On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 12:42 AM, Gregg Wonderly <[email protected]> wrote:
> Anyone have thoughts or questions? For OSGi (maybe Netbeans as well) there might be additional "problems", since "loading a class" is not a straight forward process of calling a static provider. In OSGi, each "module" is wired up with a "class space" but the same class name (difference version, different provider, etc) may be in another "class space" in other modules. So, to fulfill a contract where a static method gets called from "anywhere" and I need to figure out which class to load is near impossible (at least in a platform independent way) in OSGi, as you will have to figure out which bundle (module) the caller reside in, in an environment where multiple versions of the same class can exist. (The reason this is near impossible is that the OSGi spec doesn't have any Classloader API, from which the Bundle can be retrieved.) "Class space" is a complex and powerful concept in OSGi, which basically try to ensure that there are no class version clashes and yet provide the class visibility needed. OTOH, Paremus has shown that a) Locally available classes can be used, b) Remote classes be downloaded and wrapped in temporary bundles with OSGi contracts honored. c) PreferredClassLoader is not needed. So, perhaps your ambitions are too great and that you can/should ignore OSGi's needs. Cheers -- Niclas Hedhman, Software Developer http://www.qi4j.org - New Energy for Java I live here; http://tinyurl.com/2qq9er I work here; http://tinyurl.com/2ymelc I relax here; http://tinyurl.com/2cgsug
