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<h1><a name="ArchitectureHandler-IntrospectionandArchitecture"></a>Introspection and Architecture</h1>
<p>The architecture feature allows obtaining an architectural /
component view of your systems. It exposes a snapshot of the present
instances &amp; factories, the state of these instances ...<br>
Moreover; iPOJO defines an 'arch' command displaying this architecture
in Felix. You need to install the arch command bundle available in the
Felix trunk.</p>
<h2><a name="ArchitectureHandler-Reflectiononthecomponent"></a>Reflection on the component</h2>
<p>The architecture feature does "reflection" on the iPOJO containers.
It gathers information about the component (state, class name ...),
requirement (state, multiple, optional ...), provided services (state,
properties) ... Each handler can participate to the architecture. This
information allows you to know why an instance does not start, or why
the component does not publish / provide a service.</p>
<h2><a name="ArchitectureHandler-Metadata"></a>Metadata</h2>
<p>The architecture (i.e. instance introspection) is activated by default. To disable it, you need to add an attribute <em>"architecture=false"</em> to the component element:</p>
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<pre class="code-xml"><span class="code-tag">&lt;component classname=<span class="code-quote">"fr.imag.adele.escoffier.hello.impl.HelloServiceImpl"</span> architecture=<span class="code-quote">"false"</span>&gt;</span></pre>
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<p>By default, the architecture feature is enabled.</p>
<h2><a name="ArchitectureHandler-The&quot;arch&quot;command"></a>The "arch" command</h2>
<p>A Felix command comes with the architecture handler. This command
looks for all component exposing the architecture and print the
information.</p>
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<pre class="code-java">arch =&gt; displays instances name &amp; state (equivalent to arch \-instances)
arch -instance $instance_name =&gt; displays complete information about the instance $instance_name
arch -factories =&gt; display the list of available factories
arch -factory $factory_name =&gt; display complete information about the factory $factory_name
arch -handlers =&gt; list available handlers</pre>
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<p>More info on the <tt>arch</tt> command are available <a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-arch-command.html" title="iPOJO-Arch-Command">here</a>.</p>
<h2><a name="ArchitectureHandler-Technicalinformation"></a>Technical information</h2>
<p>In fact, when a component enables the architecture introspection,
its container exposes an Architecture service. Any architecture
requester can obtain information about the instance. For example, the
arch command requests all the architecture services and prints the
information.</p>
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<h6><a name="ArchitectureHandler-Overview"></a><b>Overview</b></h6>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo.html" title="Apache Felix iPOJO">Home Page</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo-feature-overview.html" title="Apache Felix iPOJO Feature Overview">iPOJO Feature Overview</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/download.html" title="Download">Download &amp; Install </a></li>
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<h6><a name="ArchitectureHandler-GettingStarted"></a><b>Getting Started</b></h6>
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<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-in-10-minutes.html" title="iPOJO in 10 minutes">iPOJO in 10 minutes</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/how-to-use-ipojo-annotations.html" title="How to use iPOJO Annotations">How to use iPOJO Annotations</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-hello-word-maven-based-tutorial.html" title="iPOJO Hello Word (Maven-Based) tutorial">iPOJO Hello Word (Maven-Based) tutorial</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-advanced-tutorial.html" title="iPOJO Advanced Tutorial">iPOJO Advanced Tutorial</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-composition-tutorial.html" title="iPOJO Composition Tutorial">iPOJO Composition Tutorial</a></li>
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<h6><a name="ArchitectureHandler-UserGuide"></a><b>User Guide</b></h6>
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<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/describing-components.html" title="Describing components">Describing components (handler list) </a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/using-xml-schemas.html" title="Using XML Schemas">Using XML Schemas</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo-testing-components.html" title="apache-felix-ipojo-testing-components">Testing components</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-advanced-topics.html" title="iPOJO Advanced Topics">Advanced Topics</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-faq.html" title="iPOJO FAQ">FAQ</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-reference-card.html" title="iPOJO-Reference-Card">iPOJO Reference Card</a></li>
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<h6><a name="ArchitectureHandler-Tools"></a><b>Tools</b></h6>
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<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-eclipse-plug-in.html" title="iPOJO Eclipse Plug-in">iPOJO Eclipse Plug-in</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-ant-task.html" title="iPOJO Ant Task">iPOJO Ant Task</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-maven-plug-in.html" title="iPOJO Maven Plug-in">iPOJO Maven Plug-in</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-arch-command.html" title="iPOJO-Arch-Command">iPOJO Arch Command</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo-junit4osgi.html" title="apache-felix-ipojo-junit4osgi">Junit4OSGi</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-concepts-overview.html" title="iPOJO Concepts Overview">iPOJO concepts overview</a></li>
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<h6><a name="ArchitectureHandler-DeveloperGuide"></a><b>Developer Guide</b></h6>
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<li>API: <span class="nobr"><a href="http://people.apache.org/%7Eclement/ipojo/api/1.0/" title="Visit page outside Confluence" rel="nofollow">1.0<sup><img class="rendericon" src="architecture-handler_files/linkext7.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="7" height="7"></sup></a></span></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/how-to-write-your-own-handler.html" title="How to write your own handler">How to write your own handler</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/how-to-use-ipojo-manipulation-metadata.html" title="How to use iPOJO Manipulation Metadata">How to use iPOJO Manipulation Metadata</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/dive-into-the-ipojo-manipulation-depths.html" title="Dive into the iPOJO Manipulation depths">Dive into the iPOJO Manipulation depths</a></li>
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<h6><a name="ArchitectureHandler-Misc&amp;Contact"></a><b>Misc &amp; Contact</b></h6>
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<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo-issuestracker.html" title="apache-felix-ipojo-issuestracker">Issues Tracker</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/contact.html" title="Contact">Contact</a></li>
<li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/related-works.html" title="Related Works">Related Works</a></li>
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