Techniques for implementing a framework for extensible applications

摘要

Techniques for providing extensible applications are provided. A bundle or software module can be developed that is able to install itself within an application. The software module can also inform the application upon which services the software module depends so that if the required services are not available, the application can obtain them. An activation function can be defined in the software module that registers the services provided by the software module with the application so that the services can be available to other software modules.