Files of this type configure an additional Spring Framework container for the Middleware block, used for exporting services and other middleware components accessed by the client tier (hereafter remote access container).

A set of remoting-spring.xml files, including the ones defined in base projects, is declared in the cuba.remotingSpringContextConfig application property. File order is important because each subsequent file overrides already defined bean configurations.

Remote access container is created with the main container (configured by spring.xml files) as its parent. Therefore, the beans of the remote access container can use the beans of the main container, while the beans of the main container cannot "see" the beans of the remote access container.

The primary goal of remote access is to make Middleware services accessible to the client level using the Spring HttpInvoker mechanism. The cuba-remoting-spring.xml file in the cuba base project defines the servicesExporter bean of RemoteServicesBeanCreator type, which receives all service classes from the main container and exports them. In addition to regular annotated services, remote access container exports a number of specific beans, such as LoginService.

Furthermore, the cuba-remoting-spring.xml file defines a base package that serves as a starting point for lookup of annotated Spring MVC controller classes used for file uploading and downloading.

The remoting-spring.xml file in the application project should only be created when specific Spring MVC controllers are used. Application project services will be imported by the standard servicesExporter bean defined in the cuba base project.