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NAME

       Inline::Java::Callback - Callback into Perl from Java.

SYNOPSIS

          use Inline Java => <<'END' ;
             import org.perl.inline.java.* ;

             class Pod_caller extends InlineJavaPerlCaller {
                public Pod_caller() throws InlineJavaException {
                }

                public String perl()
                   throws InlineJavaException, InlineJavaPerlException {

                   return (String)CallPerlSub("main::perl",
                      new Object [] {}) ;
                }
             }
          END

          my $pc = new Pod_caller() ;
          print($pc->perl() . "\n") ; # prints perl

          sub perl {
             return "perl" ;
          }

DESCRIPTION

       "Inline::Java::Callback" allows you to call Perl functions from Java. To do this you need
       to create an "org.perl.inline.java.InlinePerlCaller" object. Here is a example of a
       typical use:

          use Inline Java => <<'END' ;
             import java.util.* ;
             import org.perl.inline.java.* ;

             class Pod_regexp extends InlineJavaPerlCaller {
                public Pod_regexp() throws InlineJavaException {
                }

                public boolean match(String target, String pattern)
                   throws InlineJavaException {
                   try {
                      String m = (String)CallPerlSub("main::regexp",
                         new Object [] {target, pattern}) ;

                      if (m.equals("1")){
                         return true ;
                      }
                   }
                   catch (InlineJavaPerlException pe){
                      // $@ is in pe.GetObject()
                   }

                   return false ;
                }
             }
          END

          my $re = new Pod_regexp() ;
          my $match = $re->match("Inline::Java", "^Inline") ;
          print($match . "\n") ; # prints 1

          sub regexp {
             my $target = shift ;
             my $pattern = shift ;

             return ($target =~ /$pattern/) ;
          }

CALLBACK API

       Here are the various methods that one can use to call into Perl:

       public Object CallPerlSub(String sub, Object args[], Class cast) throws
       InlineJavaException, InlineJavaPerlException
           Calls the specified subroutine with the supplied arguments and tries to create an
           object of type 'cast' with the result.

              /* Example */
              Integer sum = (Integer)CallPerlSub("main::add", new Object [] {new Integer(5), new Integer(3)}, Integer.class) ;

       public Object CallPerlStaticMethod(String pkg, String method, Object args[], Class cast)
       throws InlineJavaException, InlineJavaPerlException
           Calls the specified static package method (using the $pkg->$method() notation) with
           the supplied arguments and tries to create an object of type 'cast' with the result.

              /* Example */
              Integer sum = (Integer)CallPerlStaticMethod("main", "add", new Object [] {new Integer(5), new Integer(3)}, Integer.class) ;

       public Object eval(String code, Class cast) throws InlineJavaPerlException,
       InlineJavaException
           Evaluates the given Perl code and tries to create an object of type 'cast' with the
           result.

              /* Example */
              Integer sum = (Integer)eval("5 + 3", Integer.class) ;

       public Object require(String module_or_file) throws InlineJavaPerlException,
       InlineJavaException
           Requires the specified module/file by using a heuristic (currently, checks whether or
           not the file exists) and calling Perl's "require" function using the appropriate
           construct.

              /* Example */
              require("Someting")

       public Object require_file(String file) throws InlineJavaPerlException,
       InlineJavaException
           Requires the specified file.

              /* Example */
              require_file("./my_stuff.pl") ;

       public Object require_module(String module) throws InlineJavaPerlException,
       InlineJavaException
           Requires the specified module.

              /* Example */
              require_module("Data::Dumper") ;

       Note: For all CallPerl* and eval methods, the 'cast' parameter is optional and defaults to
       'String.class'.

       These methods can throw 2 types of exceptions: "InlineJavaException" and
       "InlineJavaPerlException" (both of these belong to the "org.perl.inline.java" package).
       The former designates an internal "Inline::Java" error and the latter indicates that the
       Perl callback threw an exception (die() or croak()).  The value of $@ (this can be a
       scalar or any valid "Inline::Java" object) can be retrieved using the GetObject() method
       of the "InlineJavaPerlException" object (if you are certain that $@ was a Perl scalar, you
       can use the GetString() method).

CALLBACK CONTEXT

       By default, callback are executed in scalar context. However if you want to call certain
       functions in list context, you must insert "@" in front of the function name. The result
       will then be passed on to Java as an Array:

          use Inline Java => <<'END' ;
             import org.perl.inline.java.* ;

             class Pod_Context {
                static private String dummy[] = {} ;

                static public String [] get_list()
                   throws InlineJavaException, InlineJavaPerlException {
                   InlineJavaPerlCaller pc = new InlineJavaPerlCaller() ;
                   return (String [])pc.CallPerlSub("@main::list",
                       null, dummy.getClass()) ;
                }
             }
          END

          sub list {
             return ('a', 'b', 'c') ;
          }

          print(Pod_Context->get_list()->[1] . "\n") ; # prints b

       Note: When calling a Perl function that returns a list or array, you will need to pass the
       Class object for the expected array type (in this case String []). Since these Class
       objects are difficult to access for array types, the easiest way to do this is to create a
       dummy array of the desired type and call the getClass() method on that object (as seen
       above).

