[webbeans-dev] Replacement pattern for Manager.getInstanceByType

[Dan Allen]

On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Pete Muir <pmuir at redhat.com> wrote:

>
> On 28 May 2009, at 16:04, Dan Allen wrote:
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> On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 6:35 AM, Pete Muir <pmuir at redhat.com> wrote:
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>> Yeah, this is used a lot in the TCK, and maybe a bit in addons which
>> enable injection in types WB doesn't know about (?), but I don't think users
>> will hit it.
>
>
> Correct, users really should hit this. It's used heavily in tests, for
> instance in AbstractWebBeans tests.
>
>
> Hmm, yes you might well want to use this in a standalone, unit test,
> environment as an entry point.
>

It would be great if we can add a convenience method to
AbstractWebBeansTest. That would pretty much clear up any annoyances.


>
> It is also used when you are entering from outside the WB environment. You
> get a handle to manager and lookup the type that gives you entry. For
> instance, you might look up the Identity component and then invoke some
> method on it which may trigger a chain of WB injections once "inside".
>
>
> Yes, this is addon frameworks, not end users.
>

Yep, agreed. I've found that injection is sufficient for all but those
"entry point" cases.

-Dan

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