The Jigsaw server is entirely written in Java. Because of this, it offers the following features:
Jigsaw will run on any platform that supports Java, with no
changes! Jigsaw has been reported to run on several platforms
Jigsaw is made of a core and a set of extension modules. You can add
your own modules, dynamically, to the server. Moreover, because the
Java runtime comes with both threads and garbage collection, your job, as
an extension writer, is largely simplified.
The full code of the server is object-oriented. The interested thing is that
all the resources are objects. By opposition to most of the existing
servers, which consider a resource as being either a cgi script or
a file. Jigsaw allows any object to become accessible
via HTTP or whatever protocol implemented.
You will find here the basics on how to install and run the server to the description of the most complex configuration you can do with Jigsaw.
Answers to all the Frequently Asked Questions about Jigsaw and its use.
You will find here the description of Jigsaw from a programmer point of view, and indications on how to extend it to fulfill your needs.
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