Block Service Export

Nested Elements

Element Occurance Description
service 0..n Publication of a service exported by the block.

Description

Declaration of the set of services the a block exports. Collectively the service set represent the services that that block provides in its role as a composite component.

Sample XML

The following XML is a sample of a service export declaration within a sample block defintion. 

 <!-- block implementation declaration -->
<container name="locator">

   <!-- declaration of one or more services and the underling provider -->

   <services>
     <service type="tutorial.location.LocationService">
       <source>info</source>
     </service>
   </services>

   <classloader>
     <classpath>
       <repository>
         <resource id="avalon-framework:avalon-framework-api" version="4.1.5"/>
         <resource id="avalon-framework:avalon-framework-impl" version="4.1.5"/>
         <resource id="merlin-tutorial:locator-api" version="1.0"/>
         <resource id="merlin-tutorial:locator-impl" version="1.0"/>
       </repository>
     </classpath>
   </classloader>

   <!-- the service provider component -->

   <component name="info" 
       class="tutorial.location.LocationComponent">
       <configuration>
         <source>Paris</source>
       </configuration>
   </component>

</container>