Juan,
I'm afraid you're taking my statement out of context. I was asking this in the
specific case where one ejb-jar file has a required container managed
relationship to a bean in another ejb-jar file. In that case, you don't have the
option of deploying the jars independently.
--Victor
"Juan Lorandi (Chile)" wrote:
> > So what's wrong with a single ejb-jar?
>
> 4- It harms external bean providers' integration. I'm building a CMS that is
> composed of an engine (an ejb-jar) and a web app(for the backend). You
> tipically should build a frontend app with the engine and any number of web
> apps. etc(with FREEDOM) and a backend app with both the engine and the
> web-app. If solely CMS is the customer's need, then all is fine(I guess--
> but can't ever tell); but if more EJB's are involved, integrating would
> change from adding a file and a <module/> tag to tinkling inside the .jar I
> provide. Now, add a Transaction Engine, a CRM engine and a scheduling
> component.
>
> How's that component oriented?
>
> How could a non-major seller gain market share? I mean, if a component is
> _bundled_ in the app server of choice (most places have a corp. standard),
> then it'll be adopted sooner or later, even with the hassle of tinkering
> around. But not a small vendor, and never to the developer's entire
> satisfaction. One of the things I most appreciate of J2EE is that the
> contract is loose enough(not completely) to allow everybody to improve by
> building _components_, defining architecture, deployment scenarios, evolving
> metodology. The EJB 2 spec is a clear step back if approaching J2EE as an
> _open_ platform. What it really does is leave the small guys out. And that's
> enough for me to stop and rethink if J2EE really is the way to go-- what
> would be next? prosecution of all non J2EE licensees?
>
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