Hi Cedric, Cedric Reichenbach wrote:
> Hi Jörg, > > Am 21.10.2013 15:02, schrieb Jörg Schaible: >> Hi Cedric, >> >> Cedric Reichenbach wrote: >> >>> Hi everybody, >>> >>> I'm using XStream to serialize objects before sending them into a >>> different JVM. Until now, I the JVMs were running on the same machine >>> and I knew the class path of the objects, so I could create custom >>> ClassLoader knowing all necessary directories and provide it to XStream. >> You mean, your clients were no compiled against the types you have >> serialized with XStream and you did setup a classpath on the fly, because >> you knew the location of the class files? >> > One side was compiled against those types, the other side not. To make > it a bit more clear: It's DoodleDebug > (http://scg.unibe.ch/wiki/projects/DoodleDebug), an Eclipse plugin which > receives objects to visualize in the user code, sends them to a server > (inside Eclipse JVM) visualizing them in an Eclipse view. Looks interesting. If you like, I can add a link in http://xstream.codehaus.org/references.html. It looks like DoodleDebug is supporting http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/XSTR-510. > Now the current server application should be converted into a clustered > log, not running on the client's local machine anymore. OK. >>> However, now I'm trying to send those objects to a remote application, >>> which doesn't have any information about those object's classes. Since I >>> would like to avoid passing around class files, is there a way of >>> deserializing objects with XStream without their class files? >> XStream works like Java serialization, just with XML as data >> representation. To deserialize, XStream has to instantiate the classes >> and requires therefore the class files. With a different set of >> converters and/or XStream setup you may deserialize the XML into a >> differnt set of objects, but I guess this is not what you're up to. >> >> - Jörg > > Hmm, so I guess I'll have to find a way to provide class files to the > server side application... I'd go and transport the class files. A simple URLClassLoader at client side using HTTP ... Cheers, Jörg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, please visit: http://xircles.codehaus.org/manage_email
