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30<h1><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-Theextenderpatternhandler"></a>The extender pattern handler</h1>
31<p>The objective of this handler is to simplify the development of
32extender-based architecture. This architecture-style is based on two
33different roles:</p>
34<ul>
35 <li>The extender</li>
36 <li>The extension</li>
37</ul>
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41The relation is basically a 1..n relation. The extender tracks
42extensions. The particularity of this architecture-style is that
43extensions are packaged in different bundles. An extension is detected
44by analyzing the bundle. Indeed these bundles can have a special mark
45in their manifest of a special file...<br>
46Implementing an extender pattern could be complex as the extender needs
47to track these marks dynamically. When a bundle starts, it needs to
48look at the mark. Then a bundle leave, the extender must release all
49object created from this bundle.<br>
50This handler tracks bundle for you based on the specified required
51mark. At each time a matching bundle appears or disappears, a callback
52is invoked. The mark is currently a header in the bundle manifest.<br>
53Nowadays, a lot of frameworks use this pattern such as iPOJO it-self
54(to find both bundles containing components and bundles adding a new
55implementation type), Spring-DM ...</p>
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Clement Escoffier8251f602009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000[diff] [blame]57<h2><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-Usingthehandler"></a>Using the handler</h2>
58<p>First of all, you need to configure the component type to use the handler such as:</p>
59<div class="code"><div class="codeContent">
60<pre class="code-xml"><span class="code-tag">&lt;iPOJO <span class="code-keyword">xmlns:extender</span>=<span class="code-quote">"org.apache.felix.ipojo.extender"</span>&gt;</span>
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Clement Escoffier8251f602009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000[diff] [blame]64 <span class="code-tag">&lt;!—Extender Pattern handler configuration --&gt;</span>
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67 onArrival=<span class="code-quote">"onBundleArrival"</span>
68 onDeparture=<span class="code-quote">"onBundleDeparture"</span>
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Clement Escoffier8251f602009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000[diff] [blame]71 <span class="code-tag">&lt;callback transition=<span class="code-quote">"invalidate"</span> method=<span class="code-quote">"stopping"</span> /&gt;</span>
72 <span class="code-tag">&lt;callback transition=<span class="code-quote">"validate"</span> method=<span class="code-quote">"starting"</span> /&gt;</span>
73 <span class="code-tag">&lt;provides /&gt;</span>
74 <span class="code-tag">&lt;/Component&gt;</span>
75<span class="code-tag">&lt;/iPOJO&gt;</span></pre>
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77<p>Notice that, this handler is an external handler. So, it uses the "org.apache.felix.ipojo.extender" namespace.<br>
78Once described, you can implement your component. The methods specified
79methods will be called when a matching bundle arrives or leaves.<br>
80In the previous example, these methods could be: </p>
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82<pre class="code-java">void onBundleArrival(Bundle bundle, <span class="code-object">String</span> header) {
83<span class="code-comment">// Do something
84</span>}
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86void onBundleDeparture(Bundle bundle) {
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88</span>}</pre>
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90<p>Notice the different signatures of the methods. The arrival method
91is called with the arriving bundle and the matching header value (i.e.
92the value of the My-Extension header of the bundle manifest). The
93departure method just receives the leaving bundle.</p>
94<h2><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-Configuration"></a>Configuration</h2>
95<p>The handler has only three mandatory attributes:</p>
96<ul>
97 <li>Extension: declaring the looked manifest header.</li>
98 <li>onArrival: declaring the method to invoke when a matching bundle arrives</li>
99 <li>onDeparture: declaring the method to invoke when a matching bundle leaves</li>
100</ul>
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104<p>The implementation will be notified of arrivals and departures
105despite the instance is invalid. Indeed, the implementation must
106release all objects created from another bundle as soon it leaves.</p></td></tr></tbody></table>
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Clement Escoffier8251f602009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000[diff] [blame]108<h2><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-Download"></a>Download</h2>
109<p>The handler is available on the <a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/download.html" title="Download">download</a> page.<br>
110Sources are available on the Felix trunk at the following location: <span class="nobr"><a href="http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/felix/trunk/ipojo/handler/extender/" title="Visit page outside Confluence" rel="nofollow">http://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/felix/trunk/ipojo/handler/extender/<sup><img class="rendericon" src="extender-pattern-handler_files/linkext7.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="7" height="7"></sup></a></span></p>
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Clement Escoffier8251f602009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000[diff] [blame]112<h2><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-Configuringthehandlerwithannotations\Newin1.1.0SNAPSHOT\"></a>Configuring the handler with annotations [New in 1.1.0-SNAPSHOT]</h2>
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114<p>It is possible to configure the handler with a simple annotation
115available in the annotation pack ('annotation' project in the iPOJO
116trunk). Here is an example of usage:</p>
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118<pre class="code-java"><span class="code-keyword">import</span> org.apache.felix.ipojo.annotations.Component;
119<span class="code-keyword">import</span> org.osgi.framework.Bundle;
