Going from Java to Clojure isn't quite as easy as going the other way, as @brweber2 demonstrated at the local Clojure meetup. Here's the code he used in the presentation, might send him a direct message on Twitter for more info:
http://github.com/brweber2/javacallclj On Aug 22, 7:48 pm, Robert McIntyre <r...@mit.edu> wrote: > Let's say my group has a fairly large java project on which ~20 people > are working. > We want to start using clojure with our existing code. > > Specifically, we want to have clojure classes that provide functions > for our java classes, and vice versa. > > Two questions on the best way to do this: > > (:1 Should the clojure source files intermingle with the java source files, > each according to it's relavance to the problem, or should there be a top > level separation between them?) > > (:2 Say I have this: > English.java --- which defines some cool data structure > representing English sentences > Chinese.java --- same as above except for Chinese. > awesome-junk.clj --- which provides unthinkably cool AI functions > that map English objects to Chinese objects. This is AOT compiled so > other things can use it. > PainstakinglyMadeGUI.java --- which provides an awesome GUI that > uses the English and Chinese objects and calls the functions provided > by awesome-junk. > > Now, how can I build this project from nothing!? > You can't compile all the java objects first, because they need > awesome-junk.clj. > You can't compile awesome-junk first, because it needs Chinese and > English class files to exist. > What do you do? What if you have 20 java files and 20 clj files that > all depend on each other in interesting ways? > This isn't a problem with pure java because you just throw them all > together "at-once" and let javac sort em' out. > Can it be just as easy with a heterogeneous mix of files? (maybe with > an eclipse plugin or something?)) > > --Robert McIntyre -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
