Can I run JavaScript without a browser?

I wrote many JavaScripts, they can only run
in a browser (Netscape, IE, Firefox, etc.)
I am wonder how can I run the JavaScript
in the command line (UNIX/LINUX, Windows)?
Similar we can run Perl, PHP, Python, Visual Base, .Net,
etc. in command line, Desktop.

re: Can I run JavaScript without a browser?

On Jul 25, 2:56 pm, RC <raymond.c...@nospam.noaa.govwrote:Javascript can be embedded e.g. in Java, Rhino provides great tools as
for data exchange between Java and Javascript.

re: Can I run JavaScript without a browser?

RC wrote:Hi,
take also a look at spidermonkey, The mozilla implementation of javascript.

http://www.mozilla.org/js/spidermonkey/

On ubuntu you can install it with:
apt-get install spidermonkey-bin

cheers,
--
Filippo Pacini

re: Can I run JavaScript without a browser?

On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:56:04 -0400, RC wrote:
If your running you can install spidermonkey librariy (libjs) with

sudo yum install js

js is the javascript interpreter

J.

re: Can I run JavaScript without a browser?

>
Sorry - that should be if you are running the fedora linux distribution.

J.

re: Can I run JavaScript without a browser?

In comp.lang.javascript message <f87h97$g3f$1@news.nems.noaa.gov>, Wed,
25 Jul 2007 08:56:04, RC <raymond.chui@nospam.noaa.govposted:
Select Windows XP Start, Help and Support, then search for "cscript" and
"wscript", or search for "javascript" and read "Windows Script Host
overview".

Note
(0) Details may depend on system
(1) MS use the term JScript

<FAQENTRYThe FAQ should say a little more about JScript & WSH; add to
2.7 that JScript can be run from Windows command-line or GUI without
using a browser, and then has API access to the local system.

It's a good idea to write the newsgroup c.l.j and its FAQ. See below.

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re: Can I run JavaScript without a browser?

Dr J R Stockton said the following on 7/26/2007 8:32 AM:

<snip>
comp.lang.javascript is dedicated to client side scripting on the web.
The aspect of covering Windows based scripting has been discussed before
and this isn't the group for it. When people ask about it they either
get answered or pointed to a group dedicated to WScript/Cscript and as
such it shouldn't have anything in the FAQ other than a "For Windows
based scripting newsgroup ...... is the place to ask".

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Javascript Best Practices - http://www.JavascriptToolbox.com/bestpractices/

re: Can I run JavaScript without a browser?

In comp.lang.javascript message <eIidnWzZp9UNbzXbRVn_vw@telcove.net>,
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 15:13:40, Randy Webb <HikksNotAtHome@aol.composted:No, it is not so dedicated. That is merely the default assumption, when
not otherwise specified. Read FAQ section 2.2 para 1.

But I am not suggesting "covering" it; merely that the FAQ should very
briefly indicate the other things which can be done with ECMAScript.
But the FAQ is an ideal place to do that redirection, and to present the
actual value of .......'.

When are you going to deliver a new version of the FAQ? You have
achieved nothing useful for over four months now.

It's a good idea to read the newsgroup c.l.j and write its FAQ. See below.

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news:comp.lang.javascript FAQ <URL:http://www.jibbering.com/faq/index.html>.
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re: Can I run JavaScript without a browser?

Dr J R Stockton said the following on 7/27/2007 7:48 AM:Well humpty dumpty shit. You have a point. My apologies. In the future I
will refrain from that statement and merely say that "99.99% of the
posts made to c.l.j are web browser related" and as such the aspect of
JScript via WSH isn't very "Frequently" asked here.
And that discussion has been had, in depth, in the past.
And it is already covered. Specifically in the section you pointed me to
read.
When I have time to finish it.
I haven't? WOW. Either you are an all seeing deity or a blithering idiot
for thinking you know what I have achieved in the last four months.

<URL:
http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.javascript/browse_frm/thread/f2bddaa32b22bd16/c3979cc5b3489d5b?lnk=gst&q=+Randy+Webb+stfu&rnum=1 #c3979cc5b3489d5b>


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re: Can I run JavaScript without a browser?

On Jul 25, 5:56 am, RC <raymond.c...@nospam.noaa.govwrote:If you are trying to test browser scripts on the server you might be
interested in what John Resig has done

http://ejohn.org/blog/bringing-the-b...to-the-server/

and why this is a bad idea. Almost all big chunks of code has bugs so
writing a buggy simulation of buggy browsers wouldn't be very
productive to test browser bugs in relation to your scripts. I believe
the approach of Selenium is better for automated testing

http://www.openqa.org/

Although I'm not so keen on mini meta-languages like Selenese and the
software requires the Prototype library.

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If you are just interested in JavaScript on the server-side for
general-purpose scripting and other tasks for which folks use Perl/
Python/Ruby, then Spidermonkey and Rhino are the projects to check
out. I've been doing quite a bit of C programming lately to extend
Spidermonkey and it is infinitely flexible.

Peter

re: Can I run JavaScript without a browser?

Randy Webb wrote:While most of the postings fall into that category, I don't think in
such absolute terms. For me, this is the place where to discuss the
language *and* its applications.


PointedEars
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Prototype.js was written by people who don't know javascript for people
who don't know javascript. People who don't know javascript are not the
best source of advice on designing systems that use javascript.
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re: Can I run JavaScript without a browser?

On Jul 25, 7:56 am, RC <raymond.c...@nospam.noaa.govwrote:Yes you can. On the Windows platform see:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr....mspx?mfr=true

Most examples are in VBScript, but the Windows Scripting Host also
supports ECMAScript/JavaScript.