Overview

Cougar is a modular system, discovering modules at runtime based on predefined rules to search in your classpath.

Modules are defined by the existence of a Spring config file conf/cougar-<module-type>-spring.xml.

Modules types may be singletons.

Precedence/loading order: 1. Bootstrap modules 2. Core module 3. Framework modules 4. Application modules

Bootstrap Modules

Module Type: bootstrap Singleton: NO

Core Module

Module Type: core Singleton: YES

Framework Modules

Module Type: module Singleton: NO

Application Modules

Module Type: application Singleton: NO