Question

*Please note that this is not for a web based application, it’s windows based.

I’m building an application where I will need the user to submit simple javascripts that will be run by the application.

The scripts will call functions that are part of the c# build.

An example:

C# code:

public void helloWorld()
{
    Debug.WriteLine("hello world");
}

Javascript submitted by user:

helloWorld();

The JavaScript would be parsed by the application at runtime and then call the required functions in my C# code.

Why?..

My app will be used by people with very little programming experience, they enter very simple JavaScripts and the app will attempt to automate a few tasks on the users computer. So my reason for using JavaScript is because it’s simple and very easy to learn for someone with little experience.

Answer 1

It sounds like you want a JavaScript parser for your application. To be honest, I dont think what you’re doing is possible, considering the context of the script and your code is different. However, this project seems to be doing something that may get you to the right place:

http://javascriptdotnet.codeplex.com/

Personally, I would think making some kind of XML format would be useful (like how UrlRewriter.net makes rewriting URLs easy):

 <xml>
 <commands>
     <!-- Expose a Set of Condition Objects to Select From -->
     <if condition="YourApplication.Conditions.RightClickOnDesktop">
         <print text="HelloWorld" />
     </if>
 </commands>