Moved server configuration to HTTPD postConfig phase, to avoid running configuration commands twice and added a way for runtime modules and components to handle start/restart/stop events. Improved build scripts a little, to not depend on external environment variables.

git-svn-id: http://svn.us.apache.org/repos/asf/tuscany@907352 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68

64 files changed, 677 insertions, 235 deletions

diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/cache/mcache.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/cache/mcache.cpp
index 46f707ee19..b1dc750ccb 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/cache/mcache.cpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/cache/mcache.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ const tuscany::value apply(const tuscany::list<tuscany::value>& params) {
         return tuscany::cache::put(cdr(params));
     if (func == "delete")
         return tuscany::cache::del(cdr(params));
-    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>(tuscany::string("Function not supported: ") + func);
+    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/cache/server-test b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/cache/server-test
index a30d14b1b6..821724295d 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/cache/server-test
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/cache/server-test
@@ -22,14 +22,11 @@
 ../../modules/server/server-conf tmp
 ../../modules/server/scheme-conf tmp
 cat >>tmp/conf/httpd.conf <<EOF
-
-<Location />
 SCAContribution `pwd`/
 SCAComposite mcache.composite
-</Location>
 EOF
 
-apachectl -k start -d `pwd`/tmp
+../../modules/http/httpd-start tmp
 
 mc="memcached -l 127.0.0.1 -m 4 -p 11211"
 $mc &
@@ -41,6 +38,6 @@ rc=$?
 
 # Cleanup
 kill `ps -f | grep -v grep | grep "$mc" | awk '{ print $2 }'`
-apachectl -k stop -d `pwd`/tmp
+../../modules/http/httpd-stop tmp
 sleep 2
 return $rc
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/chat/chat-listener.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/chat/chat-listener.cpp
index 57642036a6..884965839a 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/chat/chat-listener.cpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/chat/chat-listener.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace chat {
 /**
  * Initialize the component.
  */
-const failable<value> init(unused const list<value>& params) {
+const failable<value> start(unused const list<value>& params) {
     //TODO establish a session with an XMPP server for a JID and mark the current server instance busy
 
     return value(true);
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ extern "C" {
 
 const tuscany::value apply(const tuscany::list<tuscany::value>& params) {
     const tuscany::value func(car(params));
-    if (func == "init")
-        return tuscany::chat::init(cdr(params));
-    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>(tuscany::string("Function not supported: ") + func);
+    if (func == "start")
+        return tuscany::chat::start(cdr(params));
+    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/chat/chat-sender.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/chat/chat-sender.cpp
index dfcae6796a..bd67bf7315 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/chat/chat-sender.cpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/chat/chat-sender.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ const tuscany::value apply(const tuscany::list<tuscany::value>& params) {
     const tuscany::value func(car(params));
     if (func == "post")
         return tuscany::chat::post(cdr(params));
-    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>(tuscany::string("Function not supported: ") + func);
+    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/Makefile.am b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/Makefile.am
index cee3ce7820..6bbdc119b4 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/Makefile.am
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/Makefile.am
@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@
 
 if WANT_QUEUE
 
+noinst_PROGRAMS = qpid-test client-test
+
 INCLUDES = -I${QPIDC_INCLUDE}
 
 compdir=$(prefix)/components/queue
 comp_LTLIBRARIES = libqueue-sender.la libqueue-listener.la
+comp_DATA = qpidc.prefix
 
 libqueue_sender_la_SOURCES = queue-sender.cpp
 libqueue_sender_la_LDFLAGS = -L${QPIDC_LIB} -R${QPIDC_LIB} -lqpidclient
@@ -28,4 +31,15 @@ libqueue_sender_la_LDFLAGS = -L${QPIDC_LIB} -R${QPIDC_LIB} -lqpidclient
 libqueue_listener_la_SOURCES = queue-listener.cpp
 libqueue_listener_la_LDFLAGS = -L${QPIDC_LIB} -R${QPIDC_LIB} -lqpidclient
 
+qpid_test_SOURCES = qpid-test.cpp
+qpid_test_LDFLAGS = -L${QPIDC_LIB} -R${QPIDC_LIB} -lqpidclient
+
+client_test_SOURCES = client-test.cpp
+client_test_LDFLAGS = -lxml2 -lcurl -lmozjs
+
+qpidc.prefix: $(top_builddir)/config.status
+	echo ${QPIDC_PREFIX} >qpidc.prefix
+
+#TESTS = qpid-test server-test
+
 endif
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/client-test.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/client-test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..121a739e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/client-test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+/* $Rev$ $Date$ */
+
+/**
+ * Test queue component.
+ */
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include "stream.hpp"
+#include "string.hpp"
+#include "list.hpp"
+#include "element.hpp"
+#include "value.hpp"
+#include "monad.hpp"
+#include "perf.hpp"
+#include "../../modules/http/curl.hpp"
+
+namespace tuscany {
+namespace queue {
+
+
+bool testPost() {
+    http::CURLSession cs;
+
+    const value func = "http://ws.apache.org/axis2/c/samples/echoString";
+    const list<value> arg = mklist<value>(
+            list<value>() + "ns1:echoString"
+            + (list<value>() + "@xmlns:ns1" + string("http://ws.apache.org/axis2/services/echo"))
+            + (list<value>() + "text" + string("Hello World!")));
+
+    const failable<value> rval = http::evalExpr(mklist<value>(func, arg), "http://localhost:8090/echo-client", cs);
+    assert(hasContent(rval));
+
+    const list<value> r = mklist<value>(
+            list<value>() + "ns1:echoString"
+            + (list<value>() + "@xmlns:ns1" + string("http://ws.apache.org/axis2/c/samples"))
+            + (list<value>() + "text" + string("Hello World!")));
+    assert(content(rval) == r);
+    return true;
+}
+
+}
+}
+
+int main() {
+    tuscany::cout << "Testing..." << tuscany::endl;
+
+    tuscany::queue::testPost();
+
+    tuscany::cout << "OK" << tuscany::endl;
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/qpid-test.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/qpid-test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97d8d2f5d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/qpid-test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+/* $Rev$ $Date$ */
+
+/**
+ * Test Qpid support functions.
+ */
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include "stream.hpp"
+#include "string.hpp"
+#include "list.hpp"
+#include "element.hpp"
+#include "monad.hpp"
+#include "value.hpp"
+#include "perf.hpp"
+#include "qpid.hpp"
+
+namespace tuscany {
+namespace queue {
+
+bool testPost() {
+    QpidConnection qc;
+
+    QpidSession qs(qc);
+
+    // Post the item
+    const list<value> params;
+    const value key = ((lambda<value(list<value>)>)cadr(params))(list<value>());
+    post(key, car(params), qs);
+
+    return value(true);
+    return true;
+}
+
+}
+}
+
+int main() {
+    tuscany::cout << "Testing..." << tuscany::endl;
+
+    tuscany::queue::testPost();
+
+    tuscany::cout << "OK" << tuscany::endl;
+
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/queue-listener.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/queue-listener.cpp
index 6f1c54873c..75c53e7b41 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/queue-listener.cpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/queue-listener.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ QpidConnection qc;
 /**
  * Initialize the component.
  */
-const failable<value> init(const list<value>& params) {
+const failable<value> start(const list<value>& params) {
     QpidSession qs(qc);
 
     // Declare the configured AMQP key / queue pair
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ extern "C" {
 
 const tuscany::value apply(const tuscany::list<tuscany::value>& params) {
     const tuscany::value func(car(params));
-    if (func == "init")
-        return tuscany::queue::init(cdr(params));
-    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>(tuscany::string("Function not supported: ") + func);
+    if (func == "start")
+        return tuscany::queue::start(cdr(params));
+    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/queue-sender.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/queue-sender.cpp
index fbbbd0376b..15128411c2 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/queue-sender.cpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/queue/queue-sender.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const tuscany::value apply(const tuscany::list<tuscany::value>& params) {
     const tuscany::value func(car(params));
     if (func == "post")
         return tuscany::queue::post(cdr(params));
-    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>(tuscany::string("Function not supported: ") + func);
+    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/Makefile.am b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/Makefile.am
index b12518076b..264b150c93 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/Makefile.am
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/Makefile.am
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I${AXIS2C_INCLUDE}
 
 compdir=$(prefix)/components/webservice
 comp_LTLIBRARIES = libwebservice-client.la libwebservice-listener.la libaxis2-dispatcher.la libaxis2-service.la
+comp_DATA = axis2c.prefix
 
 libwebservice_client_la_SOURCES = webservice-client.cpp
 libwebservice_client_la_LDFLAGS = -lxml2 -L${AXIS2C_LIB} -R${AXIS2C_LIB} -laxis2_engine
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ axis2_test_LDFLAGS = -lxml2 -L${AXIS2C_LIB} -R${AXIS2C_LIB} -laxis2_engine
 client_test_SOURCES = client-test.cpp
 client_test_LDFLAGS = -lxml2 -lcurl -lmozjs -L${AXIS2C_LIB} -R${AXIS2C_LIB} -laxis2_engine
 
+axis2c.prefix: $(top_builddir)/config.status
+	echo ${AXIS2C_PREFIX} >axis2c.prefix
+
 TESTS = axiom-test echo-test server-test
 
 endif
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/axis2-conf b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/axis2-conf
index 28f8a0be94..2e1f6116cd 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/axis2-conf
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/axis2-conf
@@ -20,14 +20,15 @@
 # Generate an Axis2 server conf
 here=`readlink -f $0`; here=`dirname $here`
 root=`readlink -f $1`
+axis2_prefix=`cat axis2c.prefix`
 
