Intra Application communication (Silverlight to Java)

Question

I have a java desktop app and I have a silverlight client app running on a computer. What are my best options for communicating between the two of them? Can the silverlight client app host a wcf so the desktop app can talk directly to it while bypassing the server?

Answer 1

Java and Silverlight both support TCP Sockets, so use them. Sockets in Silverlight And Java Sockets are good places to start.

You might also need Google Protocol Buffers + Java and protobuf-net for compatible serialization. Good luck!