[brailleblaster] More on Embosser Drivers
- From: "John J. Boyer" <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2010 06:26:02 -0500
I think the driver interface and the classes which implement it should
be in a package called org.brailleblaster.drivers The interface would be
called driver.java Each class implementing it would be named for the
embosser which it suppoorts, for example, Tiger.java Indexd.java
Everest.java
As I mentioned previously, the drivers should be written in Java or
converted from other languages to avoid messing around with bindings. A
manufacturer might chose to protect propritary information by supplying
a driver compiled into a C or C++ library. In this case it woulod be
desirable for the manufacturer to also supply the Java bindings and to
incorporate the JNI portion of the bindings into the library containing
the driver.
Is it possible to put Java code containing proprietary information into
a jar file which can be used by the Java compiler and the JRE but which
the user cannot see inside? That would make it much easier to get Java
drivers from manufacurers.
John
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John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer
Abilitiessoft, Inc.
http://www.abilitiessoft.com
Madison, Wisconsin USA
Developing software for people with disabilities
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