[opencms-dev] Re: Modules architecture suggestion alternative

[Eli Spizzichino]

> But what I really, really would like to have is something where I can 
> change the implementation of some plugin at runtime. That is, load 
> class X, code a bit, unload class X and load a new class X with 
> different impementation. All at runtime, all without restarting the 
> application. AFAIK not even OSGi supports that.

The way jedit loads plugins can be at runtime, and itsn't a new idea at 
all. Tomcat too has the capabilities of reload classes when changed 
since years and there are plenty of other software that do it...