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121@Component
122@org.apache.felix.ipojo.extender.Extender(extension=<span class="code-quote">"foo"</span>, onArrival=<span class="code-quote">"onArrival"</span>, onDeparture=<span class="code-quote">"onDeparture"</span>)
123<span class="code-keyword">public</span> class Extender {
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125 <span class="code-keyword">public</span> void onArrival(Bundle bundle, <span class="code-object">String</span> foo) {
126 <span class="code-comment">// <span class="code-keyword">do</span> something
127</span> }
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129 <span class="code-keyword">public</span> void onDeparture(Bundle bundle) {
130 <span class="code-comment">// <span class="code-keyword">do</span> something
131</span> }
132}</pre>
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135<p>The <tt>extension</tt> attribute allows setting the bundle filter.</p>
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139<p>The Junit4OSGi framework, available <span class="nobr"><a href="https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/felix/trunk/ipojo/examples/junit4osgi" title="Visit page outside Confluence" rel="nofollow">here<sup><img class="rendericon" src="extender-pattern-handler_files/linkext7.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="7" height="7"></sup></a></span>
140, uses this handler to track Junit Test Suite offered by the installed
141bundles. The Junit4Osgi bundle has a component using this handler to be
142notified when a bundle with the "Test-Suite" header appears or leaves.</p>
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145<h6><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-Overview"></a><b>Overview</b></h6>
146<ul>
147 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo.html" title="Apache Felix iPOJO">Home Page</a></li>
148 <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>
149 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/download.html" title="Download">Download &amp; Install </a></li>
150</ul>
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154<ul>
155 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-in-10-minutes.html" title="iPOJO in 10 minutes">iPOJO in 10 minutes</a></li>
156 <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>
157 <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>
158 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-advanced-tutorial.html" title="iPOJO Advanced Tutorial">iPOJO Advanced Tutorial</a></li>
159 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-composition-tutorial.html" title="iPOJO Composition Tutorial">iPOJO Composition Tutorial</a></li>
160</ul>
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Clement Escoffier8251f602009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000[diff] [blame]163<h6><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-UserGuide"></a><b>User Guide</b></h6>
164<ul>
165 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/describing-components.html" title="Describing components">Describing components (handler list) </a></li>
166 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/using-xml-schemas.html" title="Using XML Schemas">Using XML Schemas</a></li>
167 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo-testing-components.html" title="apache-felix-ipojo-testing-components">Testing components</a></li>
168 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-advanced-topics.html" title="iPOJO Advanced Topics">Advanced Topics</a></li>
169 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-faq.html" title="iPOJO FAQ">FAQ</a></li>
170</ul>
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Clement Escoffier8251f602009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000[diff] [blame]173<h6><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-Tools"></a><b>Tools</b></h6>
174<ul>
175 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-eclipse-plug-in.html" title="iPOJO Eclipse Plug-in">iPOJO Eclipse Plug-in</a></li>
176 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-ant-task.html" title="iPOJO Ant Task">iPOJO Ant Task</a></li>
177 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-maven-plug-in.html" title="iPOJO Maven Plug-in">iPOJO Maven Plug-in</a></li>
178 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo-junit4osgi.html" title="apache-felix-ipojo-junit4osgi">Junit4OSGi</a></li>
179 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/ipojo-concepts-overview.html" title="iPOJO Concepts Overview">iPOJO concepts overview</a></li>
180</ul>
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184<ul>
185 <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="extender-pattern-handler_files/linkext7.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="7" height="7"></sup></a></span></li>
186 <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>
187 <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>
188 <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>
189</ul>
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Clement Escoffier8251f602009-01-15 15:35:17 +0000[diff] [blame]192<h6><a name="ExtenderPatternHandler-Misc&amp;Contact"></a><b>Misc &amp; Contact</b></h6>
193<ul>
194 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo-issuestracker.html" title="apache-felix-ipojo-issuestracker">Issues Tracker</a></li>
195 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo-supportedvms.html" title="apache-felix-ipojo-supportedVMs">Supported JVMs</a></li>
196 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/apache-felix-ipojo-supportedosgi.html" title="apache-felix-ipojo-supportedOSGi">Supported OSGi Implementations</a></li>
197 <li><span class="nobr"><a href="http://ipojo-dark-side.blogspot.com/" title="Visit page outside Confluence" rel="nofollow">iPOJO's Dark Side Blog<sup><img class="rendericon" src="extender-pattern-handler_files/linkext7.gif" alt="" align="absmiddle" border="0" width="7" height="7"></sup></a></span></li>
198 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/future-ideas.html" title="Future Ideas">Future Ideas</a></li>
199 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/contact.html" title="Contact">Contact</a></li>
200 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/related-works.html" title="Related Works">Related Works</a></li>
201 <li><a href="http://felix.apache.org/site/article-presentations.html" title="Article &amp; Presentations">Article &amp; Presentations</a></li>
202</ul>
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