https://github.com/mitchdowd/jnipp
C++ wrapper for the Java Native Interface
https://github.com/mitchdowd/jnipp
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C++ wrapper for the Java Native Interface
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/mitchdowd/jnipp
- Owner: mitchdowd
- License: mit
- Created: 2016-10-21T11:26:46.000Z (over 9 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2024-11-08T17:45:32.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-11-08T18:34:46.596Z (over 1 year ago)
- Topics: cplusplus, java, java-native-interface, jni, jnipp
- Language: C++
- Homepage:
- Size: 109 KB
- Stars: 106
- Watchers: 10
- Forks: 29
- Open Issues: 10
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# Java Native Interface for C++
## Overview
JNIPP is just a C++ wrapper for the standard Java Native Interface (JNI). It
tries to take some of the long-winded annoyance out of integrating your Java
and C++ code.
While this project has so far just been a utility library for my own usage,
it seems to have caught the eye of some others who have also been looking for
a suitable C++ JNI layer. If you have feature requests, do not hesitate to
submit them as Github issues. Please be descriptive in your feature request.
The more useful information you provide - along with justification on why it
should be implemented - the more likely it is that I will add your feature.
## Requirements
To compile you will need:
- A C++11 compatible compiler
- An installation of the Java Development Kit (JDK)
- The `JAVA_HOME` environment variable, directed to your JDK installation.
## Usage
> For comprehensive examples on how to use *jnipp*, see the `tests` project
> in the project source code.
There are two situations where the Java Native Interface would be needed.
- A Java application calling C/C++ functions; or
- A C/C++ application calling Java methods
### Calling Java from C++
The following is an example of calling Java from C++.
```C++
#include
int main()
{
// An instance of the Java VM needs to be created.
jni::Vm vm;
// Create an instance of java.lang.Integer
jni::Class Integer = jni::Class("java/lang/Integer");
jni::Object i = Integer.newInstance("1000");
// Call the `toString` method on that integer
std::string str = i.call("toString");
// The Java VM is automatically destroyed when it goes out of scope.
return 0;
}
```
### Calling C++ from Java
Consider a basic Java program:
```Java
package com.example;
class Demo {
public int value;
public static void main(String[] args) {
Demo demo = new Demo();
demo.value = 1000;
demo.run();
}
public native void run();
}
```
A matching C++ library which uses *jnipp* could look like:
```C++
#include
#include
/*
The signature here is defind by the JNI standard, so must be adhered to.
Although, to prevent pollution of the global namespace, the JNIEnv and
jobject types defind by the standard JNI have been placed into the
jni namespace.
*/
extern "C" void Java_com_example_Demo_run(jni::JNIEnv* env, jni::jobject obj)
{
// jnipp only needs initialising once, but it doesn't hurt to do it again.
jni::init(env);
// Capture the supplied object.
jni::Object demo(obj);
// Print the contents of the `value` field to stdout.
std::cout << demo.get("value") << std::endl;
}
```
## Configuration
By default, *jnipp* uses std::runtime_error as the base exception class. If you wish,
you can define `JNIPP_EXCEPTION_CLASS` to be the exception class you wish to use, before
including `jnipp.h`. It just needs a `const char*` constructor.