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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2005-2016 Alfresco Software Limited.
+ *
+ * This file is part of Alfresco
+ *
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package org.alfresco.module.org_alfresco_module_rm.bootstrap;
+
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.admin.RepoUsage.LicenseMode;
+import org.alfresco.service.cmr.module.ModuleService;
+import org.alfresco.service.descriptor.DescriptorService;
+import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
+import org.springframework.context.ConfigurableApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.context.event.ContextStartedEvent;
+
+/**
+ * @author Roy Wetherall
+ */
+public class ModuleCompatibilityComponent implements ApplicationListener<ContextStartedEvent>
+{
+	private static final String RM_ENT_MODULE_ID = "alfresco-rm-enterprise-repo";
+	
+	private DescriptorService descriptorService;
+	
+	private ModuleService moduleService;
+	
+	@Override
+	public void onApplicationEvent(ContextStartedEvent contextStartedEvent) 
+	{
+		// get the license mode
+		LicenseMode licenseMode = descriptorService.getLicenseDescriptor().getLicenseMode();
+		if (LicenseMode.ENTERPRISE.equals(licenseMode))
+		{
+			// ensure RM enterprise module is installed
+			if (moduleService.getModule(RM_ENT_MODULE_ID) == null)
+			{
+				// log something
+				
+				// report an error				
+				
+				// close the application context!
+				((ConfigurableApplicationContext)contextStartedEvent.getApplicationContext()).close();
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}