[tbb-bugs] #32476 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Support Launching TorService Using JNI

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#32476: Support Launching TorService Using JNI
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 Reporter:  sisbell                              |          Owner:  tbb-
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     Type:  defect                               |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  Android, tbb-mobile,                 |  Actual Points:
  TorBrowserTeam201911                           |
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Comment (by eighthave):

 I agree that having Java support is good, plus I don't think it'll be much
 work.  I've been working on TorService and jtorctl always with supporting
 both Java and Android in mind.  The JNI code should already support Java,
 its just not tested there for a while.

 The clear border of sharing is
 ''src/feature/api/org_torproject_jni_TorService.c'' instead of
 ''TorService.java''.  The biggest block of logic in ''TorService.java'' is
 the startup procedure, and it seems very unlikely that the startup
 procedure should be shared between Java and Android.  They will have
 similarities, but not close enough that code sharing makes sense.  So if
 that core stuff isn't shared, then separating the Android-specific stuff
 like broadcasts from the Android-specific startup logic would only make
 the code more unreadable and unmaintainable.

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