I don't want to have to download multiple, redundant scripting systems, especially if they are only available as, or require, a full development environment devoted to them.
Just tell Larry Wall that you want Parrot (http://tinyurl.com/5saz6) to parse Java byte-code also-- call it Jarrot or Pava . I imagine his response would be along the lines of: "That idea is so crazy, it just might work!"