[Axis2][xmlbeans] Why so many files?

[va...@aciworldwide.com]

Hi,

I'm generating code for a simple web service using xmlbeans.

In the first place, what stunned me was the number of files that are 
generated for a simple web service: approximately 400 ! The first thing 
comes to mind (at least my mind, and I presume that of most users) is why 
on earth would you need so many files? And what kind of files are they? 
Xsb files... ehhhh...? I've tried to figure out what they are, but 
couldn't find any documentation on them. In fact, I couldn't find any 
documentation on xmlbeans at all. 

I presume these generated xsb files are somehow dependent on the wsdl or 
xsd, since they're generated each time I run wsdl2java. However, I've not 
seen any differences between the files between subsequent runs of wsdl. 
Does this mean the files are actually static? If so, can't they be 
prebuilt, and simply be shipped with axis?
Also, with each run, a new directory is created with some unique hex id 
name, that will contain many xsb files. Since this directory name is 
different for each run, it means that the collection of xsb files is 
growing and growing. You have to clean it up manually!
Another quirk is the TypeSystemHolder class, that is generated, and placed 
somewhere between the xsb files. It's not a generated source file that is 
located with the other, regular source files. You need to have it on the 
classpath; that's all I know.

I'm sure it is possible to use an ant script to do all the required 
copying and cleaning up, but I see this as a workaround for a not-so-nice 
solution. Agree, it all works -- but it is all a bit hairy. 

Thanks for letting me ventilate some frustration ;)
Tom