> -----Original Message----- > From: Alexis Agahi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 7:26 AM > To: Avalon Developers List > Subject: Suggestion: 2 level of configuration files > > Hi, > > When dealing with XML component configuration file used by container (any > of > them), it can become really unreadable for an average joe. Also a lots of > configuration parameters and xml declaration are not dealing with > application > configuration itself (but more with component interaction). > > A user running an application can be lost when he comes to editing such > file, > this, just for changing a simple value. > > So here comes my suggestion. > Could it be possible to refere some configuration values outside the > current > conf xml file, using xsl-xpath-like query. >
Merlin's configuration override concept does something like this. http://avalon.apache.org/sandbox/merlin/starting/tutorial/config/override.ht ml It's a really nice feature. jaaron --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