 # Create an Axis2 home directory
 mkdir -p $root/axis2c
-ln -f -s $AXIS2C_HOME/lib $root/axis2c/lib
+ln -f -s $axis2_prefix/lib $root/axis2c/lib
 mkdir -p $root/axis2c/logs
 mkdir -p $root/axis2c/modules
-ln -f -s $AXIS2C_HOME/modules/addressing $root/axis2c/modules/addressing
-ln -f -s $AXIS2C_HOME/modules/logging $root/axis2c/modules/logging
+ln -f -s $axis2_prefix/modules/addressing $root/axis2c/modules/addressing
+ln -f -s $axis2_prefix/modules/logging $root/axis2c/modules/logging
 mkdir -p $root/axis2c/services
 
 # Install Tuscany Axis2 module and service
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@ cp $here/axis2.xml $root/axis2c/axis2.xml
 
 # Configure HTTPD Axis2 module
 cat >>$root/conf/httpd.conf <<EOF
+SetEnv AXIS2C_HOME $root/axis2c
 LoadModule axis2_module $root/axis2c/lib/libmod_axis2.so
 Axis2RepoPath $root/axis2c
 Axis2LogFile $root/axis2c/logs/mod_axis2.log
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/axis2.hpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/axis2.hpp
index 7a67702b5c..c2886edb71 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/axis2.hpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/axis2.hpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace webservice {
  */
 class Axis2Context {
 public:
-    Axis2Context() : env(axutil_env_create_all("tuscany.log", AXIS2_LOG_LEVEL_WARNING)), owner(true) {
+    Axis2Context() : env(axutil_env_create_all("axis2.log", AXIS2_LOG_LEVEL_WARNING)), owner(true) {
     }
 
     Axis2Context(const Axis2Context& ax) : env(ax.env), owner(false) {
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@ const failable<const list<value> > axiomNodeToValues(axiom_node_t* node, const A
  * Evaluate an expression in the form (soap-action-string, document, uri). Send the
  * SOAP action and document to the Web Service at the given URI using Axis2.
  */
-const char* axis2Home = getenv("AXIS2C_HOME");
-
 const failable<value> evalExpr(const value& expr, const Axis2Context& ax) {
     debug(expr, "webservice::evalExpr::input");
 
@@ -155,16 +153,13 @@ const failable<value> evalExpr(const value& expr, const Axis2Context& ax) {
     const value uri(caddr<value>(expr));
 
     // Create Axis2 client
+    axis2_svc_client_t *client = axis2_svc_client_create(env(ax), getenv("AXIS2C_HOME"));
+    if (client == NULL)
+        return mkfailure<value>("Couldn't create Axis2 client: " + axis2Error(ax));
     axis2_endpoint_ref_t *epr = axis2_endpoint_ref_create(env(ax), c_str(uri));
     axis2_options_t *opt = axis2_options_create(env(ax));
     axis2_options_set_to(opt, env(ax), epr);
     axis2_options_set_action(opt, env(ax), (const axis2_char_t*)c_str(func));
-    axis2_svc_client_t *client = axis2_svc_client_create(env(ax), axis2Home);
-    if (client == NULL) {
-        axis2_endpoint_ref_free(epr, env(ax));
-        axis2_options_free(opt, env(ax));
-        return mkfailure<value>("Couldn't create Axis2 client: " + axis2Error(ax));
-    }
     axis2_svc_client_set_options(client, env(ax), opt);
     axis2_svc_client_engage_module(client, env(ax), AXIS2_MODULE_ADDRESSING);
 
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/echo-test b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/echo-test
index b999b1aede..5e7a380521 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/echo-test
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/echo-test
@@ -18,9 +18,11 @@
 #  under the License.
 
 # Setup
-axis2="$AXIS2C_HOME/bin/axis2_http_server"
+axis2_prefix=`cat axis2c.prefix`
+export AXIS2C_HOME=$axis2_prefix
+axis2="$axis2_prefix/bin/axis2_http_server"
 pwd=`pwd`
-cd $AXIS2C_HOME/bin
+cd "$axis2_prefix/bin"
 $axis2 &
 cd $pwd
 sleep 1
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/server-test b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/server-test
index eb3d53a33a..7d33223b3d 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/server-test
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/server-test
@@ -23,18 +23,17 @@
 ../../modules/server/scheme-conf tmp
 ./axis2-conf tmp
 cat >>tmp/conf/httpd.conf <<EOF
-
-<Location />
 SCAContribution `pwd`/
 SCAComposite webservice.composite
-</Location>
 EOF
 
-apachectl -k start -d `pwd`/tmp
+../../modules/http/httpd-start tmp
 
-axis2="$AXIS2C_HOME/bin/axis2_http_server"
+axis2_prefix=`cat axis2c.prefix`
+export AXIS2C_HOME=$axis2_prefix
+axis2="$axis2_prefix/bin/axis2_http_server"
 pwd=`pwd`
-cd $AXIS2C_HOME/bin
+cd "$axis2_prefix/bin"
 $axis2 &
 cd $pwd
 sleep 2
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ sleep 2
 rc=$?
 
 # Cleanup
-kill `ps -f | grep -v grep | grep "$axis2" | awk '{ print $2 }'`
-apachectl -k stop -d `pwd`/tmp
+kill `ps -f | grep -v grep | grep "${axis2}" | awk '{ print $2 }'`
+../../modules/http/httpd-stop tmp
 sleep 2
 return $rc
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/webservice-client.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/webservice-client.cpp
index cc3a15c734..ae4e472e65 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/webservice-client.cpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/webservice-client.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ const failable<value> apply(const value& func, const list<value>& params) {
 extern "C" {
 
 const tuscany::value apply(const tuscany::list<tuscany::value>& params) {
-    return tuscany::webservice::apply(car(params), cdr(params));
+    const tuscany::value func(car(params));
+    if (func == "start" || func == "stop" || func == "restart")
+        return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>();
+    return tuscany::webservice::apply(func, cdr(params));
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/webservice-listener.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/webservice-listener.cpp
index 7198a00749..2127ecf0df 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/webservice-listener.cpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/components/webservice/webservice-listener.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ const tuscany::value apply(const tuscany::list<tuscany::value>& params) {
     const tuscany::value func(car(params));
     if (func == "handle")
         return tuscany::webservice::handle(cdr(params));
-    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>(tuscany::string("Function not supported: ") + func);
+    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/configure.ac b/sca-cpp/trunk/configure.ac
index 26864d80c2..1ac3a9e5bd 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/configure.ac
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/configure.ac
@@ -119,12 +119,15 @@ AC_SUBST(APR_LIB)
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for httpd])
 AC_ARG_WITH([httpd], [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-httpd=PATH], [path to installed Apache HTTPD [default=/usr/local/apache2]])], [
+  HTTPD_PREFIX="${withval}"
   HTTPD_INCLUDE="${withval}/include"
   AC_MSG_RESULT("${withval}")
 ], [
+  HTTPD_PREFIX="/usr/local/apache2"
   HTTPD_INCLUDE="/usr/local/apache2/include"
   AC_MSG_RESULT(/usr/local/apache2/lib)
 ])
+AC_SUBST(HTTPD_PREFIX)
 AC_SUBST(HTTPD_INCLUDE)
 
 # Configure TUSCANY_SCACPP path variable.
@@ -310,14 +313,17 @@ fi
 # Configure path to Java includes and lib.
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for java])
 AC_ARG_WITH([java], [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-java=PATH], [path to installed Java [default=/usr/lib/jvm/default-java]])], [
+  JAVA_PREFIX="${withval}"
   JAVA_INCLUDE="${withval}/include"
   JAVA_LIB="${withval}/jre/lib/i386"
   AC_MSG_RESULT("${withval}")
 ], [
+  JAVA_PREFIX="/usr/lib/jvm/default-java"
   JAVA_INCLUDE="/usr/lib/jvm/default-java/include"
   JAVA_LIB="/usr/lib/jvm/default-java/jre/lib/i386"
   AC_MSG_RESULT(/usr/lib/jvm/default-java)
 ])
+AC_SUBST(JAVA_PREFIX)
 AC_SUBST(JAVA_INCLUDE)
 AC_SUBST(JAVA_LIB)
 
@@ -348,14 +354,17 @@ fi
 # Configure path to Apache Axis2C includes and lib.
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for axis2c])
 AC_ARG_WITH([axis2c], [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-axis2c=PATH], [path to installed Apache Axis2C [default=/usr/local/axis2c]])], [
+  AXIS2C_PREFIX="${withval}"
   AXIS2C_INCLUDE="${withval}/include/axis2-1.6.0"
   AXIS2C_LIB="${withval}/lib"
   AC_MSG_RESULT("${withval}")
 ], [
+  AXIS2C_PREFIX="/usr/local/axis2c"
   AXIS2C_INCLUDE="/usr/local/axis2c/include/axis2-1.6.0"
   AXIS2C_LIB="/usr/local/axis2c/lib"
   AC_MSG_RESULT(/usr/local/axis2c)
 ])
+AC_SUBST(AXIS2C_PREFIX)
 AC_SUBST(AXIS2C_INCLUDE)
 AC_SUBST(AXIS2C_LIB)
 
@@ -404,14 +413,17 @@ fi
 # Configure path to Apache Qpid/C++ includes and lib.
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for qpidc])
 AC_ARG_WITH([qpidc], [AC_HELP_STRING([--with-qpidc=PATH], [path to installed Apache Qpid/C++ [default=/usr/local]])], [
+  QPIDC_PREFIX="${withval}"
   QPIDC_INCLUDE="${withval}/include"
   QPIDC_LIB="${withval}/lib"
   AC_MSG_RESULT("${withval}")
 ], [
+  QPIDC_PREFIX="/usr/local"
   QPIDC_INCLUDE="/usr/local/include"
   QPIDC_LIB="/usr/local/lib"
   AC_MSG_RESULT(/usr/local)
 ])
+AC_SUBST(QPIDC_PREFIX)
 AC_SUBST(QPIDC_INCLUDE)
 AC_SUBST(QPIDC_LIB)
 
