CDI lite is one of the big feature we are expected to deliver for version 2.0. I think it's time to start discussing about its design.

The big picture is to provide a consistent subset of CDI that could be implemented like Dagger is (code generated with process annotation). This would allow using CDI in constrained environment like mobile or embedded devices.

IMO CDI lite should be targeted to Java SE (I don't think it would make sense for Java EE). So, from a specification perspective, we''l probably have to split core part in 2 and se part as well (gosh).

I'm not sure regarding API. today they only weight 72 KB, so creating a subset only for the sake of the weight doesn't make sense. the only reason would be to have something clearer for the end user. but that could be tricky.

Antoine