JICE Release 0.9

timestamp: 2004-09-20

Overview

• JICE = Java Instance Configuration Engine
• JICE is an XML -> Java mapping tool
• JICE consists of:
  • JIC Language - An XML vocabulary for configuring Java objects.
  • JIC Engine - set of Java classes for transforming the XML data into Java objects.

Binaries

• org.jicengine-0.9.jar - classes needed to use JICE.
  
• org.jicengine-0.9_tools.jar - additional tools that may be useful in some situations.
  

Documentation

Overview

• Introduction to JICE - Overview of JICE and a simple example
• JICE vs. Java properties: DateFormat example - An example demonstrating how a DateFormat would be configured with JICE when compared to Java properties.
• Concept and philosophy - Why to use JICE?
• Declarative vs. procedural configuration styles - A guide to different styles how JIC files can be written. Demonstrates also many features of JICE.

Details

• JIC Engine - How to use JIC Engine?
• JIC Language - How to use JIC Language?
• Limited Java Expressions (LJE) - Details of the Java expressions used in JIC Language.

API documentation

• JavaDoc

Test tools

• shellapplet/index.html - Shell Applet

License

JICE is licensed under GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL).