Ok, folks. I've added a ReloadingClassloader to jci which we could use for Cocoon. It reloads classes from a specific repository.
YEY!
Now the idea is to point it to the Eclipse output directory so once you compiled your classes in eclipse they would be available to Cocoon right away.
You're 'da man'!
...still we have the problem that with old class references. Especially with the service manager holding references to the old version of components.
In order to really use this for components we would need to notify the service manager and also the components that a new class and/or a new components needs to be reloaded.
How could we integrate such feature more into the core!? ...some RTs?
first, let's try to keep it simple and stupid. even if this means that everytime we need to flush the component pools everytime a class get reloaded. the more we make it elegant, the harder it is, the less likely is that anybody will get it done.
second, can't the service manager be a classloader too? that would make it really easy for the signals to be transmitted... otherwise we need to invent listeners and this gets complex fast.
-- Stefano.
