[JDO-607] Require no-args constructor for PMF implementations and add static methods to PMF interface

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Not A Problem
• Affects Version/s: JDO 2 maintenance release 1 (2.1)
• Fix Version/s: JDO 3.1-rc1
• Component/s: api
• Assignee: Craig L Russell
• Reporter: Craig L Russell
• Created: 05/Sep/08 17:36
• Updated: 12/Jun/15 12:51
• Resolved: 03/Feb/12 17:48

Description

In order to use Java 6 ServiceLoader to instantiate PMF, the class needs to implement a no-args constructor, and the PMF interface needs to define the methods that are currently static (and therefore not defined in the interface).

Issue Links

• is depended upon by: JDO-556 JDOHelper should use Java 6 ServiceLoader if available