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Re: Problem with WebStart

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Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:34:38 PDT

> > In fact, this is not a problem restricted to the
> Java Web Start support for app clients but applies to
> app clients regardless of how they are launched.
> >
> >
> I don't understand what you mean:

I used the term "app client" to refer to a Java EE app client that runs inside the client-side app client container (ACC) that is part of GlassFish. You are describing what is often called a "Java client" that runs independently from the ACC. (You would think by now I would be in the habit of being clearer about what I mean, because these terms related to clients and app clients and stand-alone app clients often mean different things to different people.)

> I still do not see the need - in my understanding
> only the interface is
> needed, this is why you have to create an annotated
> interface and the
> bean must implement that interface!

I believe the rationale behind including the EJB submodules in the generated app client JAR file was to let the client developer have easy access to classes other than the bean implementations he or she might have packaged into the EJB JAR. I agree that it's not an ideal approach because the bean implementations come along as well.

With an eye towards your later, larger application, I see that you have opened a new issue - https://glassfish.dev.java.net/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=3701 - thanks for doing that. Having the issue will help draw more attention to this and, with luck, get at least a usable workaround in place sooner rather than later.

- Tim
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