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[javaee-spec users] [jsr342-experts] Re: CDI in Application Client Container

From: Bill Shannon <bill.shannon_at_oracle.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Nov 2012 16:47:31 -0800

Yes, based on the Java EE 6 platform spec, I intended and expected CDI to work
in the app client container.

I'm trying to find out what we actually implemented and tested... :-)

Antonio Goncalves wrote on 11/09/12 14:10:
> Ok, good to know. But that means that all ACC implementations should support
> it then ? As Pete said, looks like the JBoss one doesn't....
>
> I found the mail I sent to the GlassFish forum a couple of years ago about
> this topic
> (http://www.java.net/forum/topic/glassfish/glassfish/using-cdi-acc-se-environment).
> I'll be doing more test to make sure and fill a bug if needed.
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 10:57 PM, Bill Shannon <bill.shannon_at_oracle.com
> <mailto:bill.shannon_at_oracle.com>> wrote:
>
> CDI is supposed to be supported in the app client container. If it's not
> working, please file bugs.
>
> Antonio Goncalves wrote on 11/09/12 06:09:
>> Hum.... for me it's just another container (EJB, Servlet & Client) so I
>> would expect the same services from CDI. ACC is not plain Java SE, it's a
>> container that gives you a small set of services, and that includes CDI
>> (as per Java EE specification).
>>
>> Bill/Linda, if CDI is not supported in ACC why not getting rid of it
>> in Figure EE.2-1 ? It's confusing.
>>
>> Antonio
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 3:01 PM, Pete Muir <pmuir_at_bleepbleep.org.uk
>> <mailto:pmuir_at_bleepbleep.org.uk>> wrote:
>>
>> This also ties in to more general Java SE support for CDI IMO. I
>> would probably prefer to get a general solution sorted, rather than a
>> special case for ACC.
>>
>> On 9 Nov 2012, at 14:56, Antonio Goncalves wrote:
>>
>> > I like to use Producers and Alternatives so I can easily switch
>> context. In the case of having CDI in ACC that would allow me to
>> invoke different Web Serivces just by changing beans.xml
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Pete Muir <pmuir_at_bleepbleep.org.uk
>> <mailto:pmuir_at_bleepbleep.org.uk>> wrote:
>> > It's not in the cdi tck so I doubt it is in jboss as.
>> >
>> > Nigel's point about scopes is very relevant.
>> > On 9 Nov 2012 14:03, "Antonio Goncalves"
>> <antonio.goncalves_at_gmail.com <mailto:antonio.goncalves_at_gmail.com>> wrote:
>> > I'm not an ACC expert, but I do use it once in a while. But to be
>> honest, I don't know why it doesn't work. If you look at the EE spec
>> (eg. EE 7 - Figure EE.2-1) you see that CDI & DI is in the ACC. But
>> on the other hand, the CDI 1.0 spec (12.1. Bean archives) says "The
>> container is not required to support application client jar bean
>> archives." I tried several time with the appclient from GlassFish,
>> and CDI just doesn't work (wonder if JBoss ACC allows CDI or not).
>> The "is not required" part is frustrating.
>> >
>> > Antonio
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 12:48 PM, Pete Muir <pmuir_at_bleepbleep.org.uk
>> <mailto:pmuir_at_bleepbleep.org.uk>> wrote:
>> > I'm not an expert in the ACC, so would need a ACC expert who knows
>> CDI to help us define the behavior. Interested Antonio?
>> >
>> > On 9 Nov 2012, at 12:41, Antonio Goncalves wrote:
>> >
>> > > Hi all,
>> > >
>> > > Correct me if I'm wrong but I haven't seen any discussion on this
>> topic. In Java EE 6 CDI doesn't work in ACC. Wouldn't it be useful to
>> add it in EE 7 ?
>> > >
>> > > A use case I'm working on at the moment is that I have a Java SE
>> class (running in ACC) that injects a web service reference with
>> @WebServiceRef. With CDI enabled I could produce this reference and
>> just @Inject it.
>> > >
>> > > What do you think ?
>> > >
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>> >
>> >
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>> > Software architect and Java Champion
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