[Yanel-dev] Introducing the custom realm class loading

[Michael Wechner]

Josias Thöny wrote:

> Michael Wechner wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> After giving some more thought to resource init/destroy methods 
>> (resp. sleeping some hours last night ;-) I think it probably would 
>> make more sense to introduce something like
>>
>> <?xml version="1.0"?>
>> <realm-config xmlns="http://www.wyona.org/yanel/realm/1.0" 
>> class="foo.bar.CustomRealm">
>>  <foo:bar xmlns:foo="http://foo.bar">...</foo:bar>
>>
>>
>> whereas foo.bar.CustomRealm extends the org.wyona.yanel.core.map.Realm
>>
>>
>> First of all this would help that the core Realm doesn't have to 
>> provide a WebAuthenticator interface by introducing a WebRealm class 
>> and it would also help to stuff like loading a custom repository or 
>> whatever.
>>
>> WDYT?
>
>
> Seems to be a good idea.
> This would make it a lot easier to add custom stuff to a realm.


ok, so I will try to do this.

Cheers

Michi

>
> josias
>
>>
>> (of course the init/destroy methods probably still make sense, but 
>> since resources can be used globally, it would make more sense to 
>> delegate the realm specific extra repo loading to the realm instead 
>> to the resource. OTOH if the resource has to know about this custom 
>> realm and its custom methods then it might lead to 
>> ClassCastExceptions if not being used properly)
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Michi
>>
>
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