You mean the org.jboss.metadata.MetaData class? There already is a sort of clone of it in common see org.jboss.util.xml.XmlHelper
It doesn't look like it is used though? It's almost certainly out-of-date? The real MetaData does need changing like you describe, but it does have the problem of mixing J2EE defined stuff with jboss specific stuff from jboss-xxx.xml in the same class. Sometimes the jboss specific stuff is defined by the plugin i.e. "XmlLoadable", so you don't even have a metadata class as such. I've always thought that this stuff should be part of the deployment layer. But then there are advantages and disadvantages for the metadata, deployer and container/runtime to live in the same project. Advantage: It is easy to maintain. Disadvantage: It is difficult to expose the model to a client because runtime dependencies inevitably leak into it. On Wed, 2006-05-24 at 10:23 -0500, Scott M Stark wrote: > One area where there is a dependency on the server module is for the > deployment metadata classes. These classes also need to drop the legacy > XML parsing to decouple the source of the objects to decouple the > runtime model from its source(s). A question has come up as to where > this code should live. At a minimum it should be broken out from the > jboss.jar and exposed as part of an integration spi. What are the > thoughts for a module, jbossxb binding, etc.? > > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Scott Stark > VP Architecture & Technology > JBoss Inc. > xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > All the advantages of Linux Managed Hosting--Without the Cost and Risk! > Fully trained technicians. The highest number of Red Hat certifications in > the hosting industry. Fanatical Support. Click to learn more > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid7521&bid$8729&dat1642 > _______________________________________________ > JBoss-Development mailing list > JBoss-Development@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development -- xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Adrian Brock Chief Scientist JBoss Inc. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------- All the advantages of Linux Managed Hosting--Without the Cost and Risk! Fully trained technicians. The highest number of Red Hat certifications in the hosting industry. Fanatical Support. Click to learn more http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=107521&bid=248729&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ JBoss-Development mailing list JBoss-Development@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development
