RE: variable dependencies on Components

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steinkamp Andre [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: 23 August 2004 17:04
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: variable dependencies on Components
> 
> Hi,
> 
> i got a question about the dependencies. i got two interfaces
providing a
> service and more than 2 components for each interface.
> 
> e.g. I1 and I2 are the interfaces, C1 and C2 are components build of
I1
> and C3 and C4 are components build of interface I2.
> 
> my problem is, that C1 wants to use the service of C3 and C4, but C2
only
> wants to use C3. is there a chance to implement this under merlin
3.3.0 ?


Sure .. what you do is to override merlin's automatic assembly logic by
declare an explicit assembly directive.  For example:

  <component name="c2" class="Whatever">
    <dependencies>
      <dependency key="widget" source="c3"/>
    </dependency>
  </component>

See the following link for info about the <dependency directives:
http://avalon.apache.org/products/runtime/reference/containment/componen
ts/dependencies/index.html

Also, there is a tutorial on this subject:
http://avalon.apache.org/central/about/tutorials/basic/dependencies/manu
al.html

Steve.