[erlang-questions] included_application vs. application vs. ensure_started()

[Roberto Saccon]

for having all the control and configuration at the same place i do in myapp
:

application:start(yaws);
yaws_api:setconf/2

On 5/4/07, Robert Raschke <rrerlang@REDACTED> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm looking into creating myself a release of a little Erlang program.
> This uses Yaws to expose a web interface.  What are the
> recommendations on how to assemble the applications?  Also what are
> the tradeoffs between these three approaches?
>
> 1.  Use completely separate applications for yaws and myapp and have
>     myapp call something like myapp:ensure_yaws_started/0 (which
>     starts and configure yaws if needed) when it starts.
>
> 2.  Use the applications entry in the myapp.app file to list yaws and
>     that "just" call yaws_api:setconf/2 in myapp.
>
> 3.  Use the included_applications in the myapp.app file to list yaws
>     and then call yaws:start_embedded/3 inside myapp_supervisor.
>
> Thanks for any advice,
> Robby
>
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> r dot raschke at tombob dot com
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Roberto Saccon
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