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| = Autoload |
| :jbake-type: wiki |
| :jbake-tags: wiki, devfaq, needsreview |
| :jbake-status: published |
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| The link:autoload.html[autoload] in the link:NetBeans.html[NetBeans] module system world means that certain module is turned on when _needed_. In contrast to regular modules which require some manual action (user locating a module and activating it) to turn them on, the link:autoload.html[autoload] modules are opaque for users and managed solely by the infrastructure. As soon as there is some module needing (by dependency or require/needs token) an link:autoload.html[autoload] module, the infrastructure enables it. |
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| In the link:Netigso.html[OSGi] mode, the meaning of link:autoload.html[autoload] remains as close as the original meaning. The bundle JAR is registered to the underlaying link:OSGi.html[OSGi] framework, but it is not _started_ until there is some NetBeans module which would depend on the bundle. If there is no such link:NetBeans.html[NetBeans] module, the link:OSGi.html[OSGi] bundle remains in _installed_ state (or _resolved_?). |
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| The link:autoload.html[autoload] mode is most suitable for link:OSGi.html[OSGi] bundles which shall be left in the full control of the link:OSGi.html[OSGi] container. For example there can be other link:OSGi.html[OSGi] bundles which may later _start_ such bundles. Such enablement is outside of control of the link:NetBeans.html[NetBeans] module system and is temporary (on subsequent launch of the system the module remains link:autoload.html[autoload]). |
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| === Apache Migration Information |
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| The content in this page was kindly donated by Oracle Corp. to the |
| Apache Software Foundation. |
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| This page was exported from link:http://wiki.netbeans.org/Autoload[http://wiki.netbeans.org/Autoload] , |
| that was last modified by NetBeans user Jtulach |
| on 2010-07-16T09:32:24Z. |
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| *NOTE:* This document was automatically converted to the AsciiDoc format on 2018-01-10, and needs to be reviewed. |
