Package org.agorava.utils.solder.bean.defaultbean

Allows a library to provide a default implmentation of a bean, which is used unless overridden by an application.

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Class Summary

Class	Description
DefaultBeanExtension	Registers beans annotated @DefaultBean During the ProcessAnnotatedTypePhase beans and producers annotated with @Default have a synthetic qualifier added to them and existing qualifiers removed.
DefaultBeanInformation.Literal

Annotation Types Summary

Annotation Type	Description
DefaultBeanInformation	We use this annotation as a carrier of qualifiers so that other extensions have access to the original qualifiers of the bean (those removed and replaced by synthetic qualifier by the DefaultBeanExtension).

Package org.agorava.utils.solder.bean.defaultbean Description

Allows a library to provide a default implmentation of a bean, which is used unless overridden by an application. Although this may sound identical to an alternative, alternatives have some restrictions that may make them undesirable. Primarily, alternatives require an entry in every beans.xml file in an application.

Developers consuming the extension will have to open up the any jar file which references the default bean, and edit the beans.xml file within, in order to override the service. This is where default beans come in.

Default beans allow you to create a default bean with a specified type and set of qualifiers. If no other bean is installed that has the same type and qualifiers, then the default bean will be installed.

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DefaultBean