How-To make and test Java2Script working (properly)

Here are the ways you should follow:
1) Refer to http://j2s.sourceforge.net/update/
2) Download and install IDE for Java (Eclipse is recommended by J2S developers)
2) Download the J2S library using Eclipse's Update Manager. Choose the default sourceforge.net server. This is to ensure you'll get the library that is 100% compatible with your IDE.
3) To test your newly setup environment, follow the tutorial @ http://j2s.sourceforge.net/articles/getting-started.html

Java2Script Google Talk: Deploying-Customizing

Here are my findings for today:

get J2S from eclipse update manager
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- used http://j2s.sourceforge.net/update
- tried using mirror from Ishikawa Japan, gave out wrong version
- retry, got latest version from The default site [j2s 1.0.0v5.2.0]. Easiest & u'll get the latest version.


connecting to gtalk using j2s
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- need a servlet container
- apache tomcat engine (http://tomcat.apache.org/index.html)

- Tomcat Engine ver x.x?
- Apache Tomcat caters jsp spec from various version (http://tomcat.apache.org/whichversion.html)


- Tomcat connector?
- it's mod_jk!


- mod_jk?
- mod_jk is a replacement to the elderly mod_jserv. It is a completely new Tomcat-Apache plug-in that handles the communication between Tomcat and Apache. (http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-3.2-doc/mod_jk-howto.html)


- installing apache tomcat
- in C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Tomcat 6.0











- no need to run wamp and tomcat at the same time?
- successfully ran tomcat without wamp (put offline + stop all service)

- configuring apache, tomcat @ http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-3.2-doc/mod_jk-howto.html
1) remove mod_jserv if exist, including tomcat-apache.conf or tomcat.conf in httpd.conf
2) ..halt!

- Running J2S gtalk client on localhost succeeded!









- known bug:
- u'll stay online on you buddy's roster's after you logout
- but after 2 minutes, u'll be offline in the chat window, still online on their roster















- recompiling j2sgtalk demo:
- It uses SMACK!
- possible comm. path : Java+Smack+J2S -> Javascript -> Tomcat -> Gtalk -> Conf. Bot
- recompile success, but nothing appear after deploy and launch, the original web.xml are much more complex than what i did.

- running j2sgtalk on plain server
- unsuccessful

- simply copy/paste j2sgtalk folder into Tomcat root dir
- eventhough it shows as a tomcat app in the tomcat manager page, it still wont work.
- possible cause: the web.xml points to classes & libs that need to be loaded inside tomcat, as part of its module


- ajaxrpc?
- is part of junit.framework.TestCase - http://jsourcery.com/api/apache/webservices/axis/1.4/test/jaxrpc/AJAXRPC.html
- IMO: is a testing/debugging library for ajax


- xiff+gtalk?
- as of today...no one has ever done it.
- limitations and possible workarounds - http://www.igniterealtime.org/forum/message.jspa?messageID=103593



- What's up next?
- xmpp4moz - XMPP for Mozilla - http://dev.hyperstruct.net/xmpp4moz
- XMPP Library for firefox - http://www.bolinfest.com/changeblog/2007/03/31/request-for-help-xmpp-library-for-firefox/
- Websites about Firefox Programming - http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Web_Browser_Extensions#Websites_about_Firefox_Programming
- XMPP library for JAVA - http://www.igniterealtime.org/projects/smack/