CALLBACK LOOPS

       It is now possible to use callbacks from different Java threads. One of the big advantages
       of this is that you can now handle, for example, SWING events in Perl. Here's an example:

          use Inline Java => <<'END' ;
             import java.util.* ;
             import org.perl.inline.java.* ;
             import javax.swing.* ;
             import java.awt.event.* ;

             class Pod_Button extends InlineJavaPerlCaller
                              implements ActionListener {
                JFrame frame = null ;

                public Pod_Button() throws InlineJavaException {
                   frame = new JFrame("Pod_Button") ;
                   frame.setSize(100,100) ;
                   JButton button = new JButton("Click Me!") ;
                   frame.getContentPane().add(button) ;
                   button.addActionListener(this) ;
                   frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE) ;
                   frame.show() ;
                }

                public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
                   try {
                      CallPerlSub("main::button_pressed", new Object [] {}) ;
                   }
                   catch (InlineJavaPerlException pe){
                      // $@ is in pe.GetObject()
                   }
                   catch (InlineJavaException pe) {
                      pe.printStackTrace() ;
                   }
                }

                public void close(){
                   frame.dispose() ;
                   frame.hide() ;
                   frame = null ;
                }

                public void quit(){
                   System.exit(0) ;
                }
             }
          END

          my $b = new Pod_Button() ;
          $b->StartCallbackLoop() ;
          $b->close() ;

          # Maybe do some other stuff

          exit() ;      # in client-server mode, optional
          $b->quit() ;  # in JNI mode

          sub button_pressed {
             print('click!' . "\n") ; # prints click!
             $b->StopCallbackLoop() ;
          }

       The StartCallbackLoop method can be called on any
       "org.perl.inline.java.InlineJavaPerlCaller" object and will block the current thread and
       allow the reception of callbacks through any InlineJavaPerlCaller that has been created by
       the same (current) thread.  The only way to interrupt such a StartCallbackLoop method is
       to call the StopCallbackLoop method on any "org.perl.inline.java.InlineJavaPerlCaller"
       object that has been created by that same thread.

       Also, only threads that communicate with Perl through "Inline::Java" are allowed to create
       "org.perl.inline.java.InlineJavaPerlCaller" objects and invoke their StartCallbackLoop /
       StopCallbackLoop methods.

SELECT-STYLE CALLBACK LOOPS

       The disadvantage with the type of callback loop presented in the previous section is that
       the main portion of the Perl program is completely blocked while waiting for callbacks. In
       version 0.51 a new API for callback loops was introduced, allowing for callbacks to be
       processed much in the same fashion one uses select(2) to read data from a filehandle.
       Here's an example:

          use Inline Java => <<'END' ;
             import java.util.* ;
             import org.perl.inline.java.* ;
             import javax.swing.* ;
             import java.awt.event.* ;

             class Pod_Button extends InlineJavaPerlCaller
                              implements ActionListener {
                JFrame frame = null ;

                public Pod_Button() throws InlineJavaException {
                   frame = new JFrame("Pod_Button") ;
                   frame.setSize(100,100) ;
                   JButton button = new JButton("Click Me!") ;
                   frame.getContentPane().add(button) ;
                   button.addActionListener(this) ;
                   frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.DO_NOTHING_ON_CLOSE) ;
                   frame.show() ;
                }

                public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
                   try {
                      CallPerlSub("main::button_pressed", new Object [] {}) ;
                   }
                   catch (InlineJavaPerlException pe){
                      // $@ is in pe.GetObject()
                   }
                   catch (InlineJavaException pe) {
                      pe.printStackTrace() ;
                   }
                }

                public void close(){
                   frame.dispose() ;
                   frame.hide() ;
                   frame = null ;
                }

                public void quit(){
                   System.exit(0) ;
                }
             }
          END

          my $b = new Pod_Button() ;
          $b->OpenCallbackStream() ;
          while ((my $rc = $b->WaitForCallback(5)) > -1){
             if ($rc > 0){
                # A callback is pending, we must process it.
                $b->ProcessNextCallback() ;
             }
             else {
                # A timeout has occured after, in this case, 5 secs.
                print "5 seconds have passed, still waiting for callback...\n" ;
                # Maybe do some other stuff
             }
          }
          $b->close() ;

          # Maybe do some other stuff

          exit() ;      # in client-server mode, optional
          $b->quit() ;  # in JNI mode

          sub button_pressed {
             print('click!' . "\n") ; # prints click!
             $b->CloseCallbackStream() ;
          }

       The StartCallbackStream method can be called on any InlineJavaPerlCaller object to
       initialize a channel to receive callbacks. The WaitForCallback method can then be called
       with a float timeout value (-1 means wait forever, 0 means return immediately). The
       WaitForCallback method can return:

          rc  >  0, indicating that rc callbacks are waiting to be processed
          rc ==  0, indicating that a timeout has occured and no callbacks are waiting
          rc == -1, indicating that the callback stream has been closed

       The callback stream can be closed by calling CloseCallbackStream, which works similarly to
       the StopCallbackLoop method used in the previous section.

       Also, the restrictions regarding thread communication stated in the previous section are
       valid in this case as well.

SEE ALSO

       Inline::Java, Inline::Java::PerlNatives, Inline::Java::PerlInterpreter.

AUTHOR

       Patrick LeBoutillier <patl@cpan.org> is the author of Inline::Java.

       Brian Ingerson <ingy@cpan.org> is the author of Inline.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2001-2004, Patrick LeBoutillier.

       All Rights Reserved. This module is free software. It may be used, redistributed and/or
       modified under the terms of the Perl Artistic License. See
       http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html for more details.