Struts has plugins which, I think do the kind of thing you are after. Personally I've never used them - I just implement a ServletContextListener to do that sort of thing.
Paul > -----Original Message----- > From: None None [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 5:17 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: App-level globals > > > Hello again everyone... I am starting conversion of a > none-Struts app to > Struts, and mostly it's straight-forward, but two things I > have questions > about... > > The home-grown framework this app was written with has the > notion of an App > Loader. Basically, this is a class that runs at startup and > reads in some > config information and stores it in a static config object. > The properties > of this object are referenced throughout the app. > > The other concern is that this same process spawns a couple > of low-priority > background threads to do some various things throughout the > lifetime of the > app. > > My question, which I have been unable to find an answer to on > my own, is if > Struts has a similar startup "initialization" mechanism? If > not, do I > simply create my own servlet to do all this work and set it to run on > startup in web.xml? I have no problem with the later > approach, but I'm > wondering if Struts has a mechanism for this, like our custom > framework > does? > > Thanks all! > > _________________________________________________________________ > Express yourself with the new version of MSN Messenger! > Download today - > it's FREE! > http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ********************************************************************** Axios Email Confidentiality Footer Privileged/Confidential Information may be contained in this message. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person), you may not copy or deliver this message to anyone. In such case, you should destroy this message, and notify us immediately. If you or your employer does not consent to Internet email messages of this kind, please advise us immediately. Opinions, conclusions and other information expressed in this message are not given or endorsed by my Company or employer unless otherwise indicated by an authorised representative independent of this message. WARNING: While Axios Systems Ltd takes steps to prevent computer viruses from being transmitted via electronic mail attachments we cannot guarantee that attachments do not contain computer virus code. You are therefore strongly advised to undertake anti virus checks prior to accessing the attachment to this electronic mail. Axios Systems Ltd grants no warranties regarding performance use or quality of any attachment and undertakes no liability for loss or damage howsoever caused. ********************************************************************** --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
