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8.2.2.2. Contents of "deployers" directory

The files in the deployers directory are explained in the following table.

File Description
alias-deployers-jboss-beans.xml Deployers that know how to handle The know how to handle <alias> in <deployment> as true controller context. Meaning they will only get active/installed when their original is installed.
bsh.deployer This file configures the bean shell deployer, which deploys bean shell scripts as JBoss mbean services.
clustering-deployer-jboss-beans.xml Clustering-related deployers which add dependencies on needed clustering services to clustered EJB3, EJB2 beans and to distributable web applications.
dependency-deployers-jboss-beans.xml Deployers for aliases.txt, jboss-dependency.xml jboss-depedency.xml adds generic dependency on whatever. aliases.txt adds human-readable name for deployments, e.g. vfszip://home/blah/.../jboss-5.0.0.GA/server/default/deploy/some-long-name.ear aliased to ales-app.ear.
directory-deployer-jboss-beans.xml Adds legacy behavior for directories, handling its children as possible deployments. e.g. .sar's lib directory to treat its .jar files as deployments
ear-deployer-jboss-beans.xml JavaEE 5 enterprise application related deployers
ejb-deployer-jboss-beans.xml Legacy JavaEE 1.4 ejb jar related deployers
ejb3.deployer This is a deployer that supports JavaEE 5 ejb3, JPA, and application client deployments, .
hibernate-deployer-jboss-beans.xml Deployers for Hibernate -hibernate.xml descriptors, which are similar to Hibernate's .cfg.xml files.
jboss-aop-jboss5.deployer JBossAspectLibrary and base aspects. Why is this in deployers, dependencies?
jboss-jca.deployer jboss-jca.deployer description

Table 8.3. Contents of "deployers" directory


File Description
jbossweb.deployer The JavaEE 5 servlet, JSF, JSP deployers.
jbossws.deployer The JavaEE 5 webservices endpoint deployers.
jsr77-deployers-jboss-beans.xml Deployers for creating the JSR77 MBeans from the JavaEE components.
metadata-deployer-jboss-beans.xml Deployers for processing the JavaEE metadata from xml, annotations.
seam.deployer Deployer providing integration support for JBoss Seam applications.
security-deployer-jboss-beans.xml Deployers for configuration the security layers of the JavaEE components.

Table 8.4. Contents of "deployers" directory continued