dm4-core: ConsumesService class does not exist anymore

[Malte]

It looks like the ConsumesService? AnnotationType? has vanished in 4.4, I can not find it the service.annotation package in the deepamehta repo anymore.

When, why? I cant find any info about that not being supported anymore.

Plugins want to react upon serviceArrive and serviceGone, e.g. use the fileService to create some folder structure as soon as the service has arrived.

Should we use the init hook and can we assume that the services are there, then?

If this is all true, please update the ReleaseNotes page accordingly. Thanks.

[jri]

Since DM 4.4 we have "Service Injection".
In most cases getting hold of services is much more easy this way.
We have a new @Inject annotation.
See #695.

Note: the serviceArrived() and serviceGone() hooks are still there but are needed only when you want perform any work just in the moment when a service becomes available or goes away. You still need the @Inject annotation in this case as it controls the plugin's service tracking.

[Malte]

I just found out what I need:
To implement listeners for the serviceGone and serviceArrived-Hooks in 4.4 one can just drop the @ConsumesService?-Annotation along with the explicit specification of Service-classes.

[jri]

Replying to Malte:

I just found out what I need:
To implement listeners for the serviceGone and serviceArrived-Hooks in 4.4 one can just drop the @ConsumesService?-Annotation along with the explicit specification of Service-classes.

You still need the @Inject annotation. That's how DM knows what service you're interested in.
The serviceArrived() and serviceGone() hooks are needed only when you want perform any work just in the moment when a service becomes available or goes away.
#695 contains a thorough explanation.

[jri]

When you're just intereseted in consuming a service but not explicitly in in the moment when it becomes available or goes away you don't need the serviceArrived() and serviceGone() hooks at all.

[Malte]

Thanks for your hints about the injection service but I am very well aware of all content in #695. There I could just not find any info on the (through the @Injection mechanism) changed annotation style (none) for serviceGone and serviceArrived. The new usage is simply:

    @Override
    public void serviceArrived(PluginService service) {
        if (service instanceof FilesService) {
            // ... do stuff here 
        }
    }

But how should one know?

Thanks again, but I use the @Injection mechanism since its intrduced, its straight forward and simple, but here

e.g. use the fileService to create some folder structure as soon as the service has arrived.

I was explcitly interested in performing actions when certain services do arrive.
Greetings.

[jri]

That's the correct way you do it.
Good you found out!
Cheers!

[jri]

Replying to Malte:

Should we use the init hook and can we assume that the services are there, then?

Yes, at init() time the services the plugin consumes are available already.