Originally suggested by Geert on the rife-user mailing list:

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.java.rife.user/2050

The goal is to create an element <autolink destid="someId"/> that would automatically provide datalinks on matching inputs and outputs between the element containing the autolink and the autolinked element, Geert's example was thus:

<element id="source" implementation="test.Source">
  <output name="id"/>
  <output name="name"/>
  <autolink srcexit="destination"/>
</element>

<element id="destination" implementation="test.Destination">
  <input name="id"/>
  <input name="name"/>
</element>

After creating a site with tightly-coupled elements, I heartily support this addition!