RFR: 8346439: Allow late binding of module services in custom layers [v3]

[David M. Lloyd]

On Wed, 18 Dec 2024 18:03:50 GMT, David M. Lloyd <duke at openjdk.org> wrote:

>> Custom module layers allow for lazy loading, late binding, and full customization of module dependencies through the `Controller` API. However, it is not possible for custom layer users to late-bind services, which has prevented some popular application containers from moving to use Java modules.
>> 
>> Add an API to `ModuleLayer.Controller` to allow adding `uses` and `provides` relationships after a module has been defined for custom layers.
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> David M. Lloyd has updated the pull request incrementally with one additional commit since the last revision:
> 
>   Add some validation and fix some javadoc wording

Bug was rejected.

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PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/22796#issuecomment-2568103757