As I'm trying to get my head around merlin, it seems to me that a merlin "container" definition is similar in concept and function to which known as an application (deployed in the form of a SAR) in phoenix. Is this a fair comparison? They both have classloaders and component definitions with configurations and assemblies.
With regard to merlin containers, is it possible to have multiple container definitions within the same XML descriptor file? If so, under what design circumstances would it be to deploy some components in one container, and other components in a different container. I can assume that each container would have its own classloader, which has benefits, but are there other benefits? Can components deployed in one container access the services of components deployed in a different container via service manager lookup? If so, is there anything special that needs to be done programmatically, or does the kernel take care of managing this for you auto-magically? -- Timothy --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
