Legacy Current File(s): conf/services.xmlCurrent , services.properties
Format: Native Spring
Legacy V2 File(s): conf/services.xml, idp.properties, system/conf/services-system.xml
Format: Native Spring
The services.xml file is used to specify many of the other configuration files (or in general, resourcesmore generally, Spring Resources) to load to configure various important services within the IdP. It . The services.properties file provides a less granular way to identify the Spring beans containing the lists of resources, and also controls the dynamic reloading policy for behavior of those services.
You might modify this file these files to:
- change the files resources used, or more commonly add additional resources to supplement built-in defaults
- use configure more specialized approaches such as Subversion resources or remote HTTP resources
- control how often to check for changes and reload configurations, if at all
V2 Compatibility
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A similar function was performed by the services.xml file in 2.x, but in 3.0 this file is now a native Spring bean file and the older services schema is not supported.
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