Greetings,=20

I am using Jython to imbed into other applications, specifically we are =
building a Jython development environment and tools inside Eclipse. =
However there is a couple of problems.=20

As I was looking at the Jython code, I noticed that certain error =
conditions can result in the Jython code calling System.exit(). This is =
.... very bad. It would cause the application imbedding Jython to =
spontaneously exit and potentially cause problems. Instead these calls =
should throw RuntimeException or InternalError. This would accomplish =
the same task of exiting the interpreter at these points while allowing =
the developers imbedding the code to catch these exceptions and handle =
them within their respective frameworks.=20

Another problem is the dependence upon output and error streams for =
rendering interpreter replies. Although this is appropriate in a console =
environment, it is not always appropriate in other environments. There =
should be a manner to allow the caller to get the result of the call =
back as a string object (whether it be an exception or simple result) =
and then manage that string as they see fit.=20

I know that the first issue is rather technically easy to handle. =
However the second issue is beyond my knowledge of Jython. I would be =
interested in comments on the matter. Our project is just ramping up. It =
will be available in a couple days at http://ejython.tigris.org/. The =
name eJython stands for "Eclipse Jython." We will have a rather large =
project including integration of an interactive interpreter and Jython =
development tools. Our ultimate goal is to hook this project into the =
Eclipse framework deeply so that users can write refactoring tools in =
jython using its powerful parsing abilities and much more. In addition =
we hope to push Jython developers into using eclipse through the Jython =
Development Toolkit (jydt).=20

If you are interested and have ideas, please stop by when we get the =
pages up and running. File your ideas in issue tracking and if you are =
interested in helping out let us know.=20

-- Robert