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Hi Chris,

Great !

If you intend to rely on it I would really consider few things.

Depending on your needs it's always good to consider developping API
(rest/microservices/json..) between Java and PHP first. This way you can
really fine-tune your integrations. Of course this requires a fixed
contract and development on both sides. On the other hand if you are
looking to use directly Java libs, the bridge is the way to go !

*Here's some feedbacks on my experience (limited to call Java from PHP)*

1. The Bridge is rock solid. Stable and performant (experience with Tomcat
7/8)
2. Don't use the original client 'Java.inc' and use https://github.com/
belgattitude/soluble-japha instead (HHVM and PHP7 supported + PSR4 +
fixes).
3. Don't refer too much on obsolete doc. Whatever you read, the bridge is
running perfectly with modern ecosystem (JDK8, servlet 3.0, Tomcat8...).
Really have a look to https://github.com/belgattitude/pjb-starter-gradle/

*Some drawbacks*

1. If you intend to use java closure from php... you'll need to figure out
how... :) Check first
2. Performance, try to limit things like making 100000 method calls
(iterating over a resultset)... Prefer buffering on the server and get
everything at once. See
https://github.com/belgattitude/php-java-bridge/blob/master/README#L481
3. Timezone differences.... Please be aware of them, see
https://github.com/belgattitude/soluble-japha/blob/master/doc/language_basics.md#working-with-dates
when if you rely on dates.
4. Be aware of security implications of running a bridge (should be
localhost only or secured access). Many options exists, but easily doable.
5. Logging/Debugging (so far not problem, but needs to be documented better
- I used to watch tomcat log files regularly, not efficient when
developping)

So If you're not afraid, your help is greatly appreciated. I prepared some
ideas to share, see the link below:

https://github.com/belgattitude/php-java-bridge/issues/6

I'm not really Java developer (more and more on typescript/react/frontend
projects those days) so I'm really enjoying sharing.

Can be a start for to something...

I'll PM you soon, so we can get in contact.

Seb



On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 3:00 PM, <
php...@li...> wrote:

> Hi Seb,
>
> thanks for your reply and hinting at the source! I've just overlooked the
> Java sources somehow buried inside server/php/...
> I have now managed to successfully build the artifacts (*.jar, *.war,
> *.inc)  and can start to play around with it a bit :)
>
> Ernestly:
> I wholehearted consider your project as an important component for some of
> my own major project works:
> Building a SaaS-ready Edition of Nextcloud Server. We have a definite
> requirement there for accessing the Java ecosystem from Nextcloud's
> PHP-centric environment in an effective and reliable way.
>
> In case you need any help for e.g. modernizing the Java code I would be
> quite willing to contribute my 10+ years of Java developer experience. Just
> let me know via christian [dot] lerch [at] km-works [dot] eu
>
> Best,
> Chris
>
>
> 2017-01-16 20:21 GMT+01:00 <php...@li...>:
>
> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > The original sources are available through CVS
> > https://sourceforge.net/p/php-java-bridge/code/
> >
> > As a better alternative I made an unofficial fork :
> >
> > https://github.com/belgattitude/php-java-bridge
> >
> > You can have a look to the changelog to have more info or clone the
> > preserved 6.2.1 original branch. Check the README.md for build recipes.
> >
> > Note that if you intend to work with PHP7, I've rewrote the client part
> > `Java.inc`, see the
> >
> > https://github.com/belgattitude/soluble-japha
> > and http://docs.soluble.io/soluble-japha/manual/
> >
> > As a teaser I'm also preparing a starter project with gradle, spring boot
> > and embedded tomcat: https://github.com/belgattitude/pjb-starter-gradle/
> > Still at very early stages but don't hesitate to open issues or
> contribute.
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Seb
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 5:32 PM, <
> > php...@li...> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > would love to compile JavaBridge.jar with Java 8 but could not find the
> > > sources anywhere. Can you help?
> > >
> > > Best,
> > > Chris
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