Re: [Springframework-developer] PostProcessor infrastructure in DefaultListableBeanFactory and EJB support classes

[Peter d. H. <pe...@de...>]

Colin Sampaleanu wrote:

> The fact that DefaultListableBeanFactory has some of the support code is
> somewhat irrelevant. The contract is [...]

My apologies, I wasn't at all clear. Although I listed changing way the
BeanFactory works as the first possibility, I don't think that's by any
means the best option. Changing the contract might break existing software
and would not be a good idea at this stage even if it were desirable as
such.

The basic need is for the postprocessors in the BeanFactory to be
initialised; either by modifying XmlBeanFactoryLoader to perform this
initialisation, or through replacing the BeanFactory with a full
ApplicationContext as you suggest. That would be an even better solution but
slightly more of a change. I'd be happy with either :)

Thanks

 - Peter