> Well as long as the user can explode the webapp, they just have to add files
> to the webapp /lib and you're in business.
Yes, this sounds like it should work for now, and I can look at
writing a custom classloader or (gasp) OSGi if I need a more complex
plugin system.
Thanks, all.
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On 12/10/2009 19:28, Adam Monsen wrote:
The interfaces are intended to be used only by plugins that can be
added and removed from the webapp while it is shut down,
Well as long as the user can explode the webapp, they just have to add
files to the webapp /lib and you're in business.
Much ea
On 12/10/2009 19:06, Adam Monsen wrote:
I want to release my webapp first, then allow plugin authors to write
and load plugins at their leisure.
Have you looked at the ServiceLoader API?
No, I hadn't, but I just tried it out. Cool! I like that it hides guts
like Class.forName(). Thanks!
Howe
> Do you have some kind of container-provided service that will be
> included?
I'm not sure I understand the question, but I think the answer is no.
Tomcat provides the servlet container, and it doesn't include much
besides an implementation of the servlet API, right?
> If not, why not simply inc
>> I want to release my webapp first, then allow plugin authors to write
>> and load plugins at their leisure.
>
> Have you looked at the ServiceLoader API?
No, I hadn't, but I just tried it out. Cool! I like that it hides guts
like Class.forName(). Thanks!
However, it doesn't get around the issu
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On 10/12/2009 3:42 AM, Adam Monsen wrote:
> My idea was that TransactionImport is the interface (abstract class,
> actually) that the webapp authors define and use in webapp code, and
> plugin authors need only to implement TransactionImport, pr
On 12/10/2009 08:42, Adam Monsen wrote:
You don't say which version of Tomcat you're using, but I guess 6.0
from your paths.
Correct. I've tried both 6.0.16 and 6.0.20.
You should take a close look at
http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/class-loader-howto.html .
I read that page before
> You don't say which version of Tomcat you're using, but I guess 6.0
> from your paths.
Correct. I've tried both 6.0.16 and 6.0.20.
> You should take a close look at
> http://tomcat.apache.org/tomcat-6.0-doc/class-loader-howto.html .
I read that page before posting to this list, along with othe
On 11/10/2009 00:53, Adam Monsen wrote:
I have a Web application which includes an abstract class: "TransactionImport".
Hi Adam,
(Is it in a package? If not, why not?)
I compiled a subclass of TransactionImport (AudiBankImporter), placed
the class in a jar, then placed the jar in $CATALINA_
2009/10/11 Adam Monsen :
> I have a Web application which includes an abstract class:
> "TransactionImport".
>
> I compiled a subclass of TransactionImport (AudiBankImporter), placed
> the class in a jar, then placed the jar in $CATALINA_HOME/lib.
>
> What I'd like to do is load the compiled AudiB
I have a Web application which includes an abstract class: "TransactionImport".
I compiled a subclass of TransactionImport (AudiBankImporter), placed
the class in a jar, then placed the jar in $CATALINA_HOME/lib.
What I'd like to do is load the compiled AudiBankImporter class from
the Web applica
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