In the message " Re: Delivering files via Directory from a folder
within t", dated 2008-07-03, Thierry Boileau wrote:
... the snapshot delivered tomorrow ([1]) ... will also contains
some other changes :
- the ability to add a component via an XML configuration file (see
[http://www.restlet.org/documentation/1.1/api/org/restlet/Component.html])
called "restlet.xml" and located under the "WEB-INF" directory.
- the ability to take automatically into account the context path of
the Servlet application, that is to say, a new parameter lets the
system add automatically (or not) the context path at the beginning
of the uri pattern of all "attach" instructions.
This is exciting news! Two questions:
1. We're looking for the ability to allow contributors to our
projects to 'drop in' a folder containing their own resource
and business object classes, and allow us to integrate
their "drop-ins" through external configuration alone,
with no other code changes required.
How far does this new feature take us towards that goal?
(The specific use case is a calendar event data application,
where contributors could add support for accessing new
types of repositories of calendar events; e.g. Exchange and
SharePoint servers, Dean Evans & Associates EMS repositories,
and so on, to the core repositories we've already defined.)
2. Does this also work with the Simple framework and built-in
Restlet server connectors?
(To the best of my recollection, Simple, at least,
doesn't require a WEB-INF directory.)
Aron
