# I overview after these examples to ease the pain :-)
@@connection = Java::Connect(usr,pass)
# This works:
@@connection.getForeignListing.getListing(1441).getStreet #=> 123 Candy Ln.
# This works:
@@connection.send("getForeignListing").send("getListing",
1441).send("getStreet") #=> 123 Candy Ln.
# This works:
def test(a,b,c,d)
return @@connection.send(a).send(b,c).send(d)
end
test("getForeignListing", "getListing", 1441, "getStreet")
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# Does not work:
def test(a,b,c)
return @@connection.send(a).send(b).send(c)
end
test("getForeignListing", ["getListing", 1441], "getStreet")
test.rb:4:in `send': ["getListing", 5053500] is not a symbol (TypeError)
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In summary, I've managed to hook the working versions above within a
class for a DRb server.
The ultimate goal, is to create a generic DRb method that client input
into into method-syntax that the connection can interpret.
For example, as mentioned above, this works:
@@connection.getForeignListing.getListing(1441).getStreet
I'd like to create a method in the DRb server that could accept something like:
java_call = "getForeignListing.getListing(1441).getStreet"
@@connection.send(java_call)
This would allow me to dynamically manage the java methods via DRb.
Thanks so much for your input.