Website All sample code available for download on this book? S companion Web site.