Configuration files for ConfigAdmin are supposed to be used with the <config> element. The <configfile> element has been designed to support non-configadmin files, such as xml, binaries, or whatever.
In both cases, when they come from a feature, they will be installed to the file system before the bundles listed in the features are started. The problem is that if you're using <configfile> instead of <config>, the configuration won't be pushed to ConfigAdmin by the features service. They will only end up in ConfigAdmin through fileinstall, and that's an asynchronous process. In short, the current design is the following: * when using <config>, the configuration is written synchronously to the disk and config admin * when using <configfile>, the file is written synchronously to the disk Your use case about expecting a synchronous write to config admin when using <configfile/> is not supported currently. The standard way to use <config> is to inline the configuration, see a very simple example here: https://github.com/apache/karaf/blob/master/assemblies/features/standard/src/main/feature/feature.xml#L876-L879 If you really need the location attribute on the <config> element, please raise a JIRA. 2017-04-04 14:39 GMT+02:00 CLEMENT Jean-Philippe < jean-philippe.clem...@fr.thalesgroup.com>: > Hi Guillaume, > > > > Sorry, I’m lost :) > > > > At present time I guess we use “regular” .cfg files (key/value pairs in > basic string format) via configfile tags. The issue is that they are > populated in the /etc directory at the same time bundles start (during the > very first start), so bundles may - or may not - find configuration > properties. Here is an example of how we use configfile tags: > > > > <configfile finalname=”/etc/whatever.cfg”> > mvn:some.example/whatever/1.0.0/cfg</configfile> > > > > As far as I understand bundles start and copy of .cfg file to etc being in > parallel seems to be a nominal case and we should use the config tag > instead of configfile to get .cfg files in the /etc before bundles start. > Ok, so now I wonder how to use .cfg files with the config tag. I’m not > complaining about anything… just trying to find out how it works. > > > > Ø When used properly, config files are pushed to ConfigAdmin before > bundles are started > > > > Something like <config name=”whatever”>mvn:some. > example/whatever/1.0.0/cfg</config>? > > > > Regards, > > JP > > > > *De :* Guillaume Nodet [mailto:gno...@apache.org] > *Envoyé :* lundi 3 avril 2017 19:26 > *À :* user > *Objet :* Re: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KARAF-4829 > > > > Btw, I closed the jira because the initial problem is not a problem per > se. When used properly, config files are pushed to ConfigAdmin before > bundles are started. This only happen because of the use of those typed > properties files which aren't really supported yet. > > > > 2017-04-03 19:22 GMT+02:00 Guillaume Nodet <gno...@apache.org>: > > You can use a properties file. Afaik, there's no problem with them and > they are fully supported. > > Config files with typed properties will be supported through KARAF-5074 > <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KARAF-5074> which is a new feature. > > > > For the location attribute, a new JIRA would be required. But if you're > planning to use typed config files and use that attribute as a work around, > that's a bad idea, as other parts of Karaf will not support it. > > > > Btw, if you want to speed up things a bit, as you seem quite vocal, one > way would be to provide some patches. > > > > 2017-04-03 18:41 GMT+02:00 CLEMENT Jean-Philippe < > jean-philippe.clem...@fr.thalesgroup.com>: > > Hi, > > > > The issue KARAF-4829 was closed. I thought I could now use the config tag > as long with a location attribute, but I’m wrong! > > > > How to configure a feature in order configuration files to be installed > prior to bundle startup? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Regards, > > JP > > > > *De :* Guillaume Nodet [mailto:gno...@apache.org] > *Envoyé :* lundi 3 avril 2017 18:18 > *À :* user > *Objet :* Re: Blueprint fails instantiating bean with generic constructor > > > > > > > > 2017-04-03 17:03 GMT+02:00 CLEMENT Jean-Philippe < > jean-philippe.clem...