Extending java.base module

[Langer, Christoph]

Hi Chris, Max,

thanks for your quick answers. So the service approach seems to fit quite well.

But can I assume that my service implementation will be available already at "bootstrap time" of the JDK? E.g. if I need to register/reach my service already at the early stages of JVM initialization, e.g. when a class java.lang.Thread gets initialized, can I assume a service from my extension module would be available?

Thanks,
Christoph


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Hegarty [mailto:chris.hegarty at oracle.com]
> Sent: Mittwoch, 15. Februar 2017 10:04
> To: Weijun Wang <weijun.wang at oracle.com>
> Cc: Langer, Christoph <christoph.langer at sap.com>; jigsaw-
> dev at openjdk.java.net
> Subject: Re: Extending java.base module
> 
> 
> > On 15 Feb 2017, at 08:51, Weijun Wang <weijun.wang at oracle.com> wrote:
> >
> > Disclaimer: I am not a jigsaw expert.
> >
> > The provides/uses mechanism is certainly more formal, but you can also do
> http://hg.openjdk.java.net/jdk9/dev/jdk/rev/d282c1a8d20b.
> 
> This is, at best, a hack. The use of Services is a better approach, where
> possible.
> 
> -Chris.