@@ -466,7 +478,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(chat, [AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-chat], [enable Chat component [def
 [ AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
 if test "${want_chat}" = "true"; then
   LIBS="-L${LIBSTROPHE_LIB} ${default_LIBS}"
-  AC_CHECK_LIB([strophe], [xmpp_initialize], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([couldn't find a suitable libstrophe, use --with-libstrophe=PATH])], [-lexpat -lssl -lresolv])
+  #AC_CHECK_LIB([strophe], [xmpp_initialize], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([couldn't find a suitable libstrophe, use --with-libstrophe=PATH])], [-lexpat -lssl -lresolv])
   AM_CONDITIONAL([WANT_CHAT], true)
   AC_DEFINE([WANT_CHAT], 1, [enable Chat component])
 else
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/etc/git-exclude b/sca-cpp/trunk/etc/git-exclude
index e0e49eb902..29c58979a8 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/etc/git-exclude
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/etc/git-exclude
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ doxygen
 *.class
 *.stamp
 *.jar
+*.prefix
 
 # Specific ignores
 kernel-test
@@ -83,4 +84,5 @@ java-shell
 script-test
 axiom-test
 axis2-test
+qpid-test
 
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/kernel/fstream.hpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/kernel/fstream.hpp
index 81f6a39f64..45cf54df4a 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/kernel/fstream.hpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/kernel/fstream.hpp
@@ -146,9 +146,15 @@ template<typename V> const bool debug(const V& v, const string& msg) {
     return true;
 }
 
+const bool debug(const string& msg) {
+    cerr << msg << endl;
+    return true;
+}
+
 #else
 
 #define debug(v, msg)
+#define debug(msg)
 
 #endif
 
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/kernel/monad.hpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/kernel/monad.hpp
index a312827f6e..8aa4bc1662 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/kernel/monad.hpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/kernel/monad.hpp
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ private:
     template<typename A, typename B> friend const A content(const failable<A, B>& m);
     template<typename A, typename B> friend const B reason(const failable<A, B>& m);
     template<typename A, typename B> friend const failable<A, B> mkfailure(const B& f);
+    template<typename A> friend const failable<A, string> mkfailure();
 
     bool hasv;
     V v;
@@ -282,6 +283,10 @@ template<typename V> const failable<V> mkfailure(const char* f) {
     return mkfailure<V, string>(string(f));
 }
 
+template<typename V> const failable<V> mkfailure() {
+    return failable<V, string>(false, string());
+}
+
 template<typename V, typename F> const lambda<failable<V, F>(const V)> failure() {
     return mkfailure<V, F>;
 }
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/Makefile.am b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/Makefile.am
index 0e1364747c..b522113423 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/Makefile.am
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,13 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = curl-test
 
 INCLUDES = -I${HTTPD_INCLUDE}
 
+httpdir=$(prefix)/modules/http
+http_DATA = httpd.prefix
+
 curl_test_SOURCES = curl-test.cpp
 curl_test_LDFLAGS = -lxml2 -lcurl -lmozjs
 
+httpd.prefix: $(top_builddir)/config.status
+	echo ${HTTPD_PREFIX} >httpd.prefix
+
 TESTS = httpd-test http-test
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/http-test b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/http-test
index bf6230aec8..9f65b37eec 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/http-test
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/http-test
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 # Setup
 ./httpd-conf tmp 8090 htdocs
-apachectl -k start -d `pwd`/tmp
+./httpd-start tmp
 sleep 2
 
 # Test
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ sleep 2
 rc=$?
 
 # Cleanup
-apachectl -k stop -d `pwd`/tmp
+./httpd-stop tmp
 sleep 2
 return $rc
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd-conf b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd-conf
index 686bfbcec7..434040803d 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd-conf
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd-conf
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ mkdir -p $root
 mkdir -p $root/logs
 mkdir -p $root/conf
 cat >$root/conf/httpd.conf <<EOF
+ErrorLog $root/logs/error_log
 ServerName http://127.0.0.1:$port
 Listen $port
 DocumentRoot $htdocs
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd-restart b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd-restart
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..92f27eb0df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd-restart
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+#  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+#  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+#  distributed with this work for additional information
+#  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+#  to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+#  "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+#  with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#  
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#    
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+#  software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+#  "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+#  KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+#  specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#  under the License.
+
+# Restart httpd server
+here=`readlink -f $0`; here=`dirname $here`
+root=`readlink -f $1`
+
+httpd_prefix=`cat $here/httpd.prefix`
+$httpd_prefix/bin/apachectl -k graceful -d $root
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd-start b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd-start
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..91fc5284af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd-start
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+#  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+#  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+#  distributed with this work for additional information
+#  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+#  to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+#  "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+#  with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#  
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#    
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+#  software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+#  "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+#  KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+#  specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#  under the License.
+
+# Start httpd server
+here=`readlink -f $0`; here=`dirname $here`
+root=`readlink -f $1`
+
+httpd_prefix=`cat $here/httpd.prefix`
+$httpd_prefix/bin/apachectl -E $root/logs/error_log -k start -d $root
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd-stop b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd-stop
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..7f4fe94629
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd-stop
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+#  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+#  or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+#  distributed with this work for additional information
+#  regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+#  to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+#  "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+#  with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#  
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#    
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+#  software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+#  "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+#  KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+#  specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#  under the License.
+
+# Stop httpd server
+here=`readlink -f $0`; here=`dirname $here`
+root=`readlink -f $1`
+
+httpd_prefix=`cat $here/httpd.prefix`
+$httpd_prefix/bin/apachectl -k graceful-stop -d $root
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd-test b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd-test
index 762c4c7f6b..952a58937a 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd-test
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd-test
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ echo "Testing..."
 
 # Setup
 ./httpd-conf tmp 8090 htdocs
-apachectl -k start -d `pwd`/tmp
+./httpd-start tmp
 sleep 2
 
 # Test HTTP GET
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ diff tmp/index.html htdocs/index.html
 rc=$?
 
 # Cleanup
-apachectl -k stop -d `pwd`/tmp
+./httpd-stop tmp
 sleep 2
 if [ "$rc" = "0" ]; then
     echo "OK"
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd.hpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd.hpp
index 43e75bf769..6b08c3b838 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd.hpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/http/httpd.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 #include "util_script.h"
 #include "util_md5.h"
 #include "http_config.h"
-
+#include "ap_mpm.h"
 #include "mod_core.h"
 
 #include "string.hpp"
@@ -65,21 +65,14 @@ template<typename C> const C& serverConf(const request_rec* r, const module* mod
     return *(C*)ap_get_module_config(r->server->module_config, mod);
 }
 
-template<typename C> C& serverConf(const cmd_parms *cmd, const module* mod) {
-    return *(C*)ap_get_module_config(cmd->server->module_config, mod);
+template<typename C> C& serverConf(const server_rec* s, const module* mod) {
+    return *(C*)ap_get_module_config(s->module_config, mod);
 }
 
-
-/**
- * Returns a directory-scoped module configuration.
- */
-template<typename C> void *makeDirConf(apr_pool_t *p, char *dirspec) {
-    return new (gc_new<C>(p)) C(dirspec);
+template<typename C> C& serverConf(const cmd_parms *cmd, const module* mod) {
+    return *(C*)ap_get_module_config(cmd->server->module_config, mod);
 }
 
-template<typename C> C& dirConf(const request_rec* r, const module* mod) {
-    return *(C*)ap_get_module_config(r->per_dir_config, mod);
-}
 
 /**
  * Convert a path string to a list of values.
@@ -404,6 +397,23 @@ const int internalRedirect(const string& uri, request_rec* r) {
     return httpd::internalRedirect(content(nr));
 }
 
+/**
+ * Put a value in the process user data.
+ */
+const bool putUserData(const string& k, const int v, const server_rec* s) {
+    apr_pool_userdata_set((const void *)v, c_str(k), apr_pool_cleanup_null, s->process->pool);
+    return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return a user data value.
+ */
+const int userData(const string& k, const server_rec* s) {
+    void* v = (int)0;
+    apr_pool_userdata_get(&v, c_str(k), s->process->pool);
+    return (int)v;
+}
+
 }
 }
 
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/Makefile.am b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/Makefile.am
index 5ef145c6e3..5402ab495e 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/Makefile.am
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/Makefile.am
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@
 #  specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #  under the License.
 
