What is MALLBA-Java Plugin?

MALLBA-Java plugin is a set of C++ and Java classes that allows a user of the MALLBA library to use a Java class to evaluate the solutions.

What are the requirements of MALLBA-Java Plugin?

To use this plugin, it is necessary that the MALLBA library is installed. To download and install MALLBA, click here. It is also necessary that Java is installed. The last version of the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) can be downloaded from here. The Mallba skeletons use the package formatseed of the AppleSeeds library to convert the data to the network byte order. This library can be downloaded from here.

What is the structure of Mallba-Java Plugin?

We can distinguish two sides in Mallba-Java plugin, the MALLBA-side and the Java-side:

• The MALLBA-side is composed of the modified Mallba skeletons that connect to the Java-side to evaluate their solutions.


• The Java-side is composed of a server that await incoming connections, a class that attends these connections and another one that evaluates the received solutions.

For more information, see the documentation.