# Runtime Component Providers

###### Identifier:

org.eclipse.jst.server.core.runtimeComponentProviders

###### Since:

1.5.1

###### Description:

This extension point is internal and experimental and should not be used by downstream components. This extension point is used to provide new runtime components to an existing facet runtime.

###### Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (runtimeComponentProvider+)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id CDATA #IMPLIED

name CDATA #IMPLIED>

- point - a fully qualified identifier of the target extension point
- id - an optional identifier of the extension instance
- name - an optional name of the extension instance

<!ELEMENT runtimeComponentProvider EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST runtimeComponentProvider

id CDATA #REQUIRED

runtimeTypeIds CDATA #REQUIRED

class CDATA #REQUIRED>

- id - specifies a unique identifier for this extension point
- runtimeTypeIds - a comma separated list of runtime type ids that this provider may support. Used for memory & performance reasons
- class - specifies the fully qualified name of the Java class that extends `RuntimeClasspathProviderDelegate`. Runtime classpath provider instances of this type will delegate to instances of this class.

###### Examples:

The following is an example of a runtime component provider extension point:

      <extension point="org.eclipse.jst.server.core.runtimeComponentProviders">
         <runtimeComponentProvider
            id="com.example.runtimeComponentProvider"
            runtimeTypeIds="com.example.runtime, com.example2.*"
            class="com.example.ExampleRuntimeComponentProvider"/>
       </extension>

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