-datadir=$(prefix)/modules/java
 JAVAROOT = $(top_builddir)/modules/java
-libdir=$(prefix)/lib
+libdir = $(prefix)/lib
 
 if WANT_JAVA
 
@@ -50,6 +49,12 @@ CLEANFILES = ${jarfile} org/apache/tuscany/*.class	test/*.class
 client_test_SOURCES = client-test.cpp
 client_test_LDFLAGS = -lxml2 -lcurl -lmozjs
 
+prefixdir = $(top_builddir)/modules/java
+prefix_DATA = java.prefix
+
+java.prefix: $(top_builddir)/config.status
+	echo ${JAVA_PREFIX} >java.prefix
+
 TESTS = java-test server-test
 
 endif
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/driver.hpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/driver.hpp
index 5f117b8e68..ddfc057940 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/driver.hpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/driver.hpp
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ const value evalDriverLoop(const JavaRuntime& jr, const JavaClass jc, istream& i
 
 const bool evalDriverRun(const char* name, istream& in, ostream& out) {
     scheme::setupDisplay(out);
+    JavaRuntime javaRuntime;
     const failable<JavaClass> jc = readClass(javaRuntime, ".", name);
     if (!hasContent(jc))
         return true;
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/eval.hpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/eval.hpp
index 4272543506..e10ec29a0b 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/eval.hpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/eval.hpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ public:
     jmethodID iterableCdr;
     jmethodID iterableIsNil;
 
-} javaRuntime;
+};
 
 /**
  * Return the last exception that occurred in a JVM.
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ public:
     }
 
     const value operator()(const list<value>& expr) const {
+        if (isNil(expr))
+            return func(expr);
         const value& op(car(expr));
         if (op == "equals")
             return value(cadr(expr) == this);
@@ -495,8 +497,15 @@ const failable<value> evalClass(const JavaRuntime& jr, const value& expr, const
 
     // Lookup the Java function named as the expression operand
     const list<value> func = assoc<value>(car<value>(expr), jc.m);
-    if (isNil(func))
+    if (isNil(func)) {
+
+        // The start, stop, and restart functions are optional
+        const value fn = car<value>(expr);
+        if (fn == "start" || fn == "stop" || fn == "restart")
+            return value(false);
+
         return mkfailure<value>(string("Couldn't find function: ") + car<value>(expr) + " : " + lastException(jr));
+    }
     const jmethodID fid = (jmethodID)(long)(double)cadr(func);
 
     // Convert args to Java jvalues
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/java-test.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/java-test.cpp
index d050180be8..f811a4f58d 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/java-test.cpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/java-test.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ namespace java {
 
 bool testEvalExpr() {
     gc_scoped_pool pool;
+    JavaRuntime javaRuntime;
     {
         const failable<JavaClass> obj = readClass(javaRuntime, ".", "test.CalcImpl");
         assert(hasContent(obj));
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ const value add(const list<value>& args) {
 
 bool testEvalLambda() {
     gc_scoped_pool pool;
+    JavaRuntime javaRuntime;
     {
         const failable<JavaClass> obj = readClass(javaRuntime, ".", "test.CalcImpl");
         assert(hasContent(obj));
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ bool testEvalLambda() {
 
 bool testClassLoader() {
     gc_scoped_pool pool;
+    JavaRuntime javaRuntime;
     const failable<JavaClass> obj = readClass(javaRuntime, ".", "org.apache.tuscany.ClassLoader$Test");
     assert(hasContent(obj));
     const value exp = mklist<value>("testClassLoader");
@@ -109,6 +112,7 @@ bool testClassLoader() {
 
 bool testIterableUtil() {
     gc_scoped_pool pool;
+    JavaRuntime javaRuntime;
     const failable<JavaClass> obj = readClass(javaRuntime, ".", "org.apache.tuscany.IterableUtil$Test");
     assert(hasContent(obj));
     const value exp = mklist<value>("testList");
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/mod-java.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/mod-java.cpp
index a5dc48679d..b8ac642c0e 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/mod-java.cpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/mod-java.cpp
@@ -37,15 +37,38 @@ namespace server {
 namespace modeval {
 
 /**
+ * Start the module.
+ */
+const failable<bool> start(unused ServerConf& sc) {
+    // Start a Java runtime
+    sc.moduleConf =  new (gc_new<java::JavaRuntime>()) java::JavaRuntime();
+    return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Stop the module.
+ */
+const failable<bool> stop(unused ServerConf& sc) {
+    return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Restart the module.
+ */
+const failable<bool> restart(unused ServerConf& sc) {
+    return true;
+}
+
+/**
  * Evaluate a Java component implementation and convert it to an applicable
  * lambda function.
  */
-const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalImplementation(const string& path, const value& impl, const list<value>& px) {
+const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalImplementation(const string& path, const value& impl, const list<value>& px, modeval::ServerConf& sc) {
     const string itype(elementName(impl));
     if (contains(itype, ".java"))
-        return modjava::evalImplementation(path, impl, px);
+        return modjava::evalImplementation(path, impl, px, sc);
     if (contains(itype, ".cpp"))
-        return modcpp::evalImplementation(path, impl, px);
+        return modcpp::evalImplementation(path, impl, px, sc);
     return mkfailure<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> >(string("Unsupported implementation type: ") + itype);
 }
 
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/mod-java.hpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/mod-java.hpp
index a2235fc17f..ccb6d9262b 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/mod-java.hpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/mod-java.hpp
@@ -34,24 +34,32 @@
 #include "value.hpp"
 #include "monad.hpp"
 #include "eval.hpp"
-#include "../http/httpd.hpp"
+#include "../server/mod-eval.hpp"
 
 namespace tuscany {
 namespace server {
 namespace modjava {
 
 /**
+ * Return the Java runtime configured in a server.
+ */
+java::JavaRuntime& javaRuntime(modeval::ServerConf sc) {
+    return *(java::JavaRuntime*)sc.moduleConf;
+}
+
+/**
  * Apply a Java component implementation function.
  */
 struct applyImplementation {
     java::JavaClass impl;
     const list<value> px;
-    applyImplementation(const java::JavaClass& impl, const list<value>& px) : impl(impl), px(px) {
+    java::JavaRuntime& jr;
+    applyImplementation(const java::JavaClass& impl, const list<value>& px, java::JavaRuntime& jr) : impl(impl), px(px), jr(jr) {
     }
     const value operator()(const list<value>& params) const {
         const value expr = append<value>(params, px);
         debug(expr, "modeval::java::applyImplementation::input");
-        const failable<value> val = java::evalClass(java::javaRuntime, expr, impl);
+        const failable<value> val = java::evalClass(jr, expr, impl);
         debug(val, "modeval::java::applyImplementation::result");
         if (!hasContent(val))
             return mklist<value>(value(), reason(val));
@@ -63,12 +71,12 @@ struct applyImplementation {
  * Evaluate a Java component implementation and convert it to an applicable
  * lambda function.
  */
-const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalImplementation(const string& path, const value& impl, const list<value>& px) {
+const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalImplementation(const string& path, const value& impl, const list<value>& px, modeval::ServerConf& sc) {
     const string cn(attributeValue("class", impl));
-    const failable<java::JavaClass> jc = java::readClass(java::javaRuntime, path, cn);
+    const failable<java::JavaClass> jc = java::readClass(javaRuntime(sc), path, cn);
     if (!hasContent(jc))
         return mkfailure<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> >(reason(jc));
-    return lambda<value(const list<value>&)>(applyImplementation(content(jc), px));
+    return lambda<value(const list<value>&)>(applyImplementation(content(jc), px, javaRuntime(sc)));
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/server-test b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/server-test
index 45c5efafb2..fbd12e5542 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/server-test
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/server-test
@@ -22,16 +22,13 @@
 ../server/server-conf tmp
 ./java-conf tmp
 cat >>tmp/conf/httpd.conf <<EOF
-
-<Location />
 SCAContribution `pwd`/
 SCAComposite domain-test.composite
-</Location>
 EOF
 
 export CLASSPATH="`pwd`/libmod-tuscany-java-1.0.jar:`pwd`"
 
-apachectl -k start -d `pwd`/tmp
+../http/httpd-start tmp
 sleep 2
 
 # Test
@@ -39,6 +36,6 @@ sleep 2
 rc=$?
 
 # Cleanup
-apachectl -k stop -d `pwd`/tmp
+../http/httpd-stop tmp
 sleep 2
 return $rc
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/wiring-test b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/wiring-test
index 7b47787b28..c0b6cbfd62 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/wiring-test
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/java/wiring-test
@@ -24,16 +24,13 @@ echo "Testing..."
 ../server/server-conf tmp
 ./java-conf tmp
 cat >>tmp/conf/httpd.conf <<EOF
-
-<Location />
 SCAContribution `pwd`/
 SCAComposite domain-test.composite
-</Location>
 EOF
 
 export CLASSPATH="`pwd`/libmod-tuscany-java-1.0.jar:`pwd`"
 
-apachectl -k start -d `pwd`/tmp
+../http/httpd-start tmp
 sleep 2
 
 # Test HTTP GET
@@ -73,7 +70,7 @@ if [ "$rc" = "0" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Cleanup
-apachectl -k stop -d `pwd`/tmp
+../http/httpd-stop tmp
 sleep 2
 if [ "$rc" = "0" ]; then
     echo "OK"
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/driver.hpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/driver.hpp
index a1467c41a8..2820201057 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/driver.hpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/driver.hpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ const value evalDriverLoop(PyObject* script, istream& in, ostream& out) {
 }
 
 const bool evalDriverRun(const char* path, istream& in, ostream& out) {
+    PythonRuntime py;
     scheme::setupDisplay(out);
     ifstream is(path);
     failable<PyObject*> script = readScript(path, is);
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/eval.hpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/eval.hpp
index 1b9392aed7..09c2cba92d 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/eval.hpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/eval.hpp
@@ -39,16 +39,23 @@ namespace python {
  */
 class PythonRuntime {
 public:
-    PythonRuntime() {
-        Py_Initialize();
-
+    PythonRuntime() : owner(true) {
+        Py_InitializeEx(0);
         setupIO();
     }
 
+    PythonRuntime(unused const PythonRuntime& r) : owner(false) {
+    }
+
     ~PythonRuntime() {
+        if (!owner)
+            return;
+        //Py_Finalize();
     }
 
-} pythonRuntime;
+private:
+    const bool owner;
+};
 
 /**
  * Declare conversion functions.
@@ -211,8 +218,15 @@ const failable<value> evalScript(const value& expr, PyObject* script) {
 
