> -----Original Message----- > From: Rajamani Saravanan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 14 September 2004 20:57 > To: Avalon framework users > Subject: Repository API query > > Hi, > > I have one query re. the repository API: I'm loading a block > dynamically from inside my code - the block's jar and the .meta files > are located on a local repository (locally running tomcat instance). > The code I've used is this: > > m_hBlock = m_hModel.addContainmentModel( > new URL(null, "artifact:xyz/SampleModule#0.1", new > ArtifactHandler())); > > m_hBlock.commission(); > > The code works fine, the block gets downloaded, installed to the local > avalon repository, and instantiated. The question is: if the timestamp > of the jar is changed on the server but the version number is not > changed (the .meta file contains the changes), will the next call to > the above code check for the timestamp change?
No. > If no, can this be done > at all, what should I do to enable this check? Set the artifact to SNAPSHOT. > Again, the URL can also be of the form "block:xyz/SampleBlock#0.1" : > what is the difference between using this syntax and the above one? If > I use this code, the file that gets tried for downloading is > "xyz/SampleBlock-0.1.block" - what is the structure of a .block file? A block file is exactly the same as the file in BLOCK-INF/block.xml with one addition - it contains a reference to the jar within the classloader. Personally I just use blocks (referred to as standalone blocks) because it gives me a little more flexibility on deployment (you can play around with the block without having to rebuild the jar). Cheers, Steve. > Any pointers will be helpful... > > Brgds, > > R. Saravanan > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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]
