TimerBean and TimeBeanImpl from seam-gen project

[awhitford]

After building a project with seam-gen, I see a TimerBean interface and TimerBeanImpl class. I see the timer component is being used by layout\template.xhtml, but I am wondering why this is generated instead of part of the ice jar?

[awhitford]

I received a reply from the ICEfaces Forum: http://www.icefaces.org/JForum/posts/list/6110.page

The TimerBean interface is not currently being used. If you wanted to add to the TimerBeamImpl, make it stateful for example, you might want it. Other than that, it's just legacy. (we did ask that it be removed, but it lingers on....)

The TimerBeanImpl is just an example of how to use server-initiated rendering in the form of ICEfaces IntervalRenderer.