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This is necessary, as the model * is used: * <ol> * <li> at runtime to process loaded classes, * <li> at tool-time to process source files / class files, and * <li> at schema compile time to generate source code. * </ol> * They all use different reflection libraries. * * <p> * This portion is used by all * three running mode of JAXB. * <a href="model/impl/package-summary.html">The corresponding base-level implementaion</a> * is also parameterized. * * <p> * The runtime model contract and implementation are used only at the run-time. * These packages fix the parameterization to the Java reflection, * and also exposes additional functionalities to actually do the * unmarshalling/marshalling. These classes have "Runtime" prefix. * * <p> * Finally XJC has its own implementation of the contract in * its own package. This package also fixes the parameterization * to its own reflection library. * * <p> * When you work on the code, it is often helpful to know the layer you are in. * * * <p> * The binding model design roughly looks like the following. * For more details, see the javadoc of each component. * * <div> * <img src="doc-files/j2s_architecture.gif"/> * </div> * * <b><i>TODO: link to classes from above pictures</i></b> * * * <h3>Evolution Rules</h3> * None of the class in this package or below should be directly * referenced by the generated code. Hence they can be changed freely * from versions to versions. * * * * * <h1>Performance Characteristics</h1> * <p> * Model construction happens inside {@link JAXBContext#newInstance(Class[])}. * It's desirable for this step to be fast and consume less memory, * but it's not too performance sensitive. * * <p> * Code that implements the unmarshaller and the marshaller OTOH * needs to be very carefully written to achieve maximum sustaining * performance. * * * * * <h1>Bootstrap Sequence</h1> * <p> * The following picture illustrates how the {@link JAXBContext#newInstance(Class[])} method * triggers activities. * * {@SequenceDiagram boxwid=1.2; pobject(U,"user"); object(A,"JAXB API"); object(CF,"ContextFactory"); pobject(JC); step(); message(U,A,"JAXBContext.newInstance()"); active(A); message(A,A,"locate JAXB RI 2.0"); active(A); step(); inactive(A); message(A,CF,"createContext"); active(CF); create_message(CF,JC,"c:JAXBContextImpl"); active(JC); message(JC,JC,"build runtime model"); message(JC,JC,"build JaxBeanInfos"); inactive(JC); rmessage(A,U,"return c"); inactive(CF); inactive(A); complete(JC); complete(CF); complete(A); * } * * @ArchitectureDocument */ package com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2; import javax.xml.bind.JAXBContext; import com.sun.xml.internal.bind.v2.runtime.JAXBContextImpl;