[Springframework-developer] Import tag for XML bean definitions

[<jue...@we...>]

Hi everybody,

During an extra evening I had to spend at an airport hotel in Rome, I've =
implemented an "import" tag for XML bean definitions:

http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/spring/browse/SPR-137

Basically, you can put any number of "import" tags at the beginning of =
bean definition files:

<beans>

  <import resource=3D"myImport1.xml"/>
  <import resource=3D"myImport2.xml"/>

  <bean ... />

</beans>

The resource locations are interpreted as relative to the file that =
contains the import tags. Effectively, this is delegated to the =
"createRelative" method on the Resource interface, invoked on the =
Resource object for the containing file. ("createRelative" has already =
been introduced in 1.1 final.)

I'll commit this tonight, provided that there aren't any objections. =
While I'm not gonna recommend this feature too much, as I personally =
prefer a "contextConfigLocation" that refers to multiple files, I still =
believe that an import tag is a useful addition. In particular, some =
people are used to such a feature from Ant and XWork...

Juergen