Hello
I was made aware of the difference on the return of
beanManager.getBeans(Object.class) between OWB and Weld
In OWB, it returns all beans, unless there is an enabled @alternative
within the application. If there is an enabled @alternative getBeans()
only returns beans annotated @alternative.
However, in Weld, it returns all beans even with an enabled @alternative.
The JavaDoc for BeanMnanager says "according to the rules of typesafe
resolution" and in the CDI 1.0 spec under typesafe resolution I find one
mention of alternatives: “When an ambiguous dependency exists, the
container attempts to resolve the ambiguity. The container eliminates all
eligible beans that are not alternatives, except for producer methods and
fields of beans that are alternatives.” (This text is also in the CDI 1.2
spec)
However this would imply that if there are no enabled @Alternatives an
ambiguous resolution like beanManager.getBeans(Object.class) should
discard everything. In this case, the Weld behaviour is incorrect.
beanManager.getBeans() should only return the resolved or enabled beans.
Regards
Benjamin
Can someone verify this?
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