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An example of how to use Mozilla Rhino to execute JavaScript within Java.
package com.iankwalter.rhinostockexample;
import org.mozilla.javascript.Context;
import org.mozilla.javascript.Scriptable;
import org.mozilla.javascript.ScriptableObject;
/**
* An example of how to use Mozilla Rhino to execute JavaScript within Java
*
* @author Ian Kennington Walter
*/
public class EvaluateStock {
/**
* Evaluates whether a Stock is undervalued based on logic within a JS script
*
* @param args
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Define evaluation JavaScript. Typically this would be stored in a file or a database.
String evaluationScript =
"var earnings = stock.getNetIncome() * 10; " +
"earnings += (stock.getTotalCash() - stock.getTotalDebt()); " +
"if (earnings > stock.getMarketCap()) { " +
" stock.setUndervalued(true); " +
"} else { " +
" stock.setUndervalued(false); " +
"} ";
// Create a Stock object to evaluate.
Stock stock = new Stock();
stock.setNetIncome(10.0);
stock.setTotalCash(100.0);
stock.setTotalDebt(0.0);
stock.setMarketCap(150.0);
// Create and enter a Context. A Context stores information about the execution environment of a script.
Context cx = Context.enter();
try {
// Initialize the standard objects (Object, Function, etc.). This must be done before scripts can be
// executed. The null parameter tells initStandardObjects
// to create and return a scope object that we use
// in later calls.
Scriptable scope = cx.initStandardObjects();
// Pass the Stock Java object to the JavaScript context
Object wrappedStock = Context.javaToJS(stock, scope);
ScriptableObject.putProperty(scope, "stock", wrappedStock);
// Execute the script
cx.evaluateString(scope, evaluationScript, "EvaluationScript", 1, null);
} catch (Exception e) {
e.printStackTrace();
} finally {
// Exit the Context. This removes the association between the Context and the current thread and is an
// essential cleanup action. There should be a call to exit for every call to enter.
Context.exit();
}
// Output whether the stock was determined to be undervalued.
System.out.println("Is stock undervalued?");
System.out.println(stock.isUndervalued());
}
}
@isrinath
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where this application can be used? what is the use of Stack?

@dineshbhagat
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We used this application to evaluate conditions which are mentioned in configurations. Like "(a>40&&b<30)" or (a<2 or b >3) such conditions on a and b will be present in config.

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