On May 31, 2012, at 0:59 AM, Frank Zhang wrote: > Another problem I want to raise here is the class loader issue. > There are bunch of places in CloudStack using Class.forName(), I am sure > ClassNotFoundException would then be our best friend.
Class.forName() in general won't work in OSGi, that is correct. A factory pattern is a good way to solve this issue in general, but extenders and the OSGi specific whiteboard pattern might work as well, depending on the specific use case. Greetings, Marcel
