Loading remote libraries in Java

Question

I know a similar question has already been asked here but nobody seems to have answered it.The project I'm working on requires these features.

A dll has to be loaded from the server to the program running at client side.
The native methods in the dll has to access a set of files present in the server.
The invocation of native methods happen at the client side.

Thank you!

I see no question here. I see a list of requirements, but that's about it. — Robby Cornelissen, Oct 17 '17 at 07:28

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 17 '17 at 10:33

+--------------+                       +--------+
| Client (JVM) | - 1. download DLL --> | Server |
+--------------+                       +--------+
  | |      ^                               |         
  | |      |                               |
  | |      |                               |
  | |      +------- 2. DLL-----------------+
  | |
  | |
  | +-- 3. save DLL into temporary location --+
  |                                           |
  |                                           |
  |                                          \ /
  |                                    /tmp/some_file
  |                                    
  |
  +--- 4. load file using System.load

To access files on server do one of these (few loose ideas):

- map disk or mount SMB resources
- implement RMI inside native code loaded into JVM via JNI
- implement remote access to files

Loading remote libraries in Java

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