[SLING-3077] Inline metatype information instead of using metatype.properties files

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Component/s: Best practices
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Bertrand Delacretaz
• Created: 18/Sep/13 08:11
• Updated: 14/Apr/23 07:51
• Resolved: 14/Apr/23 07:51

Description

From V1.14.0 (FELIX-4101), the maven-scr-plugin can use metatype information provided in Java code annotations, instead of requiring a separate metatype.properties file. This also requires the org.apache.felix.metatype bundle V1.0.8 or later at runtime.

With this, we should inline metatype information instead of using metatype.properties files - this moves the labels and names closer to their use, and it's still possible to localize them if needed.

Examples:

@Component(metatype=true, label="Some Label", description="Something")

@Property(label="The property", description="Its description")