Embedding JavaScript engine into .NET [closed]

Answer 1

Hey take a look for Javascript .NET on codeplex (http://javascriptdotnet.codeplex.com/) with the version 0.3.1 there is some pretty sweet new features that will probly interest you.

Check out a sample code:

// Initialize the context
JavascriptContext context = new JavascriptContext();

// Setting the externals parameters of the context
context.SetParameter("console", new SystemConsole());
context.SetParameter("message", "Hello World !");
context.SetParameter("number", 1);

// Running the script
context.Run("var i; for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) console.Print(message + ' (' + i + ')'); number += i;");

// Getting a parameter
Console.WriteLine("number: " + context.GetParameter("number"));

Answer 2

Microsoft's documented way to add script extensibility to anything is IActiveScript. You can use IActiveScript from within anyt .NET app, to call script logic. The logic can party on .NET objects that you've placed into the scripting context.

This answer provides an application that does it, with code:

• Will the IE10 Chakra JScript engine available as stand alone accessible from C#?

Answer 3

There is an implementation of an ActiveX Scripting Engine Host in C# available here: parse and execute JS by C#

It allows to use Javascript (or VBScript) directly from C#, in native 32-bit or 64-bit processes. The full source is ~500 lines of C# code. It only has an implicit dependency on the installed JScript (or VBScript) engine DLL.

For example, the following code:

Console.WriteLine(ScriptEngine.Eval("jscript", "1+2/3"));

will display 1.66666666666667

Answer 4

I guess I am still unclear about what it is you are trying to do, but JScript.NET might be worth looking into, though Managed JScript seems like it may be more appropriate for your needs (it is more like JavaScript than JScript.NET).

Personally, I thought it would be cool to integrate V8 somehow, but I didn't get past downloading the source code; wish I had the time to actually do something with it.

Answer 5

I came up with a much simpler solution instead.

I built a .dll file using Javascript and then compiled it using the Javascript compiler which is available in a VS2013 developer command prompt.

Once we have the .dll we simply add it to the \Support folder and then referenced it in the project which needed to eval Javascript statements.

Detailed Steps to create a .dll:

1. Create a file in Notepad with only these contents:

   class EvalClass { function Evaluate(expression: String) { return eval(expression); } } 
   

2. Save the file as C:\MyEval.js

3. Open a VS2005 Command Prompt (Start, Programs, VS2005, VS2005 Tools)

4. Type Cd\ to get to C:\

5. Type

   jsc /t:library C:\MyEval.js
   

6. A new file is created named MyEval.dll.

7. Copy MyEval.dll to the project and reference it (also reference Microsoft.Jscript.dll).

8. Then you should be able to call it like this:

   Dim jScriptEvaluator As New EvalClass
   Dim objResult As Object
   objResult = jScriptEvaluator.Evaluate(“1==1 && 2==2”)
   

objResult is True.

Answer 6

You might also be interested in Microsoft ClearScript which is hosted on GitHub and published under the Ms-Pl licence.

I am no Microsoft fanboy, but I must admit that the V8 support has about the same functionnalities as Javascript.Net, and more important, the project is still maintained. As far as I am concerned, the support for delegates also functions better than with Spidermonkey-dotnet.

ps: It also support JScript and VBScript but we were not interested by this old stuff.

ps: It is compatible with .NET 4.0 and 4.5+