     // Get the requested function
     PyObject* func = PyObject_GetAttrString(script, c_str(car<value>(expr)));
-    if (func == NULL)
+    if (func == NULL) {
+
+        // The start, stop, and restart functions are optional
+        const value fn = car<value>(expr);
+        if (fn == "start" || fn == "stop" || fn == "restart")
+            return value(false);
+
         return mkfailure<value>(string("Couldn't find function: ") + car<value>(expr) + " : " + lastError());
+    }
     if (!PyCallable_Check(func)) {
         Py_DECREF(func);
         return mkfailure<value>(string("Couldn't find callable function: ") + car<value>(expr));
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/mod-python.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/mod-python.cpp
index 1c35467b4b..a45b83997f 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/mod-python.cpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/mod-python.cpp
@@ -37,15 +37,38 @@ namespace server {
 namespace modeval {
 
 /**
+ * Start the module.
+ */
+const failable<bool> start(unused ServerConf& sc) {
+    // Start a Python runtime
+    sc.moduleConf =  new (gc_new<python::PythonRuntime>()) python::PythonRuntime();
+    return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Stop the module.
+ */
+const failable<bool> stop(unused ServerConf& sc) {
+    return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Restart the module.
+ */
+const failable<bool> restart(unused ServerConf& sc) {
+    return true;
+}
+
+/**
  * Evaluate a Python component implementation and convert it to an applicable
  * lambda function.
  */
-const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalImplementation(const string& path, const value& impl, const list<value>& px) {
+const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalImplementation(const string& path, const value& impl, const list<value>& px, modeval::ServerConf& sc) {
     const string itype(elementName(impl));
     if (contains(itype, ".python"))
-        return modpython::evalImplementation(path, impl, px);
+        return modpython::evalImplementation(path, impl, px, sc);
     if (contains(itype, ".cpp"))
-        return modcpp::evalImplementation(path, impl, px);
+        return modcpp::evalImplementation(path, impl, px, sc);
     return mkfailure<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> >(string("Unsupported implementation type: ") + itype);
 }
 
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/mod-python.hpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/mod-python.hpp
index e67b9a4a93..cbe2b6b97c 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/mod-python.hpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/mod-python.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "value.hpp"
 #include "monad.hpp"
 #include "eval.hpp"
-#include "../http/httpd.hpp"
+#include "../server/mod-eval.hpp"
 
 namespace tuscany {
 namespace server {
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ struct applyImplementation {
  * Evaluate a Python component implementation and convert it to an applicable
  * lambda function.
  */
-const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalImplementation(const string& path, const value& impl, const list<value>& px) {
+const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalImplementation(const string& path, const value& impl, const list<value>& px, unused modeval::ServerConf& sc) {
     const string fpath(path + attributeValue("script", impl));
     ifstream is(fpath);
     if (fail(is))
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/python-test.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/python-test.cpp
index 48687fa0ec..c4ffcee57e 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/python-test.cpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/python-test.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const string testPythonAdd =
 
 bool testEvalExpr() {
     gc_scoped_pool pool;
+    PythonRuntime py;
 
     istringstream is(testPythonAdd);
     failable<PyObject*> script = readScript("script", is);
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ const string testCallLambda(
 
 bool testEvalLambda() {
     gc_scoped_pool pool;
+    PythonRuntime py;
 
     const value trl = mklist<value>("testReturnLambda");
     istringstream trlis(testReturnLambda);
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/server-test b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/server-test
index 247734e63d..fe1ff7a486 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/server-test
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/server-test
@@ -22,14 +22,11 @@
 ../server/server-conf tmp
 ./python-conf tmp
 cat >>tmp/conf/httpd.conf <<EOF
-
-<Location />
 SCAContribution `pwd`/
 SCAComposite domain-test.composite
-</Location>
 EOF
 
-apachectl -k start -d `pwd`/tmp
+../http/httpd-start tmp
 sleep 2
 
 # Test
@@ -37,6 +34,6 @@ sleep 2
 rc=$?
 
 # Cleanup
-apachectl -k stop -d `pwd`/tmp
+../http/httpd-stop tmp
 sleep 2
 return $rc
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/wiring-test b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/wiring-test
index 96306ace28..a3c85838fd 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/wiring-test
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/python/wiring-test
@@ -24,14 +24,11 @@ echo "Testing..."
 ../server/server-conf tmp
 ./python-conf tmp
 cat >>tmp/conf/httpd.conf <<EOF
-
-<Location />
 SCAContribution `pwd`/
 SCAComposite domain-test.composite
-</Location>
 EOF
 
-apachectl -k start -d `pwd`/tmp
+../http/httpd-start tmp
 sleep 2
 
 # Test HTTP GET
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ if [ "$rc" = "0" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Cleanup
-apachectl -k stop -d `pwd`/tmp
+../http/httpd-stop tmp
 sleep 2
 if [ "$rc" = "0" ]; then
     echo "OK"
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/scheme/primitive.hpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/scheme/primitive.hpp
index f1396710f5..5a13725ffd 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/scheme/primitive.hpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/scheme/primitive.hpp
@@ -171,6 +171,18 @@ const value cdddrProc(unused const list<value>& args) {
     return cdddr((list<value> )car(args));
 }
 
+const value startProc(unused const list<value>& args) {
+    return false;
+}
+
+const value stopProc(unused const list<value>& args) {
+    return false;
+}
+
+const value restartProc(unused const list<value>& args) {
+    return false;
+}
+
 const value applyPrimitiveProcedure(const value& proc, list<value>& args) {
     const lambda<value(const list<value>&)> func(cadr((list<value>)proc));
     return func(args);
@@ -222,7 +234,10 @@ const list<value> primitiveProcedureNames() {
     + "cdddr"
     + "display"
     + "log"
-    + "uuid";
+    + "uuid"
+    + "start"
+    + "stop"
+    + "restart";
 }
 
 const list<value> primitiveProcedureObjects() {
@@ -245,7 +260,10 @@ const list<value> primitiveProcedureObjects() {
     + primitiveProcedure(cdddrProc)
     + primitiveProcedure(displayProc)
     + primitiveProcedure(logProc)
-    + primitiveProcedure(uuidProc);
+    + primitiveProcedure(uuidProc)
+    + primitiveProcedure(startProc)
+    + primitiveProcedure(stopProc)
+    + primitiveProcedure(restartProc);
 }
 
 const bool isFalse(const value& exp) {
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/httpd-test b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/httpd-test
index 79651c8351..86718f96c5 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/httpd-test
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/httpd-test
@@ -24,14 +24,11 @@ echo "Testing..."
 ./server-conf tmp
 ./scheme-conf tmp
 cat >>tmp/conf/httpd.conf <<EOF
-
-<Location />
 SCAContribution `pwd`/
 SCAComposite domain-test.composite
-</Location>
 EOF
 
-apachectl -k start -d `pwd`/tmp
+../http/httpd-start tmp
 sleep 2
 
 # Test HTTP GET
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ if [ "$rc" = "0" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Cleanup
-apachectl -k stop -d `pwd`/tmp
+../http/httpd-stop tmp
 sleep 2
 if [ "$rc" = "0" ]; then
     echo "OK"
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/impl-test.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/impl-test.cpp
index 748e5f3837..51162d070d 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/impl-test.cpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/impl-test.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ const tuscany::value apply(const tuscany::list<tuscany::value>& params) {
         return tuscany::server::del(cdr(params));
     if (func == "echo")
         return tuscany::server::echo(cdr(params));
-    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>(tuscany::string("Function not supported: ") + func);
+    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-cpp.hpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-cpp.hpp
index f10b91dc28..19ba938034 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-cpp.hpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-cpp.hpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 #include "monad.hpp"
 #include "dynlib.hpp"
 #include "../scheme/driver.hpp"
-#include "../http/httpd.hpp"
+#include "mod-eval.hpp"
 
 namespace tuscany {
 namespace server {
@@ -46,6 +46,21 @@ namespace modcpp {
 /**
  * Apply a C++ component implementation function.
  */
+const list<value> failableResult(const value& func, const list<value>& v) {
+    if (isNil(cdr(v)))
+        return v;
+
+    // Report a failure with an empty reason as 'function not supported'
+    // Except for the start, stop, and restart functions, which are optional
+    const value reason = cadr(v);
+    if (length(reason) == 0) {
+        if (func == "start" || func == "stop" || func == "restart")
+            return mklist<value>(false);
+        return mklist<value>(value(), string("Function not supported: ") + func);
+    }
+    return v;
+}
+
 struct applyImplementation {
     const lib ilib;
     const lambda<value(const list<value>&)> impl;
@@ -54,7 +69,10 @@ struct applyImplementation {
     }
     const value operator()(const list<value>& params) const {
         debug(params, "modeval::cpp::applyImplementation::input");
-        const value val = impl(append(params, px));
+
+        // Apply the component implementation function
+        const value val = failableResult(car(params), impl(append(params, px)));
+
         debug(val, "modeval::cpp::applyImplementation::result");
         return val;
     }
@@ -64,7 +82,9 @@ struct applyImplementation {
  * Evaluate a C++ component implementation and convert it to
  * an applicable lambda function.
  */
-const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalImplementation(const string& path, const value& impl, const list<value>& px) {
+const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalImplementation(const string& path, const value& impl, const list<value>& px, unused modeval::ServerConf& sc) {
+
+    // Configure the implementation's lambda function
     const value ipath(attributeValue("path", impl));
     const value iname(attributeValue("library", impl));
     const string fpath(isNil(ipath)? path + iname : path + ipath + "/" + iname);
@@ -72,7 +92,8 @@ const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalImplementation(const stri
     const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalf(dynlambda<value(const list<value>&)>("apply", ilib));
     if (!hasContent(evalf))
         return evalf;
-    return lambda<value(const list<value>&)>(applyImplementation(ilib, content(evalf), px));
+    const lambda<value(const list<value>&)> l(applyImplementation(ilib, content(evalf), px));
+    return l;
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-eval.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-eval.cpp
index 54ca171ec4..5a9b87ca2f 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-eval.cpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-eval.cpp
@@ -37,15 +37,36 @@ namespace server {
 namespace modeval {
 
