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Top 7 Java Scripting Projects
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jbang
Unleash the power of Java - JBang Lets Students, Educators and Professional Developers create, edit and run self-contained source-only Java programs with unprecedented ease.
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Sevalla
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luaj
Lightweight, fast, Java-centric Lua interpreter written for JME and JSE, with string, table, package, math, io, os, debug, coroutine & luajava libraries, JSR-223 bindings, all metatags, weak tables and unique direct lua-to-java-bytecode compiling.
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luajava
Lua for Java on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Android. 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, LuaJ or LuaJIT. (by gudzpoz)
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ObbyLang
A platform to run JavaScript on Minecraft and other platforms. Provides tooling for faster content development.
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InfluxDB
InfluxDB – Built for High-Performance Time Series Workloads. InfluxDB 3 OSS is now GA. Transform, enrich, and act on time series data directly in the database. Automate critical tasks and eliminate the need to move data externally. Download now.
NOTE:
The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars.
The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or
since we started tracking (Dec 2020).
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Index
What are some of the best open-source Scripting projects in Java? This list will help you:
| # | Project | Stars |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | jbang | 1,624 |
| 2 | luaj | 973 |
| 3 | luajava | 198 |
| 4 | JPL | 108 |
| 5 | miniscript | 40 |
| 6 | ObbyLang | 5 |
| 7 | scripting-utils | 4 |
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