44.2 Features

The current version of PrologBeans is designed to be used mainly as a connection from the client (Java or .NET) to Prolog. Current features are:

• Socket based communication [Java and .NET]
• Allows the client application and Prolog server to run on different machines [Java and .NET]
• Multiple client applications can connect to same Prolog server [Java and .NET]
• Client applications can make use of several Prolog servers [Java and .NET]
• Allows Java Applets to access Prolog server [Java]
• Platform independent (e.g. any platform where Prolog and Java or .NET exist) [Java and .NET]
• Simplifies the use of Prolog in Java application servers (Tomcat, etc) [Java]
• Prohibits unwanted use of Prolog server by host control (only specified hosts can access the Prolog server) [Java and .NET]
• Supports Java servlet sessions [Java]
• Supports JNDI lookup (Java Naming and Directory Interface) [Java]
• Supports .NET server pages (ASPX). [.NET]