hi folks, i wrote a versatile container for software components that could be embedded in different frameworks. i am using this right now as a container for web components (container embedded in a servlet engine). i am looking for a project to merge my effort with, probably merlin fits in. for more information consult the web site under: <http://www.unc.de/webzap.html> www.unc.de/webzap.html. please keep in mind, that webzap is not the container itself, but is using the container (needs to be extracted from that project). there is also a paper available which explains the technology of the container. i read a bit about merlin. here are some differences i have seen compared to my container: (the structure is the following: merlin - my container)
components lifecycle - container event to components usage of services seems to be hardcoded in java in a component - services are accessed in the pages file good seperation in different xml files - one type of xml files, arranging the components in pages components need to implement lifecycle dependend interfaces - describe components to container (usage of reflection): idea here seperate it from page file connection of components in java - connection via function approach (this concept is a key advantage i think, altough merlin is much more mature) and don't know if the projects could gain from each other, as they seem to be very different, but maybe someone has a good idea... don't hesitate to contact me for any comments. any help is appreciated, really ;) have fun, marcus schiesser
