JPackage package types

[Kevin Rushforth]

No exploration of WebAssembly has been done. This would effectively be a 
new platform for Java and JavaFX (i.e., it isn't just a matter of 
bundling up a Linux app in a "WebAssembly" blob as an alternative to an 
rpm). Getting an FX app (or any Java app with native code) running in 
WebAssembly would need to be done first. While it might be an 
interesting area for somebody to explore, there are doubtless many 
challenges that would need to be overcome before worrying about how to 
use jpackage to package it all up.

-- Kevin


On 12/14/2018 8:23 AM, Mark Fortner wrote:
> I know that there are a number of projects out there for building web
> assembly artifacts from Java projects (TeaVM and JWebAssembly to name a
> couple). I'm curious if anyone on the JPackage team is looking into the
> possibility of generating Web Assembly as one of the supported deployment
> strategies. This might be a viable alternative to applets, and would make
> it possible to deploy JavaFX applications to browsers.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mark