ISSUE 25: Can Implementation change property values after instantiaion

http://www.osoa.org/jira/browse/ASSEMBLY-25

On Nov 9, 2007, at 12:03 PM, Tom Rutt wrote:

> Title:  Can an Implementation change property values after  
> instantiation
>
> Nature of problem:
>
> The assembly spec does not state whether property values, once  
> injected
> into an
> implementation instance at component instantiation within a composite,
> must keep
> the same value througout the active lifetime of that instantiation.
>
> Some users might be tempted to treat SCA properties as component state
> variables,
> which would require the implementation to change their values at the
> state of the component
> progresses during its lifetime.
>
> Proposes Solution:
>
> The TC should decide whether or not property values are expected by  
> SCA to
> remain static throughout the lifetime of a component instantiation.
>
> If the TC decides that property values are always static, text  
> should be
> added to make
> that clear.
>
> If the TC decides that property values may be dynamic, then it  
> might be
> best to
> add an attribute the property definition to denote whether its  
> value is
> static or dynamic.
>
>
>
>
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