I wonder if there is a 'local runtime environment' for hosting Javascript code, that's not browser based, for running small local apps? Something like WSH (Windows Scripting Host) for JavaScript (not MS-JScript).
I would like to run some javascript scripts locally, like I might for VBScript (VBS), with the possibility of some of the following:
- Access to local files (perhaps via an FSO object)
- Simple console read/write
- Recent version of Javascript
- Some form of simple debug
Alternatively, how might one consider running a browser in 'local' mode only? ie: launch, run-code, exit, perhaps with command-line switches/options, without too much overhead? If so, which browser? FireFox? Might it be possible to somehow 'extract' the JS runtime engine/DLL and call that?
So, in brief, something like WSH just for javascript?
Thanks.