layer.xml 是netbeans开发富客户端应用程序非常重要的配置文件。 layer.xml定义了目录和文件组成netbeans运行时的配置信息和富客户端应用程序使用的信息。
下来看看layer.xml的自动生成,在上篇《NetBeans 模块开发简介》中,layer.xml的内容就是完全根据向导设置生成的,右键点击工程->netbeans 模块开发->Action(为菜单,工具栏等添加事件动作),在“GUI 注册”选择全局菜单,全局工具栏,为layer.xml生成如下内容:
netbeans使用虚拟文件结构表示使用者文件和netbeans本身配置文件。 我们可以想象netbeans本身可以这样表示:
回过头来看看layer.xml的内容,它特有的表示法,也就是將所有的『 . 』换成『 - 』。类似于文件结构,要在一个特定的菜单下加入一个菜单项,需要在其folder节点下添加file节点,然后添加相应的属性,originalFile属性说明调用的实际java类。
layer.xml最重要的作用是使得应用动态安装成为可能,开发者可以监听文件系统中目录和文件的变化,当应用处于运行时,UI就会更新来反映相应的变化。
现在高版本的netbeans会自动生成layer.xml,自己可以手动添加自己需要的内容,而不需使用向导,例如在开发服务器管理插件时,我们可以手动添加如下内容:
最后,layer.xml的存放位置可以随意改动,在工程的模块清单中修改
下来看看layer.xml的自动生成,在上篇《NetBeans 模块开发简介》中,layer.xml的内容就是完全根据向导设置生成的,右键点击工程->netbeans 模块开发->Action(为菜单,工具栏等添加事件动作),在“GUI 注册”选择全局菜单,全局工具栏,为layer.xml生成如下内容:
<
folder
name
="Actions"
>
< folder name ="Tools" >
< file name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.instance" />
</ folder >
</ folder >
< folder name ="Menu" >
< folder name ="Tools" >
< attr name ="org-openide-actions-ToolsAction.instance/org-stoneyang-nbplugin-separatorBefore.instance" boolvalue ="true" />
< file name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-separatorBefore.instance" >
< attr name ="instanceClass" stringvalue ="javax.swing.JSeparator" />
</ file >
< attr name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-separatorBefore.instance/org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.shadow" boolvalue ="true" />
< file name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.shadow" >
< attr name ="originalFile" stringvalue ="Actions/Tools/org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.instance" />
</ file >
< attr name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.shadow/org-stoneyang-nbplugin-separatorAfter.instance" boolvalue ="true" />
< file name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-separatorAfter.instance" >
< attr name ="instanceClass" stringvalue ="javax.swing.JSeparator" />
</ file >
< attr name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-separatorAfter.instance/Separator1.instance" boolvalue ="true" />
</ folder >
</ folder >
< folder name ="Toolbars" >
< folder name ="Build" >
< attr name ="org-netbeans-modules-project-ui-RunMainProject.shadow/org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.shadow" boolvalue ="true" />
< file name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.shadow" >
< attr name ="originalFile" stringvalue ="Actions/Tools/org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.instance" />
</ file >
< attr name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.shadow/org-netbeans-modules-project-ui-DebugMainProject.shadow" boolvalue ="true" />
</ folder >
</ folder >
< folder name ="Tools" >
< file name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.instance" />
</ folder >
</ folder >
< folder name ="Menu" >
< folder name ="Tools" >
< attr name ="org-openide-actions-ToolsAction.instance/org-stoneyang-nbplugin-separatorBefore.instance" boolvalue ="true" />
< file name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-separatorBefore.instance" >
< attr name ="instanceClass" stringvalue ="javax.swing.JSeparator" />
</ file >
< attr name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-separatorBefore.instance/org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.shadow" boolvalue ="true" />
< file name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.shadow" >
< attr name ="originalFile" stringvalue ="Actions/Tools/org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.instance" />
</ file >
< attr name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.shadow/org-stoneyang-nbplugin-separatorAfter.instance" boolvalue ="true" />
< file name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-separatorAfter.instance" >
< attr name ="instanceClass" stringvalue ="javax.swing.JSeparator" />
</ file >
< attr name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-separatorAfter.instance/Separator1.instance" boolvalue ="true" />
</ folder >
</ folder >
< folder name ="Toolbars" >
< folder name ="Build" >
< attr name ="org-netbeans-modules-project-ui-RunMainProject.shadow/org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.shadow" boolvalue ="true" />
< file name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.shadow" >
< attr name ="originalFile" stringvalue ="Actions/Tools/org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.instance" />
</ file >
