Perspective Broker for Java
=============================

This is an implementation of the Perspective Broker protocol for Java. For more
information see http://www.twistedmatrix.com - Twisted includes the Python
reference implementation.

If you have any questions you can contact Itamar Shtull-Trauring at
twisted@itamarst.org


 Requirements
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- Java 1.3 (1.2 and 1.4 might work - currently untested.)

Optional:
- Jython with PyUnit (needed to run the tests)
- Unix-like environment (to compile etc. using the Makefile)


 Usage
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To compile:
$ make

To run tests:
$ make test

To generate documentation:
$ make doc

For example usages see the examples/ directory.


 Copyright
===========

The code in this distribution is Copyright (C) 2002 Itamar Shtull-Trauring.

TwistedJava is made available under version 2.1 of the GNU Lesser General
Public License.  The included LICENSE.txt file describes this in detail.

Any code contributed to TwistedJava must be copyright by Itamar
Shtull-Trauring.


 Warranty
==========

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  THE ENTIRE RISK AS
TO THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE IS WITH YOU.

IN NO EVENT WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY
AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE LIBRARY, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, EVEN IF
SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES.

Again, see the included LICENSE.txt file for specific legal details.