Re: Requirements for implementing Cocoon Blocks

Paul Hammant wrote:
> Stefano,
> 
>> Cocoon needs a way to deploy cocoon-based web application at runtime.
> 
> 
> It looks like Cocoon's kernel will need to move outside the servlet 
> context then.  

Cocoon's kernel is *already* outside the servlet context. We are simply 
using a CocoonServlet and a Cocoon Environment implementation to connect 
to the servlet environment.

> Some separation of Cocoon kernel services from Cocoon 
> using webapps with (I'm guessing) the need for some Avalon lifecycle 
> interfaces to be honored for this type of Cocoon deployment. 
> Particularly ServiceManager.

yes, blocks will need lifecycle contracts to be honored. of course, all 
avalon components included in blocks will simply work as expected in an 
avalon container.

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Stefano Mazzocchi                               <[email protected]>
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