6.1. CoGs
Commodity Grid Kits is Globus' way to integrate Globus tools into existing platforms. CoG Kits allow users to provide Globus Toolkit functionality within their code without calling scripts, or in some cases without having Globus installed. There are several COGs available for GT2 development. CoGs are currently available for Java, Python, CORBA, Perl, and Matlab.
The Java CoG Kit is the most complete of all the current CoG Kits. It is an extension of the Java libraries and classes that provides Globus Toolkit functionality. The most current version is 1.1 alpha and is compatible with GT2 and GT3. The examples in this chapter use JavaCoG Version 1.1a. JavaCoG provides a pure Java implementation of the Globus features.
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