Subj : Is there any JavaScript Syntax/Grammar checker for Rhino
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : "Jim Wang" <jimw@olymtech.com>
Date : Mon Dec 01 2003 04:07 pm

We are developing a browser based development platform and runtime platform
which allow develoeprs to develop web applications using minimum JavaScript
on J2EE appservers with full database support - no Java coding needed.
JavaScript is used for formula scripting and rule scripting.

We are using Rhino Javascript as the scripting language.  While developing
business applications using our platform, our users are facing usibility
issues such as do not know syntax error until at runtime; do not know why
the javascript does not work as intended, etc.

We wonder
- if there is any Syntax checking API (calling from Java) available for
Rhino JavaScript, so that we can call the API to do the checking when saving
the JavaScript.
- if there is any debugging or tracing features (for server side) in Rhino
Javascript - so that we can easily pinpoint out what is not programmed
correctly.

Thanks in advance.

Jim Wang

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