Jason Greene [http://community.jboss.org/people/jason.greene%40jboss.com] replied to the discussion "domain.xml work" To view the discussion, visit: http://community.jboss.org/message/535266#535266 -------------------------------------------------------------- It definitely seems like domain.xml is a subset if we support the ability for frameworks to define managed components that are not part of our official domain.xml. This definitely includes runtime-only views, but it really could be anything. There are some general questions I have relating to this (not necessarily expecting that we know the answer to these yet). 1. The current ManagedComponent model is flat, but the things we are talking about in domain.xml hierarchical. For example, JON will need the ability to define a data source at the domain, cluster, or node level. How should this be mapped? I suppose it could be a jmx-style attribute list on the ManagedComponent (type=Datasource, level=domain) 2. Are components created from deployments differentiated from those in the domain? As an example someone includes foo-ds.xml in a deployment. Do we implicitly map this as a node level concept in a domain? 3. Assuming the answer to the latter question in 2 is yes, what happens when JON updates this definition? In the past we talked about having it add the entry to the domain.xml, and subsequent restarts the domain would take precedent. 4. Are components not in the formal domain definition visible to other nodes in the domain? As an example someone creates FooDeployer, and FooDeployer creates FooComponent. I assume the answer to this question is no. 5. If the answer is no, how does a client know that these elements are not part of the "official" api? -------------------------------------------------------------- Reply to this message by going to Community [http://community.jboss.org/message/535266#535266] Start a new discussion in Management Development at Community [http://community.jboss.org/choose-container!input.jspa?contentType=1&...]