Chapter 2. Introduction to the Microcontainer

The JBoss Microcontainer is a refactoring of the JBoss JMX Microkernel to support direct POJO deployment and standalone use outside the JBoss application server.
The Microcontainer is designed to meet specific needs of Java developers who want to use object-oriented programming techniques to rapidly deploy software. In addition, it allows software to be deployed on a wide range of devices, from mobile computing platforms, large-scale grid-computing environments, and everything in between.

2.1. Features

  • All the features of the JMX Microkernel
  • Direct POJO deployment (no need for Standard/XMBean or MBeanProxy)
  • Direct IOC style dependency injection
  • Improved life cycle management
  • Additional control over dependencies
  • Transparent AOP integration
  • Virtual File System
  • Virtual Deployment Framework
  • OSGi classloading