Compile Java API into transparent files

[freesia09]

Hi,

Since I'm not actually new to Java programming but to its integration, I thought my post is better here.

My situation is I have java API (.java classes that use mySQL database) which are a part of a package in a NetBeans project. I have a php developer on a remote computer who needs to write a web interface (in php) that calls methods from this API.

My question is what type of files can I send him to allow him to call the API without giving him access to the actual code? I tried compiling the .java into .class but I think those can be easily decompiled back into .java making the code visible.

Any suggestions?

Thanks

[ics1010]

You designed the API. Without knowing what kind it is, nobody can really tell you how to expose it because we have no context to work in. Typically for things like this you design a SOAP or similar protocol in the api and the remote php dude just makes requests against the server based on the protocol you implement. Neither cares what the other's code is.

[JosAH]

Hi,

Since I'm not actually new to Java programming but to its integration, I thought my post is better here.

Moving this back to the New to Java section where it belongs.

kind regards,

Jos