JavaFX 8 WebEngine: How to get console.log() from javascript to System.out in java?

The following code redirects console.log() to JavaBridge.log():

import netscape.javascript.JSObject;

[...]

public class JavaBridge
{
    public void log(String text)
    {
        System.out.println(text);
    }
}

// Maintain a strong reference to prevent garbage collection:
// https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8154127
private final JavaBridge bridge = new JavaBridge();

[...]

webEngine.getLoadWorker().stateProperty().addListener((observable, oldValue, newValue) ->
{
    JSObject window = (JSObject) webEngine.executeScript("window");
    window.setMember("java", bridge);
    webEngine.executeScript("console.log = function(message)\n" +
        "{\n" +
        "    java.log(message);\n" +
        "};");
});

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