RE: [PEAR-DEV] Interested in setting up a new category - feedback sought

Hi Markus, > err, you want to make available Java classes to people who > don´t want to run a JVM? How? Do you want to recode them in PHP? Sorry for the mis-understanding. People will have to use a JVM to run Java code. The category I'm interested in establishing (or the code to go into other categories) would simplify accessing Java classes. > Assuming you want to use the Java extension (which in turn > uses the JVM of course), how do you plan on making the usage > of the classes easier for the developer? Do you wish to > provide a simplified API to each class, or do you just want > to streamline error catching (catching Java exceptions in PHP > can indeed be cumbersome)? It appears that some Java APIs cannot be accessed directly from PHP through the Java Extension. One example I can give is using the TRaX API for XSL processing. In this case, a façade written in Java is necessary to help matters. In some (many?) cases, there would be a simplified API. In all, there would be code matching exceptions to PEAR_Error's. There's also the benefit of showing your average PHP developer extra functionality that they can install and use that they're not aware of today. Best regards, Stu --