@fr.thalesgroup.com>: > > I understand your point and you’re right, it’s better to test things early > than let the system crash later on. To go further I guess the Blueprint > spec would have to be enhanced to fully support generics, for instance to > be able to instantiate an ArrayList<String> bean, to expose and retrieve > services with generics signature etc. > > > > That's what I did to some degree with my ARIES-960 branch: > > https://github.com/gnodet/aries/tree/ARIES-960/blueprint/blueprint-core > > > > That's why I'd like some people to look at it and see if their actual use > case works. > > From that point: > > * they work, and that's great > > * they don't work and they should, and I'll work on fixing those > > * they don't work because they require ARIES-1633 which I don't have the > time to implement in the short term > > In the third case, I could look at adding a flag... > > > > > > That said, a fallback strategy could also be welcome in the meantime. And > it would be more efficient than letting the system try to convert, fail, > then finally use the custom “erasure converter” defined in the Blueprint. > > > > Would it be possible to get a nice generics defeat flag? > > > > Please provide a test case for my ARIES-960 branch which falls into the > third category above. > > > > > > Regards, > > JP > > > > *De :* Guillaume Nodet [mailto:gno...@apache.org] > *Envoyé :* lundi 3 avril 2017 16:30 > > > *À :* user > *Objet :* Re: Blueprint fails instantiating bean with generic constructor > > > > I still am not comfortable allowing casting List<String> to List<Integer> > as we perfectly know what will happen. > > Blueprint is not a compiler, but if you look at CDI, those kind of > problems have been handled correctly for example, and CDI is not a compiler > either, but both blueprint and CDI are dependency injection framework, so > there's no technical reason to not be able to support the use cases > correctly, instead of allowing ClassCastException at a later time. > > > > 2017-04-03 15:46 GMT+02:00 CLEMENT Jean-Philippe < > jean-philippe.clem...@fr.thalesgroup.com>: > > Hi Guillaume, > > > > As already discussed, Blueprint is not a compiler but a runtime library. > Once compiled there is no more generics as Java is a type erasure language. > Moreover, I’m not too sure how Blueprint may handle injection with things > like <S> S getSomething() where in java you can write myinstance.<Boolean> > getSomething(). > > > > I still do have issues with injection and generics, so a global flag to > defeat Blueprint checking would be greatly appreciated :) > > > > JP > > > > *De :* Guillaume Nodet [mailto:gno...@apache.org] > *Envoyé :* lundi 3 avril 2017 14:31 > *À :* user > *Objet :* Re: Blueprint fails instantiating bean with generic constructor > > > > There are 2 different issues. > > One is type erasure, i.e. allow the invocation of a method taking a > List<String> with a List<Integer> for example. That's ARIES-1607, and I > really think that's a bad idea, unless someone show me a good example where > it makes sense. At least by default (well, it's against the blueprint spec > anyway). A flag to turn on such a behavior (on a bean or globally) could > be an acceptable way, though. > > > > Another issue is ARIES-960 where the same thing written in java would > work. That's a problem of type assignability verification and I'm willing > to fix those. I think that's more your use case. There's a branch I > created a while ago with some changes. Could you check if your use case > works with the code there ? > > > > In all cases, a workaround is always to provide a custom blueprint > converter, as this would allow converting whatever you want to whatever is > needed. > > > > > > > > 2017-04-03 11:23 GMT+02:00 CLEMENT Jean-Philippe < > jean-philippe.clem...@fr.thalesgroup.com>: > > Hi Setya, > > It might be related to an issue I opened last year: > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/ARIES-1607 > > At that time I was told to add a custom converter as a workaround. No > update on the Jira since then; maybe you may vote for it :) > > Regards, > JP > > -----Message d'origine----- > De : Setya [mailto:jse...@gmail.com] > Envoyé : vendredi 31 mars 2017 19:09 > À : user@karaf.apache.org > Objet : Blueprint fails instantiating bean with generic constructor > > > Hi all, > > Aries Blueprint fails to instantiate bean with the following constructors: > > public AggregateAnnotationCommandHandler(Class<T> aggregateType, > Repository<T> repository) { } > > It seems to have problems with the second argument since it contains > generic parameter. > > While it successfully instantiates the following bean: > > public EventSourcingRepository(AggregateFactory<T> aggregateFactory, > EventStore eventStore) { } > > I'm using Apache Karaf 4.0.8. > > Any insight would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks & Regards, > Setya > > > > -- > View this message in context: http://karaf.922171.n3.nabble. > com/Blueprint-fails-instantiating-bean-with-generic-constructor-tp4049986. > html > Sent from the Karaf - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > > > > -- > > ------------------------ > Guillaume Nodet > > > > > > > > -- > > ------------------------ > Guillaume Nodet > > > > > > > > -- > > ------------------------ > Guillaume Nodet > > > > > > > > -- > > ------------------------ > Guillaume Nodet > > > > > > > > -- > > ------------------------ > Guillaume Nodet > > > -- ------------------------ Guillaume Nodet
