[jsr-314-open-mirror] [jsr-314-open] Plugin architecture

[Edward Burns]

On 7/2/10 12:54 , Jason Lee wrote:
> On 7/2/10 11:21 AM, Kito Mann wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> For a while now I have been wanting Grails-style plugins for JSF.
>> Maybe the best option is to start an open-source project and a
>> repository (based on Maven, perhaps). Any thoughts on how we can
>> facilitate this? Maybe
> I've actually been tinkering on something like this as part of side
> project of mine. Currently, I'm using a ClassLoader approach that, at
> run time, loads JARs from $PLUGIN_DIR and stuffs them in the
> ClassLoader. It currently supports ManagedBeans, Convertors and
> Validators. I haven't added support for Components yet, nor have I
> decided how best (if it all) to support mark up snippets in the plugin.
> As a PoC, it seems to work pretty well so far, but, due to the demands
> of GF development, my side projects have been starved of late. :|

Hi Kito, I like the concept.  Can you please help me understand it more 
clearly?  When you say "Grails-style plugins", what do you mean exactly?

Can you point to an example?

Thanks,

Ed