JavaScript editor component to embed into java application

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I have a largish application written in Java with a Swing UI. I am interesting in adding user scripting via JavaScript. To allow users to edit JS from within the application, I would like to go beyond a simple plain-text JEditorPane, with some kind of syntax-highlighting and smart indentation. The application is LGPL, so the license would need to be LGPL-compatible.

I can use an old version of jedit-syntax (MIT license), but I wonder if there is any actively-maintained project that does something similar, ideally in a maven-aware fashion. I would rather something lightweight - no Eclipse or NetBeans RCPs, thanks.

serg.nechaev · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-27 05:23:33Z

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I didn't use it, but looks like what you need and is maintained: http://fifesoft.com/rsyntaxtextarea/

answered Sep 27, 2013 at 5:23

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max Over a year ago

This component is awesome!

tucuxi Over a year ago

Wins the prize -- it is similar enough to the jsyntaxpane, but it is easier to integrate.

Sergiy Medvynskyy · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-25 14:40:10Z

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Really good Swing-Editor for JavaScript (and some other languages) is JSyntaxPane. http://code.google.com/p/jsyntaxpane/

It has syntax-highlighting and some other usefull features (line-numbering, parenthesis highlighting). It also can be customized (for example if you have special extensions-keywords).

Editor is Distributed under Apache 2.0. I don'T know whether it's LGPL compatible or not.

answered Sep 25, 2013 at 14:40

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tucuxi Over a year ago

Looking into it - seems promising. I understand bundling apache2-licensed code within LGPL is ok (apache is less restrictive); vice-versa would not be possible.

Srihari · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-02 08:21:56Z

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I don't know if it can work with Swing, but I would recommend TinyMCE. Since you are on java, try this version or the this implementation and use as provided here

answered Oct 2, 2013 at 8:21

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