A module is a physical container of code and resources. NetKernel and applications are managed at the level of modules; modules can be added, updated and removed from a running instance of NetKernel through the Apposite client. NetKernel uses the physical file modules.xml located in the directory [install]/etc to keep track of deployed modules.

Standard Module

The Standard Module is new with NetKernel 4. It replaces the NetKernel 3 "classic" module, providing more power and flexibility.

A Standard Module must contain the file module.xml which defines the logical structure of one or more spaces. As a physical container, the standard module may contain physical files containing code, compiled code, images, documents, etc.

Each standard module has a globally unique identifier and a version number. NetKernel uses the combination of the identifier and version number to manage the deployment and commissioning of modules on a single NetKernel instance or across multiple instances in an enterprise.