JVS

Java Version Switcher

The goal of this project is to make easier to use different java versions on windows operating system. download executable

#####Features:

• You can change the JAVA_HOME.
• You can open user defined console with different java version.
• You can run tasks. The task is a user defined commands *(for example: "java -jar ...", "fo.bat", etc... ) * on a user defined java version.

#####Hot keys:

• ctrl + shift + j : open context menu
• ctrl + shift + 0 : open console with system java version
• ctrl + shift + #n : open the n. type java console

#####Configuration

• The configuration file is config.xml

• Syntax of the configuration file:

  • Root node is "config".
  • You have to define nodes as child of node. You have to define the a name and a path for each home.
  • You can redefine the build in windows console something else (1)
  • You can define task under java/"name of a home". Each task have to define a name and a command.

• example:

    <config>
    	<java>
    		<home>
    			<name>java7</name>
    			<path>C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_40</path>
    		</home>
    	</java>
    
    	<console>d:\portable\Console2\Console.exe</console>
    
    	<run>
    		<java7>  <!-- this node have to same as one of the java/home/name -->
    			<task>
    				<name>test2</name>
    				<command>.\foo.cmd</command>
    			</task>
    		</java7>
    	</run>
    </config>
  

#####Requirements:

• This application work with windows 7 64bit only (2).
• The application suppose that no java on global path. JAVA_HOME is deffined as user environment variable, and the user`s path use it in this way: " %JAVA_HOME%/bin ".
• Java installer put themselves into "c:\Windows\System32". You have to purge them (3). You can test it with "where java" command.

1. for example console2.0
2. for 32bit wersion replace JIntellitype.dll with it`s 32 bit version of JIntellitype
3. three file: java, javac, javaw

License

MIT

Free Software, Hell Yeah!

Comming soon:

• real error handling
• better support of different environment
• standalone version
  • with build in jre
  • with one click jdk install
• configurable hotkeys