Configuration of an application in a computing platform

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:

• identify, by the processing device executing a virtual machine, a capability to be used by an application in view of an application descriptor for the application, wherein the capability specifies a functional requirement of the application;
• determine, by the processing device, a component that provides the functional requirement of the application specified by the identified capability in view of a component descriptor of the component, wherein the component descriptor specifies one or more capabilities provided by the component;
• identify, in view of the component descriptor, an additional capability to be used by the component, wherein the component descriptor further specifies the additional capability to be used by the component;
• determine an additional component that provides the additional capability;
• determine that the application descriptor further specifies that the application will use the additional capability that is provided by the additional component;
• determine, in view of at least a profile associated with the additional component, that a single instance of the additional component is to provide the additional capability to both the application and the component;
• and
• group the application, the component, and the additional component for deployment in view of a first constraint associated with the application, a second constraint associated with the component, and a third constraint associated with the additional component.

A computing apparatus comprising:

• a memory to store instructions;
• and
• a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to execute the instructions on a virtual machine, wherein the processing device is to:
• identify a capability to be used by an application in view of an application descriptor for the application, wherein the capability specifies a functional requirement of the application;
• determine a component that provides the functional requirement of the application specified by the identified capability in view of a component descriptor of the component, wherein the component descriptor specifies one or more capabilities provided by the component;
• identify, in view of the component descriptor, an additional capability to be used by the component, wherein the component descriptor further specifies the additional capability to be used by the component;
• determine an additional component that provides the additional capability;
• determine that the application descriptor further specifies that the application is to use the additional capability that is provided by the additional component;
• determine, in view of at least a profile associated with the additional component, that a single instance of the additional component is to provide the additional capability to both the application and the component;
• and
• group the application, and the component, and the additional component for deployment in view of a first constraint associated with the application, a second constraint associated with the component, and a third constraint associated with the additional component.