Ok, that makes sense. But why do Roles still exist in API classes/Interfaces. I mean the code
String ROLE = PoolService.class.getName(); Thanks --- Stephen McConnell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sonu Vijay wrote: > > > Stephen wrote: > > > >>I'm assuming your referring to > >>jakarta-turbine-fulcrum/pool. This > >>component has been fully converted. You may have > >>been looking at the > >>API package (most of the component have also been > >>separated with respect > >>to api and impl). The @avalon tags only need to > >>present on the > >>implementation classes. > > > > > > Could u pls drop a hint or point to a resource > that > > expalins why have the classes been seperated into > api > > and impl packages. > > > > Is that a backward compatibility issue or what. > > Nothing to do with backward compatibility. > > The reason is to enable the components to be used by > other components > without forcing the consumer to know about the > implementation classes. > For example, if you create a component > DefaultWidget, and my > DefaultGizmo component needs a Widget - then all I > need to know about is > the API for Widget. I don't need any of your > implementation classes in > my classloader. > > If you don't separate API and impl classes, then you > force the consumer > to know about your implementation - which means > immediately that the > consumer deployment model for Gizmo is bound to your > implementation of > Widget. In order to keep my Widget component as a > easily reusable > component, I'll try and find a Gizmo implementation > with a clean api > impl separation - i.e. no baggage beyond the API > that I already need to > know about. > > Cheers Stephen. > > > > > Thanks > > Sonu Vijay > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" > Sweepstakes > > http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > > |------------------------------------------------| > | Magic by Merlin | > | Production by Avalon | > | | > | http://avalon.apache.org/merlin | > | http://dpml.net/merlin/distributions/latest | > |------------------------------------------------| > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes http://hotjobs.sweepstakes.yahoo.com/signingbonus --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
