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Is it possible to add service providers at runtime?

April 26, 2017possible runtime service

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Is it possible to add service providers at runtime?

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Yes. In JDK versions up to 1.4.2, the classpath is scanned for providers each time they need to be queried. In 1.5.0, providers are cached with a timeout of 60 seconds. So adding a service provider to the classpath will have an immediate effect or after 1 minute, respectively.