Merlin Service Management API

API/SPI

org.apache.avalon.repository	The repository spi package defines a supplimentary contract to be implented by plugin-in repository implementations.
org.apache.avalon.repository.criteria	The criteria package defines a supplimentary factory contract implementated by applications that can be launched by the reopository on demand Key features include: defaults establishment contract metadata implementation target descriptor standard factory constructor
org.apache.avalon.repository.meta	The repository meta package defines a set of descriptors dealing with specific meta classes.

Reference Implementation and Bootstrap

org.apache.avalon.repository.impl	The repository impl package is the repository api reference implementation.
org.apache.avalon.repository.main	The repository main package is the main end-user deliverable providing support for the deynamic resolution and pluging-in of an repository implementation compliance with the Repository SPI Specification.
org.apache.avalon.repository.util	The repository util package contains a number of utility classes shared between the main bootstrap system and the default repository implementation.