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[GraalJS](https://www.graalvm.org/latest/reference-manual/js/) is a JS engine
for Java. The project offers a JSR-223 compliant OpenJDK-compatible build.
[SheetJS](https://sheetjs.com) is a JavaScript library for reading and writing
data from spreadsheets.
The ["Complete Example"](#complete-example) section includes a complete Java
command-line tool for reading data from spreadsheets and printing CSV rows.
:::info pass
The Java packages used in this demo are covered under open source licenses. The
Universal Permissive License covers most of the packages, while `icu4j` uses
a different, yet still permissive, license.
:::
## Integration Details
:::info pass
When this demo was last tested, raw byte arrays could not be passed to GraalJS.
**This is a limitation of the default GraalJS behavior.**
Instead, this demo uses Nashorn Compatibility Mode[^1] through a runtime flag:
```js
java -Dpolyglot.js.nashorn-compat=true ...
```
:::
The [Nashorn demo](/docs/demos/engines/nashorn) code and explanation applies to
JSR-223 compatible `ScriptEngine` implementations, including GraalJS.
## Complete Example
:::note Tested Deployments
This demo was tested in the following deployments:
| OpenJDK | GraalJS | Date |
|:--------|:--------|:-----------|
| 26 | 25.0.2 | 2026-05-07 |
| 25.0.2 | 25.0.2 | 2026-05-07 |
| 24.0.2 | 25.0.2 | 2026-05-07 |
| 23.0.2 | 25.0.2 | 2026-05-07 |
| 22.0.2 | 25.0.2 | 2026-05-07 |
| 21.0.10 | 25.0.2 | 2026-05-07 |
| 20.0.2 | 25.0.2 | 2026-05-07 |
| 19.0.2 | 25.0.2 | 2026-05-07 |
| 18.0.2 | 25.0.2 | 2026-05-07 |
| 17.0.18 | 25.0.2 | 2026-05-07 |
:::
### Compilation
0) Download GraalJS and its dependencies:
```bash
curl -LO "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/graalvm/js/js-scriptengine/25.0.2/js-scriptengine-25.0.2.jar"
curl -LO "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/graalvm/js/js-language/25.0.2/js-language-25.0.2.jar"
curl -LO "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/graalvm/polyglot/polyglot/25.0.2/polyglot-25.0.2.jar"
curl -LO "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/graalvm/sdk/collections/25.0.2/collections-25.0.2.jar"
curl -LO "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/graalvm/truffle/truffle-api/25.0.2/truffle-api-25.0.2.jar"
curl -LO "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/graalvm/sdk/nativeimage/25.0.2/nativeimage-25.0.2.jar"
curl -LO "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/graalvm/shadowed/icu4j/25.0.2/icu4j-25.0.2.jar"
curl -LO "https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/graalvm/regex/regex/25.0.2/regex-25.0.2.jar"
```
1) Download the SheetJS Standalone script, shim script and test file. Move all
three files to the project directory:
{`\
curl -LO https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/package/dist/xlsx.full.min.js
curl -LO https://cdn.sheetjs.com/xlsx-${current}/package/dist/shim.min.js
curl -LO https://docs.sheetjs.com/pres.xlsx`}
2) Download [`SheetJSNashorn.java`](pathname:///nashorn/SheetJSNashorn.java):
```bash
curl -LO https://docs.sheetjs.com/nashorn/SheetJSNashorn.java
```
3) Build the sample class:
```bash
javac SheetJSNashorn.java
```
This program tries to parse the file specified by the first argument and prints
CSV rows from the first worksheet.
### Standalone Test
4) Run the command directly:
```bash
java -cp ".:js-scriptengine-25.0.2.jar:js-language-25.0.2.jar:polyglot-25.0.2.jar:collections-25.0.2.jar:truffle-api-25.0.2.jar:nativeimage-25.0.2.jar:icu4j-25.0.2.jar:regex-25.0.2.jar" -Dpolyglot.js.nashorn-compat=true SheetJSNashorn pres.xlsx
```
```bash
java -cp ".;js-scriptengine-25.0.2.jar;js-language-25.0.2.jar;polyglot-25.0.2.jar;collections-25.0.2.jar;truffle-api-25.0.2.jar;nativeimage-25.0.2.jar;icu4j-25.0.2.jar;regex-25.0.2.jar" -D"polyglot.js.nashorn-compat=true" SheetJSNashorn pres.xlsx
```
If successful, CSV rows from the first worksheet will be displayed.
### Java Archive Test
5) Assemble a Java Archive:
```bash
jar -cf SheetJSNashorn.jar SheetJSNashorn.class xlsx.full.min.js shim.min.js
```
6) Create new directory and copy the archives and test file:
```bash
mkdir -p sheethorn
cp *.jar pres.xlsx sheethorn
cd sheethorn
```
7) Run the program using the Java Archive:
```bash
java -cp ".:js-scriptengine-25.0.2.jar:js-language-25.0.2.jar:polyglot-25.0.2.jar:collections-25.0.2.jar:truffle-api-25.0.2.jar:nativeimage-25.0.2.jar:icu4j-25.0.2.jar:regex-25.0.2.jar:SheetJSNashorn.jar" -Dpolyglot.js.nashorn-compat=true SheetJSNashorn pres.xlsx
```
```bash
java -cp ".;js-scriptengine-25.0.2.jar;js-language-25.0.2.jar;polyglot-25.0.2.jar;collections-25.0.2.jar;truffle-api-25.0.2.jar;nativeimage-25.0.2.jar;icu4j-25.0.2.jar;regex-25.0.2.jar;SheetJSNashorn.jar" -D"polyglot.js.nashorn-compat=true" SheetJSNashorn pres.xlsx
```
This should print the same CSV rows from Step 4.
[^1]: See ["Nashorn Compatibility Mode"](https://www.graalvm.org/latest/reference-manual/js/NashornMigrationGuide/#nashorn-compatibility-mode) in the GraalJS documentation.