 /**
+ * Start the module.
+ */
+const failable<bool> start(unused ServerConf& sc) {
+    return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Stop the module.
+ */
+const failable<bool> stop(unused ServerConf& sc) {
+    return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Restart the module.
+ */
+const failable<bool> restart(unused ServerConf& sc) {
+    return true;
+}
+
+/**
  * Evaluate a Scheme or C++ component implementation and convert it to an
  * applicable lambda function.
  */
-const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalImplementation(const string& path, const value& impl, const list<value>& px) {
+const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalImplementation(const string& path, const value& impl, const list<value>& px, ServerConf& sc) {
     const string itype(elementName(impl));
     if (contains(itype, ".scheme"))
-        return modscheme::evalImplementation(path, impl, px);
+        return modscheme::evalImplementation(path, impl, px, sc);
     if (contains(itype, ".cpp"))
-        return modcpp::evalImplementation(path, impl, px);
+        return modcpp::evalImplementation(path, impl, px, sc);
     return mkfailure<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> >(string("Unsupported implementation type: ") + itype);
 }
 
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-eval.hpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-eval.hpp
index b622283fed..0e68e63016 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-eval.hpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-eval.hpp
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 
 /* $Rev$ $Date$ */
 
+#ifndef tuscany_modeval_hpp
+#define tuscany_modeval_hpp
+
 /**
  * HTTPD module used to eval component implementations.
  */
@@ -50,22 +53,13 @@ namespace modeval {
  */
 class ServerConf {
 public:
-    ServerConf(server_rec* s) : s(s), home(""), wiringServerName("") {
+    ServerConf(server_rec* s) : s(s), moduleConf(NULL), home(""), wiringServerName(""), contributionPath(""), compositeName("") {
     }
 
     const server_rec* s;
+    void* moduleConf;
     string home;
     string wiringServerName;
-};
-
-/**
- * Directory configuration.
- */
-class DirConf {
-public:
-    DirConf(char* dirspec) : dirspec(dirspec), contributionPath(""), compositeName("") {
-    }
-    const char* dirspec;
     string contributionPath;
     string compositeName;
     list<value> implementations;
@@ -262,9 +256,9 @@ int handler(request_rec *r) {
     httpdDebugRequest(r, "modeval::handler::input");
 
     // Get the component implementation lambda
-    DirConf& dc = httpd::dirConf<DirConf>(r, &mod_tuscany_eval);
+    const ServerConf& sc = httpd::serverConf<ServerConf>(r, &mod_tuscany_eval);
     const list<value> path(httpd::pathValues(r->uri));
-    const list<value> impl(assoctree<value>(cadr(path), dc.implementations));
+    const list<value> impl(assoctree<value>(cadr(path), sc.implementations));
     if (isNil(impl))
         return HTTP_NOT_FOUND;
 
@@ -322,8 +316,8 @@ const list<value> propProxies(const list<value>& props) {
 /**
  * Evaluate a component and convert it to an applicable lambda function.
  */
-const value evalComponent(DirConf& dc, ServerConf& sc, server_rec& server, const value& comp) {
-    extern const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalImplementation(const string& cpath, const value& impl, const list<value>& px);
+const value evalComponent(ServerConf& sc, server_rec& server, const value& comp) {
+    extern const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalImplementation(const string& cpath, const value& impl, const list<value>& px, ServerConf& sc);
 
     const value impl = scdl::implementation(comp);
 
@@ -342,23 +336,19 @@ const value evalComponent(DirConf& dc, ServerConf& sc, server_rec& server, const
     const list<value> ppx(propProxies(scdl::properties(comp)));
 
     // Evaluate the component implementation and convert it to an applicable lambda function
-    const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > cimpl(evalImplementation(dc.contributionPath, impl, append(rpx, ppx)));
+    const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > cimpl(evalImplementation(sc.contributionPath, impl, append(rpx, ppx), sc));
     if (!hasContent(cimpl))
         return reason(cimpl);
     return content(cimpl);
 }
 
 /**
- * Return a tree of component-name + configured-implementation pairs.
+ * Return a list of component-name + configured-implementation pairs.
  */
-const list<value> componentToImplementationAssoc(DirConf& dc, ServerConf& sc, server_rec& server, const list<value>& c) {
+const list<value> componentToImplementationAssoc(ServerConf& sc, server_rec& server, const list<value>& c) {
     if (isNil(c))
         return c;
-    return cons<value>(mklist<value>(scdl::name(car(c)), evalComponent(dc, sc, server, car(c))), componentToImplementationAssoc(dc, sc, server, cdr(c)));
-}
-
-const list<value> componentToImplementationTree(DirConf& dc, ServerConf& sc, server_rec& server, const list<value>& c) {
-    return mkbtree(sort(componentToImplementationAssoc(dc, sc, server, c)));
+    return cons<value>(mklist<value>(scdl::name(car(c)), evalComponent(sc, server, car(c))), componentToImplementationAssoc(sc, server, cdr(c)));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -372,48 +362,73 @@ const failable<list<value> > readComponents(const string& path) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Configure the components declared in the deployed composite.
+ * Apply a list of component implementations to a (start, stop or restart) lifecycle expression.
  */
-const bool confComponents(DirConf& dc, ServerConf& sc, server_rec& server) {
-    if (dc.contributionPath == "" || dc.compositeName == "")
+const failable<bool> applyLifecycleExpr(const list<value> impls, const list<value>& expr) {
+    if (isNil(impls))
         return true;
-    const failable<list<value> > comps = readComponents(dc.contributionPath + dc.compositeName);
+
+    // Evaluate lifecycle expression against a component implementation lambda
+    const lambda<value(const list<value>&)> l(cadr<value>(car(impls)));
+    const failable<value> r = failableResult(l(expr));
+    if (!hasContent(r))
+        return mkfailure<bool>(reason(r));
+
+    return applyLifecycleExpr(cdr(impls), expr);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Configure the components declared in the deployed composite.
+ */
+const failable<bool> confComponents(const string& lifecycle, ServerConf& sc, server_rec& server) {
+    if (sc.contributionPath == "" || sc.compositeName == "")
+        return false;
+
+    // Read the components and get their implementation lambda functions
+    const failable<list<value> > comps = readComponents(sc.contributionPath + sc.compositeName);
     if (!hasContent(comps))
-        return true;
-    dc.implementations = componentToImplementationTree(dc, sc, server, content(comps));
-    debug(dc.implementations, "modeval::confComponents::implementations");
-    return true;
+        return mkfailure<bool>(reason(comps));
+    const list<value> impls = componentToImplementationAssoc(sc, server, content(comps));
+
+    // Store the implementation lambda functions in a tree for fast retrieval
+    sc.implementations = mkbtree(sort(impls));
+    debug(sc.implementations, "modeval::confComponents::implementations");
+
+    // Start or restart the component implementations
+    return applyLifecycleExpr(impls, mklist<value>(lifecycle));
 }
 
 /**
  * Configuration commands.
  */
-const char *confHome(cmd_parms *cmd, unused void *c, const char *arg) {
+const char* confHome(cmd_parms *cmd, unused void *c, const char *arg) {
     gc_scoped_pool pool(cmd->pool);
     ServerConf& sc = httpd::serverConf<ServerConf>(cmd, &mod_tuscany_eval);
     sc.home = arg;
     return NULL;
 }
-const char *confWiringServerName(cmd_parms *cmd, unused void *c, const char *arg) {
+const char* confWiringServerName(cmd_parms *cmd, unused void *c, const char *arg) {
     gc_scoped_pool pool(cmd->pool);
     ServerConf& sc = httpd::serverConf<ServerConf>(cmd, &mod_tuscany_eval);
     sc.wiringServerName = arg;
     return NULL;
 }
-const char *confContribution(cmd_parms *cmd, void *c, const char *arg) {
+const char* confContribution(cmd_parms *cmd, unused void *c, const char *arg) {
     gc_scoped_pool pool(cmd->pool);
     ServerConf& sc = httpd::serverConf<ServerConf>(cmd, &mod_tuscany_eval);
-    DirConf& dc = *(DirConf*)c;
-    dc.contributionPath = arg;
-    confComponents(dc, sc, *cmd->server);
+    sc.contributionPath = arg;
     return NULL;
 }
-const char *confComposite(cmd_parms *cmd, void *c, const char *arg) {
+const char* confComposite(cmd_parms *cmd, unused void *c, const char *arg) {
     gc_scoped_pool pool(cmd->pool);
     ServerConf& sc = httpd::serverConf<ServerConf>(cmd, &mod_tuscany_eval);
-    DirConf& dc = *(DirConf*)c;
-    dc.compositeName = arg;
-    confComponents(dc, sc, *cmd->server);
+    sc.compositeName = arg;
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+const char* confEnv(unused cmd_parms *cmd, unused void *c, const char *name, const char *value) {
+    gc_scoped_pool pool(cmd->pool);
+    setenv(name, value != NULL? value : "", 1);
     return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -423,15 +438,49 @@ const char *confComposite(cmd_parms *cmd, void *c, const char *arg) {
 const command_rec commands[] = {
     AP_INIT_TAKE1("TuscanyHome", (const char*(*)())confHome, NULL, RSRC_CONF, "Tuscany home directory"),
     AP_INIT_TAKE1("SCAWiringServerName", (const char*(*)())confWiringServerName, NULL, RSRC_CONF, "SCA wiring server name"),
-    AP_INIT_TAKE1("SCAContribution", (const char*(*)())confContribution, NULL, ACCESS_CONF, "SCA contribution location"),
-    AP_INIT_TAKE1("SCAComposite", (const char*(*)())confComposite, NULL, ACCESS_CONF, "SCA composite location"),
+    AP_INIT_TAKE1("SCAContribution", (const char*(*)())confContribution, NULL, RSRC_CONF, "SCA contribution location"),
+    AP_INIT_TAKE1("SCAComposite", (const char*(*)())confComposite, NULL, RSRC_CONF, "SCA composite location"),
+    AP_INIT_TAKE12("SetEnv", (const char*(*)())confEnv, NULL, OR_FILEINFO, "Environment variable name and optional value"),
     {NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NO_ARGS, NULL}
 };
 
