I tried to get a clear definition of the 'fitlerType' used in module.xml and jboss-deployment-structure.xml and ended with none.
The filtering is used in the following form:
{code:xml}
<!-- The <exports> can be changed to <imports>, or <filter> in <resource-root> -->
<exports>
<include path="ant style path" /> <!-- occurrence: 0-unbounded -->
<include-set>
<path name="concrete path" /> <!-- occurrence: 0-unbounded -->
</include-set>
<exclude path="ant style path" /> <!-- occurrence: 0-unbounded -->
<exclude-set>
<path name="concrete path" /> <!-- occurrence: 0-unbounded -->
</exclude-set>
</exports>
{code}
Let's say the <include> and <include-set> are the positive fitlers, and the matched resources are the positive matchings.
And similarly, say the <exclude> and <exclude-set> are the negative fitlers, and the matched resources are the negative matchings.
The unclear points are:
# If no negative fitler is specified, will those resources which do not match the positive fitlers be exported? <br />The intuitive answer would be no. That is, only the positive matchings should be exported in this case. But that is not true in JBoss AS 7.1.1.Final. And I believe that's the root cause of the issue discussed here (https://community.jboss.org/message/637287).
# What if a resource matches both a positive fitler and a negative filter?
# What if a resource does not match either a positive fitler or a negative filter?
# What's the default positive filter if none is specified (implicitly or explicitly)?
# What's the default negative filter if none is specified (implicitly or explicitly)?
I hope someone can shed some light on that issue and also have it documented somewhere.
