Hi, I think it's a great goal and a great idea -- I look forward to seeing progress on it ;)
Yoav Shapira Millennium Research Informatics >-----Original Message----- >From: news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Costin Manolache >Sent: Friday, September 24, 2004 10:41 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: classloader > >I had a small vacation, and managed to make some of the changes in the >classloader/module area. I'm not completely done - but I want to >eventually start checking in some of the code ( if nobody objects ). > >To avoid breaking anything, I started a new package ( >o.a.tomcat.util.loader ), and started with the existing classes, with >small refactorings. > >- WebappClassLoader >- Bootstrap >- CatalinaProperties >plus some extra classes to support jboss ( or m-let) style loading. > >I tried to remove all dependencies outside JDK1.4 - the package is >very small, and I think it's ok to not use commons-logging or jmx in >this area. Apache.naming and jmx functionality is added via hooks - >after the server loader ( now "repository" ) is started. > >I think this will improve a bit the code structure - currently we have a >bit of a mess in how we select some classes in the bin/ jars. > >I'm not planning any change in the existing code - except adding few >classes and code to allow the new loader to be used ( as an option ) >instead of the old one. > >My goal ( which is not yet completely done ) is to support "modules" for >connectors/interceptors/etc - with reloading and all the cool stuff, and >make this integrable with existing systems ( jboss, other jmx/mlet based > applications, eclipse ). Instead of having the entire tomcat as one >chunk of code ( plus all the depenencies ) integrated in one plugin, it >should be possible to add a smaller subset and then have >connectors/auth/etc as separate plugins. > >Please let me know if this is ok with you - I'll have another long trip >in mid Oct. and I hope to get this done, but if there are problems with >what I'm trying to do ( or conflicts with other plans ), I would >appreciate feedback before I waste the time :-) > >Costin > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
