[FELIX-3749] Refactor the manipulator for better (and extensible) annotation support

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: ipojo-manipulator-1.10.0
• Component/s: iPOJO
• Assignee: Clement Escoffier
• Reporter: Guillaume Sauthier
• Created: 07/Nov/12 15:25
• Updated: 22/Nov/12 08:27
• Resolved: 08/Nov/12 09:06

Description

The manipulator should be extensible for its annotation support.

Currently, only a fixed set of annotations is supported (hardcoded), and the only way to declares annotation for the manipulator is to follow some naming conventions ("handler" or "ipojo" in the package's name for example).

I want to be able to say to the manipulator that I want a given behavior to be associated to a particular annotation.
I also want to easily add to the manipulator external annotation supporting "modules".

Issue Links

• relates to: FELIX-3699 Allow annotations to handle custom component definitions.