Peter, this sounds interesting, but what would Bridgetown offer over a more mature IoC container like Spring?
robert > -----Original Message----- > From: Pilgrim, Peter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 3:52 AM > To: Struts User Apache (E-mail) > Subject: FW: [ANN] Bridgetown IoC Framework > > > FYI > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Peter A. Pilgrim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 08 September 2004 07:12 > > To: Struts Developers List > > Subject: [ANN] Bridgetown IoC Framework > > > > > > > > Hi > > > > I have been quietly working on my own Inversion of Control lightweight > > framework over the last couple of months. > > > > My itch was scratched when I suddenly realised that ``Commons > > BeanUtils'' > > and ``Common Digester'' could be simply combined together into a > > bean assembly factory. An assembly factory could manage service beans > > in a lightweight container. Services could then be retrieved > > by name, and one doesn't have to worry about connecting > > different services together. Experiments showed that this idea > > was pretty cool and have implemented property and method dependency > > injection (aka ``BeanUtils'' and ``MethodUtils''). [Constructor > > injection is on the todo list. ] > > > > I am at the point where the current codebase is stable enough > > for development, > > but if I want the container to be more useful, then I need to open- > > source the project. It would allow others to write Dynamic proxy > > service beans, integrate with Struts 1.2/2+, or extend with > > AOP library, > > or whatever persistence layer EJB 3.0 decides to become. It > > cannot be down > > by just one man writing software. As an independent > > consultant I simply > > have not got the time to build everything. > > > > Moreover, I intend to follow the Struts style ``open integration'' > > philosophy that should allow Bridgetown IoC container to be added > > any other framework. (I intend add support to the Expresso > > Framework in > > the near term, since I am a core committer there) > > > > So my simple IoC Test Container became ``Bridgetown IoC''. I > > uploaded the > > source code to ``Sourceforge'' and slapped on it an Apache License 2.0 > > badge. The software is ALPHA quality but it compiles and run > > with Eclipse SDK 3, and there are junit test and a couple of examples. > > > > > > `` http://bridgetown.sf.net '' is the hook. > > > > > > I'd like publicly thank the man, Craig McClanahan, for his > > two inventions > > `BeanUtils' and `Digester'. Without those two components it > > just wouldn't > > have happened. > > > > > > Enjoy baby bop# > > > > -- > > Peter Pilgrim > > __ _____ _____ _____ > > / //__ // ___// ___/ + Serverside Java > > / /___/ // /__ / /__ + Struts > > / // ___// ___// ___/ + Expresso Committer > > __/ // /__ / /__ / /__ + Independent Contractor > > /___//____//____//____/ + Intrinsic Motivation > > On Line Resume http://jroller.com/page/peter_pilgrim > > || > > \\===> `` http://www.xenonsoft.demon.co.uk/no-it-striker.html '' > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [ Not subscribed to the users list at home ;-( ] > > -- > Peter Pilgrim > Operations/IT - Credit Suisse First Boston, > 10 South Colonnade, London E14 4QJ, United Kingdom > Tel: +44 (0)207 883 4447 > > ============================================================================== > This message is for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you received > this message in error please delete it and notify us. If this message was > misdirected, CSFB does not waive any confidentiality or privilege. CSFB > retains and monitors electronic communications sent through its network. > Instructions transmitted over this system are not binding on CSFB until they > are confirmed by us. Message transmission is not guaranteed to be secure. > ============================================================================== > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
