[jboss-dev] Redeploy an app if xml is added to metadata location?

[Dimitris Andreadis]

It does look like a good idea to introduce changes in behavior, unless users have asked for it.

Jaikiran Pai wrote:
> Ales Justin wrote:
>>> Ales Justin wrote:
>>>> Since at least I would expect the AS to pick up my new .xml config 
>>>> file.
>>>> Or why would you put it there?
>>> That does not require a redeploy of the entire application. The user 
>>> can place the xml there and be able to look it up without having to 
>>> redeploy the application. Am i missing something?
>>
>> Sure, but how do I know if he really didn't mean to add new config file?
>> e.g. new custom config file where he describes his new services, 
>> wanting to propagate some service all the way to the business logic code
> In that case, he would be expected to touch the top level deployment 
> descriptor (web.xml in this case) to tell us (the AS) that the 
> application needs to be redeployed. That's how AS-4.x handled this - 
> allowing the user to decide when the app needs a redeploy.
> 
> But i guess, this isn't a major change as long as we let users know that 
> this is how AS-5 is expected to behave :)
> 
> -Jaikiran
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