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
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