Java 6.0 comes with JSR 223 ("scripting for the Java platform"). It's a framework for hosting scripting engines. 6.0+ is shipped with a JavaScript engine based

Java 6.0 comes with JSR 223 ("scripting for the Java platform"). It's a framework for hosting scripting engines. 6.0+ is shipped with a JavaScript engine based on Mozilla's Rhino. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhino_%28JavaScript_engine%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhino_%28JavaScript_engine%29