[osgi-dev] osgi reference handling FUD

2014-08-13 Thread Raymond Auge
Hey All, Every other week a new developer comes around and starts asking those smarty pants questions: Q: .. what about holding references, and bundles/services coming and going during this time?? It makes me violent! Does anyone know of a document that discusses this topic so as I can simply

Re: [osgi-dev] osgi reference handling FUD

2014-08-13 Thread Peter Kriens
Don't have a doc but I can give you some ammunition: 1) If they promise never, ever, ever, to throw an NPE, then you're willing to discuss this case with them. 2) It is a bit like SHAs, yes, theoretically they could clash, but life is all about chances and I'll take the odds with SHAs any day.

Re: [osgi-dev] osgi reference handling FUD

2014-08-13 Thread Raymond Auge
Haha, this is great Peter, thanks! - Ray On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 2:14 AM, Peter Kriens peter.kri...@aqute.biz wrote: Don't have a doc but I can give you some ammunition: 1) If they promise never, ever, ever, to throw an NPE, then you're willing to discuss this case with them. 2) It is a

Re: [osgi-dev] osgi reference handling FUD

2014-08-13 Thread Raymond Auge
Thanks Chris, et al. I may quote significant parts of this thread! - Ray On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 2:48 PM, chris.g...@kiffer.be wrote: Whenever you hold a reference to some other object you run a risk that that object will enter a state in which some method you invoke will not do what you