-int postConfig(unused apr_pool_t *p, unused apr_pool_t *plog, unused apr_pool_t *ptemp, unused server_rec *s) {
+int postConfig(apr_pool_t *p, unused apr_pool_t *plog, unused apr_pool_t *ptemp, server_rec *s) {
+    extern const failable<bool> start(ServerConf& sc);
+    extern const failable<bool> restart(ServerConf& sc);
+    gc_scoped_pool pool(p);
+    ServerConf& sc = httpd::serverConf<ServerConf>(s, &mod_tuscany_eval);
+
+    // Count the calls to post config
+    const string k("tuscany::modeval::postConfig");
+    const int count = httpd::userData(k, s);
+    httpd::putUserData(k, count +1, s);
+
+    // Count == 0, do nothing as post config is always called twice,
+    // count == 1 is the first start, count > 1 is a restart
+    if (count == 0)
+        return OK;
+    if (count == 1) {
+        debug("modeval::postConfig::start");
+        start(sc);
+    }
+    if (count > 1) {
+        debug("modeval::postConfig::restart");
+        restart(sc);
+    }
+
+    // Configure the components deployed to the server
+    debug(sc.wiringServerName, "modeval::postConfig::wiringServerName");
+    debug(sc.contributionPath, "modeval::postConfig::contributionPath");
+    debug(sc.compositeName, "modeval::postConfig::compositeName");
+    const failable<bool> res = confComponents(count > 1? "restart" : "start", sc, *s);
+    if (!hasContent(res))
+        return -1;
     return OK;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Child process initialization.
+ */
 void childInit(apr_pool_t* p, server_rec* svr_rec) {
     gc_scoped_pool pool(p);
     ServerConf* c = (ServerConf*)ap_get_module_config(svr_rec->module_config, &mod_tuscany_eval);
@@ -457,7 +506,7 @@ extern "C" {
 module AP_MODULE_DECLARE_DATA mod_tuscany_eval = {
     STANDARD20_MODULE_STUFF,
     // dir config and merger
-    tuscany::httpd::makeDirConf<tuscany::server::modeval::DirConf>, NULL,
+    NULL, NULL,
     // server config and merger
     tuscany::httpd::makeServerConf<tuscany::server::modeval::ServerConf>, NULL,
     // commands and hooks
@@ -465,3 +514,5 @@ module AP_MODULE_DECLARE_DATA mod_tuscany_eval = {
 };
 
 }
+
+#endif
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-scheme.hpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-scheme.hpp
index fd03ebb43e..e18eececf6 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-scheme.hpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-scheme.hpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include "value.hpp"
 #include "monad.hpp"
 #include "../scheme/eval.hpp"
-#include "../http/httpd.hpp"
+#include "../server/mod-eval.hpp"
 
 namespace tuscany {
 namespace server {
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ struct applyImplementation {
  * Evaluate a Scheme component implementation and convert it to an
  * applicable lambda function.
  */
-const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalImplementation(const string& path, const value& impl, const list<value>& px) {
+const failable<lambda<value(const list<value>&)> > evalImplementation(const string& path, const value& impl, const list<value>& px, unused modeval::ServerConf& sc) {
     const string fpath(path + attributeValue("script", impl));
     ifstream is(fpath);
     if (fail(is))
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-wiring.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-wiring.cpp
index aef2f00c83..e21f8be773 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-wiring.cpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/mod-wiring.cpp
@@ -48,11 +48,16 @@ namespace modwiring {
  */
 class ServerConf {
 public:
-    ServerConf(server_rec* s) : s(s), home(""), wiringServerName("") {
+    ServerConf(server_rec* s) : s(s), start(false), home(""), wiringServerName(""), contributionPath(""), compositeName("") {
     }
     const server_rec* s;
+    bool start;
     string home;
     string wiringServerName;
+    string contributionPath;
+    string compositeName;
+    list<value> references;
+    list<value> services;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -61,20 +66,6 @@ public:
 const bool useModProxy = true;
 
 /**
- * Directory configuration.
- */
-class DirConf {
-public:
-    DirConf(char* dirspec) : dirspec(dirspec), contributionPath(""), compositeName("") {
-    }
-    const char* dirspec;
-    string contributionPath;
-    string compositeName;
-    list<value> references;
-    list<value> services;
-};
-
-/**
  * Returns true if a URI is absolute.
  */
 const bool isAbsolute(const string& uri) {
@@ -90,9 +81,9 @@ int translateReference(request_rec *r) {
     debug(r->uri, "modwiring::translateReference::uri");
 
     // Find the requested component
-    DirConf& dc = httpd::dirConf<DirConf>(r, &mod_tuscany_wiring);
+    const ServerConf& sc = httpd::serverConf<ServerConf>(r, &mod_tuscany_wiring);
     const list<value> rpath(httpd::pathValues(r->uri));
-    const list<value> comp(assoctree(cadr(rpath), dc.references));
+    const list<value> comp(assoctree(cadr(rpath), sc.references));
     if (isNil(comp))
         return HTTP_NOT_FOUND;
 
@@ -155,9 +146,9 @@ int translateService(request_rec *r) {
     debug(r->uri, "modwiring::translateService::uri");
 
     // Find the requested component
-    DirConf& dc = httpd::dirConf<DirConf>(r, &mod_tuscany_wiring);
+    const ServerConf& sc = httpd::serverConf<ServerConf>(r, &mod_tuscany_wiring);
     const list<value> path(httpd::pathValues(r->uri));
-    const list<value> svc(assocPath(path, dc.services));
+    const list<value> svc(assocPath(path, sc.services));
     if (isNil(svc))
         return DECLINED;
     debug(svc, "modwiring::translateService::service");
@@ -282,16 +273,19 @@ const list<value> uriToComponentTree(const list<value>& c) {
 /**
  * Configure the components declared in the server's deployment composite.
  */
-const bool confComponents(DirConf& dc) {
-    if (dc.contributionPath == "" || dc.compositeName == "")
+const bool confComponents(ServerConf& sc) {
+    if (sc.contributionPath == "" || sc.compositeName == "")
         return true;
-    const failable<list<value> > comps = readComponents(dc.contributionPath + dc.compositeName);
+
+    // Read the component configuration and store the references and service
+    // URIs in trees for fast retrieval later
+    const failable<list<value> > comps = readComponents(sc.contributionPath + sc.compositeName);
     if (!hasContent(comps))
         return true;
-    dc.references = componentReferenceToTargetTree(content(comps));
-    debug(dc.references, "modwiring::confComponents::references");
-    dc.services = uriToComponentTree(content(comps));
-    debug(dc.services, "modwiring::confComponents::services");
+    sc.references = componentReferenceToTargetTree(content(comps));
+    debug(sc.references, "modwiring::confComponents::references");
+    sc.services = uriToComponentTree(content(comps));
+    debug(sc.services, "modwiring::confComponents::services");
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -310,18 +304,16 @@ const char *confWiringServerName(cmd_parms *cmd, unused void *c, const char *arg
     sc.wiringServerName = arg;
     return NULL;
 }
-const char *confContribution(cmd_parms *cmd, void *c, const char *arg) {
+const char *confContribution(cmd_parms *cmd, unused void *c, const char *arg) {
     gc_scoped_pool pool(cmd->pool);
-    DirConf& dc = *(DirConf*)c;
-    dc.contributionPath = arg;
-    confComponents(dc);
+    ServerConf& sc = httpd::serverConf<ServerConf>(cmd, &mod_tuscany_wiring);
+    sc.contributionPath = arg;
     return NULL;
 }
-const char *confComposite(cmd_parms *cmd, void *c, const char *arg) {
+const char *confComposite(cmd_parms *cmd, unused void *c, const char *arg) {
     gc_scoped_pool pool(cmd->pool);
-    DirConf& dc = *(DirConf*)c;
-    dc.compositeName = arg;
-    confComponents(dc);
+    ServerConf& sc = httpd::serverConf<ServerConf>(cmd, &mod_tuscany_wiring);
+    sc.compositeName = arg;
     return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -330,14 +322,28 @@ const char *confComposite(cmd_parms *cmd, void *c, const char *arg) {
  */
 const command_rec commands[] = {
     AP_INIT_TAKE1("TuscanyHome", (const char*(*)())confHome, NULL, RSRC_CONF, "Tuscany home directory"),
-    AP_INIT_TAKE1("SCAWiringServerName", (const char*(*)())confWiringServerName, NULL, ACCESS_CONF, "SCA wiring server name"),
-    AP_INIT_TAKE1("SCAContribution", (const char*(*)())confContribution, NULL, ACCESS_CONF, "SCA contribution location"),
-    AP_INIT_TAKE1("SCAComposite", (const char*(*)())confComposite, NULL, ACCESS_CONF, "SCA composite location"),
+    AP_INIT_TAKE1("SCAWiringServerName", (const char*(*)())confWiringServerName, NULL, RSRC_CONF, "SCA wiring server name"),
+    AP_INIT_TAKE1("SCAContribution", (const char*(*)())confContribution, NULL, RSRC_CONF, "SCA contribution location"),
+    AP_INIT_TAKE1("SCAComposite", (const char*(*)())confComposite, NULL, RSRC_CONF, "SCA composite location"),
     {NULL, NULL, NULL, 0, NO_ARGS, NULL}
 };
 
