[cdi-dev] Alternative producer methods
Dear EG colleagues!
I have a question about @Alternative on producer methods:
consider the following class:
// here is NO alternative annotation!
public class AlternativeOnProducerMethodOnlyBean {
@Produces @Alternative
public IProducedBean generateBean2() {..}
}
So the class itself is NOT annotated as @Alternative
I'm not sure if 5.1.1 allows this or the other way around: if this must be supported.
Imo the important parts are (from 5.1.1)
Each child <class> element must specify the name of an
alternative bean class.
If there is no class with the specified name, or if the class with
the specified
name is not an alternative bean class, the container automatically
detects
the problem and treats it as a deployment problem.
The question is now how 'an alternative bean class' is to be interpreted ^^
The first paragraph of 5.1.1 says:
An alternative is selected for the bean archive if either ...
* the alternative is a producer method, field or resource, and the
bean class that declares the method or field is listed, ...
But does this qualify the AlternativeOnProducerMethodOnlyBean as 'alternative bean
class'?
Any ideas?
Btw: the whole topic of disposal methods for @Alternative producers are completely
unspecified...
LieGrue,
strub