Very easy to hook to java directly. Can also build a mantra compatible Java class easily.
java {
import java.io.*;
}
class A {
int x = 1;
java {
File f = new File("foo");
}
foo(int a) {
java { System.out.println("x="+x+", a="+a); };
string b = java { new mstring("hi"); };
}
}