What is extensionService used for?

On Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:46:48 +0100, Chemi wrote:

I am playing around with Follow-up operations and Event Handlers. Both
extension points support extensionService child. What is this used for?
I understand the class set at parent level (operationParticipant and
eventHandler) can do the work...?

Thanks in advance,

Chemi.

The class JavaDoc on IChangeEventHandler tries to explain this. The
extensionService element is needed if your event handler wants to get
access to other services (for example, IRepositoryItemService).

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Jared Burns
Jazz Process Team

The extensionService element is needed if your event handler wants to get access to other services (for example, IRepositoryItemService).

<extension point="com.ibm.team.process.service.eventHandlers">
   <eventHandler
     id="com.ibm.team.process.example.saveHandler"
     class="com.ibm.team.process.internal.example.process.server.SaveEventHandler"/>
     eventCategory="com.ibm.team.process.example.save"
     name="Example Save Handler">
     <extensionService
       componentId="com.ibm.team.process.example.saveHandler"
       implementationClass="com.ibm.team.process.internal.example.process.server.SaveEventHandler">
       <prerequisites>
         <requiredService interface="com.ibm.team.repository.service.IRepositoryItemService"/>
         <requiredService interface="com.ibm.team.process.example.common.IExampleService"/>
       </prerequisites>
     </extensionService>
   </eventHandler>
 </extension>