K 10 svn:author V 7 linimon K 8 svn:date V 27 2004-04-04T16:24:47.000000Z K 7 svn:log V 1006 Apache Avalon provides a complete platform for component programming including a core framework, utilities, tools, components and containers. By using key design patterns such as Inversion of Control (IoC) and Seperation of Concerns (SoC), Avalon achieves a number of advantages over traditional object oriented programming frameworks: * No implementation lock * Low coupling between components * Component lifecycle management * Configuration management and easy to use API * Component meta-data framework and tools * Service dependecy management * Embeddable containers for standalone, J2EE and web environments The Avalon Framework API and Implementation consists of interfaces that define relationships between commonly used application components, best-of-practice pattern enforcements, and several lightweight convenience implementations of the generic components. WWW: http://avalon.apache.org/framework/ PR: ports/64999 Submitted by: Herve Quiroz END