Calling methods of existing JRuby objects from Java - java

I'm trying to provide a JRuby callback to my Java class, so I can get notified when an event happens in the Java part of my program (a OrientDB Java Hook).
The JRuby wiki offers examples demonstrating how to load JRuby files and run them in Java, but in my case, the Ruby codes are already in the same JVM, and I just need to send signals to existing Ruby objects.
Assume I have the ruby class loaded in memory:
class A
def self.b
puts 'ruby called'
end
end
How should I call A.b from my Java method?

Turns out I can just use JRuby in this case.
For the OrientDB embed example, instead of a Java class, I can pass a ruby class
class H < com.orientechnologies.orient.core.hook.ORecordHookAbstract
def onRecordAfterCreate(r)
puts r
end
end
to the API and let Java code call Ruby.
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So now I'm at a point where more dynamic implementations of code would become quite handy.
I decided to take a look into Jython and got it working with some simple scripts already.
(Btw I'm using the newest standalone Jython if it matters somehow).
Now my Question is: Can I execute methods that are in my Java project in a Jython script that is executed in the mentioned Java project?
Here is an example of pseudo-code for better understanding what I want to ask:
Let's say I have a Script that looks like the following:
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}
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(source)
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how can i call a java class in ruby

How can i call a java class in ruby?
If you use JRuby, you can
require 'java'
and then instantiate a Java class using eg
object = Java::package.package.ClassName.new
and then call methods using
object.method(parameter)
for more information, see Scripting Java libraries with JRuby
try this Java/Ruby Bridge:
Link
The Bridge itselfs enables you to load java classes into your ruby Code.
Can you wrap, or call, the Java class with another Java class with a main() method reading stdin or command-line arguments ? You can then spawn that as an executable from Ruby, write to stdin and read from stdout.
That may be the simplest answer, bearing in mind it's not the fastest mechanism, or in some cases the most practical. For some scenarios, however, it may be the most pragmatic.

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