This reference guide is for developers using ModeShape in their applications that want a better understanding of how ModeShape works, how to take advantage of its advanced features, and how to extend the functionality. This document is also very valuable for community developers because it covers the design and implementation of most of the components that make up ModeShape.

For a higher-level introduction to ModeShape, see the Getting Started document.

If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to use ModeShape's user mailing list or the user forums. We welcome all who want to get involved, so if you do please join the mailing lists, download the code and get it building, and visit our JIRA issue management system. If there's something in particular you're interested in, talk with the community - there may be others interested in the same thing.