RE: [Springframework-developer] ApplicationContext without the use of XML

[Alef A. <al...@jt...>]

Remco,

 

You shouldn't be writing your own AbstractApplicationContext. There are
BeanFactories and BeanDefinitionReaders. The BeanDefinitionReader is what
you should have a look at. There's XmlBeanDefinitionReader that reads XML
files and there is also a properties based reader.

 

Time is being spent on getting a Jython Beandefinitionreader in place, but
this won't be ready soon. Also, I've spent a bit of time on the
GroovyBeanDefinitionReader, but since Groovy is still a moving target, I've
postponed it a bit (also because of time limitations).

 

Have a look at the thread of about almost ago a week ago about alternative
methods to read bean definitions
(http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.java.springframework.user/1987 and then
click on the subject to see the thread).

 

Groet,

 

Alef

 

 

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From: spr...@li...
[mailto:spr...@li...] On Behalf Of
Remco Bos
Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 3:04 PM
To: spr...@li...
Subject: [Springframework-developer] ApplicationContext without the use of
XML

 

Is anyone using the springframework ApplicationContext without the use of
XML (applicationContext.xml)? I know it's possible to write your own
AbstractApplicationContext implementation, but has anyone tried it?

 

I don't like XML configuration files. I really don't. First I had to learn
the beautiful java language, and now I feel like a scriptkiddy again, coding
bean mappings and workflow stuff (mvc) and other things in XML files. (I do
see the beauty of dependency injection, but XML.)