Part I. Introduction to The Microcontainer - Guided Tutorial

Table of Contents

1. Prerequisites to Using This Guide
1.1. Install Maven
1.2. Special Maven Settings for the Microcontainer Examples
1.3. Downloading the Examples
2. Introduction to the Microcontainer
2.1. Features
2.2. Definitions
2.3. Installation
3. Building Services
3.1. Introduction to the Human Resources Example
3.2. Compiling the HRManager Example Project
3.3. Creating POJOs
3.3.1. XML Deployment Descriptors
3.4. Connecting POJOs Together
3.4.1. Special Considerations
3.5. Working with Services
3.5.1. Configuring A Service
3.5.2. Testing A Service
3.5.3. Packaging A Service
4. Using Services
4.1. Bootstrapping the Microcontainer
4.2. Deploying the Service
4.3. Direct Access
4.4. Indirect Access
4.5. Dynamic Classloading
4.5.1. Problems With Classloaders Created with Deployment Descriptors
5. Adding Behavior with AOP
5.1. Creating An Aspect
5.2. Configuring the Microcontainer for AOP
5.3. Applying An Aspect
5.4. Lifecycle Callbacks
5.5. Adding Service Look-ups Through JNDI