-int postConfig(unused apr_pool_t *p, unused apr_pool_t *plog, unused apr_pool_t *ptemp, unused server_rec *s) {
-   return OK;
+int postConfig(unused apr_pool_t *p, unused apr_pool_t *plog, unused apr_pool_t *ptemp, server_rec *s) {
+    // Count the calls to post config, skip the first one as
+    // postConfig is always called twice
+    const string k("tuscany::modwiring::postConfig");
+    const int count = httpd::userData(k, s);
+    httpd::putUserData(k, count +1, s);
+    if (count == 0)
+        return OK;
+
+    // Configure the wiring for the deployed components
+    ServerConf& sc = httpd::serverConf<ServerConf>(s, &mod_tuscany_wiring);
+    debug(sc.wiringServerName, "modwiring::postConfig::wiringServerName");
+    debug(sc.contributionPath, "modwiring::postConfig::contributionPath");
+    debug(sc.compositeName, "modwiring::postConfig::compositeName");
+    confComponents(sc);
+    return OK;
 }
 
 void childInit(apr_pool_t* p, server_rec* svr_rec) {
@@ -365,7 +371,7 @@ extern "C" {
 module AP_MODULE_DECLARE_DATA mod_tuscany_wiring = {
     STANDARD20_MODULE_STUFF,
     // dir config and merger
-    tuscany::httpd::makeDirConf<tuscany::server::modwiring::DirConf>, NULL,
+    NULL, NULL,
     // server config and merger
     tuscany::httpd::makeServerConf<tuscany::server::modwiring::ServerConf>, NULL,
     // commands and hooks
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/server-test b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/server-test
index 97b3fd919b..e1d9932a5d 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/server-test
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/server-test
@@ -22,14 +22,11 @@
 ./server-conf tmp
 ./scheme-conf tmp
 cat >>tmp/conf/httpd.conf <<EOF
-
-<Location />
 SCAContribution `pwd`/
 SCAComposite domain-test.composite
-</Location>
 EOF
 
-apachectl -k start -d `pwd`/tmp
+../http/httpd-start tmp
 sleep 2
 
 # Test
@@ -37,6 +34,6 @@ sleep 2
 rc=$?
 
 # Cleanup
-apachectl -k stop -d `pwd`/tmp
+../http/httpd-stop tmp
 sleep 2
 return $rc
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/wiring-test b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/wiring-test
index 29eef996e6..0deab33d68 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/wiring-test
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/modules/server/wiring-test
@@ -24,14 +24,11 @@ echo "Testing..."
 ./server-conf tmp
 ./scheme-conf tmp
 cat >>tmp/conf/httpd.conf <<EOF
-
-<Location />
 SCAContribution `pwd`/
 SCAComposite domain-test.composite
-</Location>
 EOF
 
-apachectl -k start -d `pwd`/tmp
+../http/httpd-start tmp
 sleep 2
 
 # Test HTTP GET
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ if [ "$rc" = "0" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Cleanup
-apachectl -k stop -d `pwd`/tmp
+../http/httpd-stop tmp
 sleep 2
 if [ "$rc" = "0" ]; then
     echo "OK"
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/currency-converter.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/currency-converter.cpp
index a48fd46021..5f0702490a 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/currency-converter.cpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/currency-converter.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ const tuscany::value apply(const tuscany::list<tuscany::value>& params) {
         return tuscany::store::convert(cadr(params), caddr(params), cadddr(params));
     if (func == "symbol")
         return tuscany::store::symbol(cadr(params));
-    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>(tuscany::string("Function not supported: ") + func);
+    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/fruits-catalog.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/fruits-catalog.cpp
index f0c9472177..20f2bd35f7 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/fruits-catalog.cpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/fruits-catalog.cpp
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ const tuscany::value apply(const tuscany::list<tuscany::value>& params) {
         return tuscany::store::get(cadr(params), caddr(params));
     if (func == "listMethods")
         return tuscany::store::listMethods(cadr(params), caddr(params));
-    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>(tuscany::string("Function not supported: ") + func);
+    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/shopping-cart.cpp b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/shopping-cart.cpp
index 072c90512f..5dcbc88ee9 100644
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/shopping-cart.cpp
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/shopping-cart.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ const tuscany::value apply(const tuscany::list<tuscany::value>& params) {
         return tuscany::store::gettotal(cadr(params));
     if (func == "listMethods")
         return tuscany::store::listMethods(cadr(params));
-    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>(tuscany::string("Function not supported: ") + func);
+    return tuscany::mkfailure<tuscany::value>();
 }
 
 }
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/start b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/start
index 982aca812b..06410aca01 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/start
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/start
@@ -21,14 +21,11 @@
 ../../modules/server/server-conf tmp
 ../../modules/server/cpp-conf tmp
 cat >>tmp/conf/httpd.conf <<EOF
-
-<Location />
 SCAContribution `pwd`/
 SCAComposite store.composite
-</Location>
 EOF
 
-apachectl -k start -d `pwd`/tmp
+../../modules/http/httpd-start tmp
 
 mc="memcached -l 127.0.0.1 -m 4 -p 11211"
 $mc &
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/stop b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/stop
index 34731dbbe1..07231ee7ce 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/stop
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-cpp/stop
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #  specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #  under the License.
 
-apachectl -k stop -d `pwd`/tmp
+../../modules/http/httpd-stop tmp
 mc="memcached -l 127.0.0.1 -m 4 -p 11211"
 kill `ps -f | grep -v grep | grep "$mc" | awk '{ print $2 }'`
 
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-java/start b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-java/start
index 43a2b90c2a..3f669f0111 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-java/start
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-java/start
@@ -21,16 +21,13 @@
 ../../modules/server/server-conf tmp
 ../../modules/java/java-conf tmp
 cat >>tmp/conf/httpd.conf <<EOF
-
-<Location />
 SCAContribution `pwd`/
 SCAComposite store.composite
-</Location>
 EOF
 
 export CLASSPATH=`pwd`/../../modules/java/libmod-tuscany-java-1.0.jar:`pwd`
 
-apachectl -k start -d `pwd`/tmp
+../../modules/http/httpd-start tmp
 
 mc="memcached -l 127.0.0.1 -m 4 -p 11211"
 $mc &
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-java/stop b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-java/stop
index 3c4f59e76e..54b22172bb 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-java/stop
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-java/stop
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 export CLASSPATH=`pwd`/../../modules/java/libmod-tuscany-java-1.0.jar:`pwd`
 
-apachectl -k stop -d `pwd`/tmp
+../../modules/http/httpd-stop tmp
 mc="memcached -l 127.0.0.1 -m 4 -p 11211"
 kill `ps -f | grep -v grep | grep "$mc" | awk '{ print $2 }'`
 
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-python/start b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-python/start
index 9e85a84cb4..33758b75fd 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-python/start
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-python/start
@@ -21,14 +21,11 @@
 ../../modules/server/server-conf tmp
 ../../modules/python/python-conf tmp
 cat >>tmp/conf/httpd.conf <<EOF
-
-<Location />
 SCAContribution `pwd`/
 SCAComposite store.composite
-</Location>
 EOF
 
-apachectl -k start -d `pwd`/tmp
+../../modules/http/httpd-start tmp
 
 mc="memcached -l 127.0.0.1 -m 4 -p 11211"
 $mc &
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-python/stop b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-python/stop
index 34731dbbe1..07231ee7ce 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-python/stop
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-python/stop
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #  specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #  under the License.
 
-apachectl -k stop -d `pwd`/tmp
+../../modules/http/httpd-stop tmp
 mc="memcached -l 127.0.0.1 -m 4 -p 11211"
 kill `ps -f | grep -v grep | grep "$mc" | awk '{ print $2 }'`
 
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-scheme/start b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-scheme/start
index cc0ec9b5ea..398e21c8e4 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-scheme/start
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-scheme/start
@@ -21,14 +21,11 @@
 ../../modules/server/server-conf tmp
 ../../modules/server/scheme-conf tmp
 cat >>tmp/conf/httpd.conf <<EOF
-
-<Location />
 SCAContribution `pwd`/
 SCAComposite store.composite
-</Location>
 EOF
 
-apachectl -k start -d `pwd`/tmp
+../../modules/http/httpd-start tmp
 
 mc="memcached -l 127.0.0.1 -m 4 -p 11211"
 $mc &
diff --git a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-scheme/stop b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-scheme/stop
index 34731dbbe1..07231ee7ce 100755
--- a/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-scheme/stop
+++ b/sca-cpp/trunk/test/store-scheme/stop
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #  specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #  under the License.
 
-apachectl -k stop -d `pwd`/tmp
+../../modules/http/httpd-stop tmp
 mc="memcached -l 127.0.0.1 -m 4 -p 11211"
 kill `ps -f | grep -v grep | grep "$mc" | awk '{ print $2 }'`