Ark package
The Executed Fat Jar that meets the specific directory format requirements can use the officially provided Maven plug-in (sofa-Ark-maven-plugin) to package the engineering application into a standard-format Ark package. Start the application on top of the SOFAArk container with the java -jar command. The Ark package usually contains the Ark Container, Ark Plugin dependency (if any), merged deployed Ark Biz (if any), and the Ark Biz of the application itself. For details, refer to the Ark package；
Ark Container
The Ark container (Ark Plugin and Ark Biz) runs on top of the SOFAArk container. The container has the ability to manage multiple plug-ins and applications. After successful start, the container will resolve the configuration of Ark Plugin and Ark Biz, complete loading of the isolation and start them in turn based on their priorities. For details, refer to SOFAArk container startup；
Ark Plugin
The Ark plug-in, which meets the specific fat jar directory format requirements, can use the officially provided Maven plug-in (sofa-Ark-plugin-maven-plugin) to package one or multiple common Java Jar packages into a standard-format Ark Plugin. Ark Plugin will contain a configuration file that usually contains the import and export configuration of plug-in classes and resources and the priority of plug-in startup. When running, the Ark container will use an independent PluginClassLoader to load the plug-ins, and build the index table for class loading according to the plug-in configuration, so that the plug-ins are isolated from each other and from the applications. For details, refer to Ark Plugin；
Ark Biz
The Ark module, which meets the specific fat jar directory format requirements, can use the officially provided Maven plug-in (sofa-Ark-maven-plugin) to package an engineering application into a standard-format Ark Biz package. The Ark Biz package has two roles: one is to be the organizational unit of the engineering application module and its dependent packages, and the other is to be used as a common jar package dependency by other applications to start multiple Ark Biz packages in the same SOFAArk container. Multiple Ark Biz packages share the Ark Container and Ark Plugin. For details, refer to Ark Biz；