< attr name ="org-stoneyang-nbplugin-MyFirstAction.shadow/org-netbeans-modules-project-ui-DebugMainProject.shadow" boolvalue ="true" />
</ folder >
</ folder >
<
filesystem
>
< folder name ="Actions" >
。。。
</ folder >
< folder name ="Menu" >
。。。
</ folder >
< folder name ="Toolbars" >
。。。
</ folder >
< folder name ="..." >
。。。
</ folder >
< filesystem >
< folder name ="Actions" >
。。。
</ folder >
< folder name ="Menu" >
。。。
</ folder >
< folder name ="Toolbars" >
。。。
</ folder >
< folder name ="..." >
。。。
</ folder >
< filesystem >
layer.xml最重要的作用是使得应用动态安装成为可能,开发者可以监听文件系统中目录和文件的变化,当应用处于运行时,UI就会更新来反映相应的变化。
现在高版本的netbeans会自动生成layer.xml,自己可以手动添加自己需要的内容,而不需使用向导,例如在开发服务器管理插件时,我们可以手动添加如下内容:
<
folder
name
="J2EE"
>
< folder name ="DeploymentPlugins" >
< folder name ="MyServer" >
< file name ="Descriptor" url ="nbdep.xml" />
< file name ="Factory.instance" >
< attr name ="instanceCreate" methodvalue ="org.stoneyang.yqserver.MyDeploymentFactory.create" />
< attr name ="instanceClass" stringvalue ="org.stoneyang.yqserver.MyDeploymentFactory" />
< attr name ="instanceOf" stringvalue ="javax.enterprise.deploy.spi.factories.DeploymentFactory" />
</ file >
< file name ="RegistryNodeFactory.instance" >
< attr name ="instanceClass" stringvalue ="org.stoneyang.yqserver.nodes.MyRegistryNodeFactory" />
< attr name ="instanceOf" stringvalue ="org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.api.RegistryNodeFactory" />
</ file >
< file name ="J2eePlatformFactory.instance" >
< attr name ="instanceCreate" newvalue ="org.stoneyang.yqserver.MyJ2eePlatformFactory" />
< attr name ="instanceClass" stringvalue ="org.stoneyang.yqserver.MyJ2eePlatformFactory" />
< attr name ="instanceOf" stringvalue ="org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.api.J2eePlatformFactory" />
</ file >
< file name ="OptionalFactory.instance" >
< attr name ="instanceCreate" newvalue ="org.stoneyang.yqserver.MyOptionalFactory" />
< attr name ="instanceClass" stringvalue ="org.stoneyang.yqserver.MyOptionalFactory" />
< attr name ="instanceOf" stringvalue ="org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.api.OptionalDeploymentManagerFactory" />
</ file >
< file name ="ConfigurationSupportImpl.instance" >
< attr name ="instanceCreate" newvalue ="org.stoneyang.yqserver.ConfigurationSupportImpl" />
< attr name ="instanceOf" stringvalue ="org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.api.ConfigurationSupport" />
</ file >
< folder name ="DeploymentFileNames" >
< folder name ="WAR" >
< file name ="WEB-INFmyserver-web.xml" />
</ folder >
</ folder >
</ folder >
</ folder >
</ folder >
< folder name ="DeploymentPlugins" >
< folder name ="MyServer" >
< file name ="Descriptor" url ="nbdep.xml" />
< file name ="Factory.instance" >
< attr name ="instanceCreate" methodvalue ="org.stoneyang.yqserver.MyDeploymentFactory.create" />
< attr name ="instanceClass" stringvalue ="org.stoneyang.yqserver.MyDeploymentFactory" />
< attr name ="instanceOf" stringvalue ="javax.enterprise.deploy.spi.factories.DeploymentFactory" />
</ file >
< file name ="RegistryNodeFactory.instance" >
< attr name ="instanceClass" stringvalue ="org.stoneyang.yqserver.nodes.MyRegistryNodeFactory" />
< attr name ="instanceOf" stringvalue ="org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.api.RegistryNodeFactory" />
</ file >
< file name ="J2eePlatformFactory.instance" >
< attr name ="instanceCreate" newvalue ="org.stoneyang.yqserver.MyJ2eePlatformFactory" />
< attr name ="instanceClass" stringvalue ="org.stoneyang.yqserver.MyJ2eePlatformFactory" />
< attr name ="instanceOf" stringvalue ="org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.api.J2eePlatformFactory" />
</ file >
< file name ="OptionalFactory.instance" >
< attr name ="instanceCreate" newvalue ="org.stoneyang.yqserver.MyOptionalFactory" />
< attr name ="instanceClass" stringvalue ="org.stoneyang.yqserver.MyOptionalFactory" />
< attr name ="instanceOf" stringvalue ="org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.api.OptionalDeploymentManagerFactory" />
</ file >
< file name ="ConfigurationSupportImpl.instance" >
< attr name ="instanceCreate" newvalue ="org.stoneyang.yqserver.ConfigurationSupportImpl" />
< attr name ="instanceOf" stringvalue ="org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.deployment.plugins.api.ConfigurationSupport" />
</ file >
< folder name ="DeploymentFileNames" >
< folder name ="WAR" >
< file name ="WEB-INFmyserver-web.xml" />
</ folder >
</ folder >
</ folder >
</ folder >
</ folder >
最后,layer.xml的存放位置可以随意改动,在工程的模块清单中修改
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