--- a/ChangeLog	Fri Jan 22 11:08:40 2010 +0000
+++ b/ChangeLog	Fri Jan 22 11:27:57 2010 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2010-01-22	Sascha L. Teichmann	<sascha.teichmann@intevation.de>
+
+	* artifact-database/src/main/java/de/intevation/artifactdatabase/FactoryBootstrap.java:
+	  Load service factories while bootstrapping the server.
+
+	* artifact-database/doc/example-conf/conf.xml: Added examples for trivial services.
+
 2010-01-22	Sascha L. Teichmann	<sascha.teichmann@intevation.de>
 
 	* artifacts/src/main/java/de/intevation/artifacts/ArtifactDatabase.java:

--- a/artifact-database/doc/example-conf/conf.xml	Fri Jan 22 11:08:40 2010 +0000
+++ b/artifact-database/doc/example-conf/conf.xml	Fri Jan 22 11:27:57 2010 +0000
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@
              name="dummy-3" description="dummy description 3"
              artifact="de.intevation.artifactdatabase.DefaultArtifact">de.intevation.artifactdatabase.DefaultArtifactFactory</artifact-factory>
         </artifact-factories>
+        <service-factories>
+            <service-factory
+                name="first service"
+                service="de.intevation.artifactdatabase.DefaultService"
+                description="This is the first service">de.intevation.artifactdatabase.DefaultServiceFactory</service-factory>
+            <service-factory
+                name="second service"
+                service="de.intevation.artifactdatabase.DefaultService"
+                description="This is the second service">de.intevation.artifactdatabase.DefaultServiceFactory</service-factory>
+        </service-factories>
     </factories>
     <!-- configuration of the rest server -->
     <rest-server>

--- a/artifact-database/src/main/java/de/intevation/artifactdatabase/FactoryBootstrap.java	Fri Jan 22 11:08:40 2010 +0000
+++ b/artifact-database/src/main/java/de/intevation/artifactdatabase/FactoryBootstrap.java	Fri Jan 22 11:27:57 2010 +0000
@@ -28,10 +28,15 @@
     public static final String ARTIFACT_FACTORIES =
         "/artifact-database/factories/artifact-factories/artifact-factory";
 
+    public static final String SERVICE_FACTORIES =
+        "/artifact-database/factories/service-factories/service-factory";
+
     protected Object context;
 
     protected ArtifactFactory [] artifactFactories;
 
+    protected ServiceFactory [] serviceFactories;
+
     public FactoryBootstrap() {
     }
 
@@ -69,6 +74,9 @@
     }
 
     protected void loadArtifactFactories() {
+
+        logger.info("loading artifact factories");
+
         ArrayList loadedFactories = new ArrayList();
 
         NodeList nodes = Config.getNodeSetXPath(ARTIFACT_FACTORIES);
@@ -80,7 +88,7 @@
         Document config = Config.getConfig();
 
         for (int i = 0, N = nodes != null ? nodes.getLength() : 0; i < N; ++i) {
-            String className = nodes.item(i).getTextContent();
+            String className = nodes.item(i).getTextContent().trim();
 
             ArtifactFactory factory = null;
 
@@ -112,9 +120,57 @@
             new ArtifactFactory[loadedFactories.size()]);
     }
 
+    protected void loadServiceFactories() {
+
+        logger.info("loading service factories");
+
+        ArrayList loadedFactories = new ArrayList();
+
+        NodeList nodes = Config.getNodeSetXPath(SERVICE_FACTORIES);
+
+        if (nodes == null) {
+            logger.warn("No factories found");
+        }
+
+        Document config = Config.getConfig();
+
+        for (int i = 0, N = nodes != null ? nodes.getLength() : 0; i < N; ++i) {
+            String className = nodes.item(i).getTextContent().trim();
+
+            ServiceFactory factory = null;
+
+            try {
+                Class clazz = Class.forName(className);
+                factory = (ServiceFactory)clazz.newInstance();
+            }
+            catch (ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
+                logger.error(cnfe.getLocalizedMessage(), cnfe);
+            }
+            catch (InstantiationException ie) {
+                logger.error(ie.getLocalizedMessage(), ie);
+            }
+            catch (ClassCastException cce) {
+                logger.error(cce.getLocalizedMessage(), cce);
+            }
+            catch (IllegalAccessException iae) {
+                logger.error(iae.getLocalizedMessage(), iae);
+            }
+
+            if (factory != null) {
+                factory.setup(config, nodes.item(i));
+                loadedFactories.add(factory);
+                logger.info("Registering '" + factory.getName() + "' as service factory.");
+            }
+        }
+
+        serviceFactories = (ServiceFactory [])loadedFactories.toArray(
+            new ServiceFactory[loadedFactories.size()]);
+    }
+
     public void boot() {
         buildContext();
         loadArtifactFactories();
+        loadServiceFactories();
     }
 
     public ArtifactFactory [] getArtifactFactories() {
@@ -122,8 +178,7 @@
     }
 
     public ServiceFactory [] getServiceFactories() {
-        logger.warn("Service factories are not supported yet");
-        return new ServiceFactory[0];
+        return serviceFactories;
     }
 
     public Object getContext() {