public void handleEvent(com.sun.appserv.server.LifecycleEvent event)
throws ServerLifecycleException
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Lifecycle listener modules provide a means of running short or long duration Java-based tasks within the Oracle GlassFish Server environment, such as instantiation of singletons or RMI servers. These modules are automatically initiated at server startup and are notified at various phases of the server life cycle.
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All lifecycle module classes and interfaces are in the as-install`/modules/``glassfish-api.jar` file.
For Javadoc tool pages relevant to lifecycle modules, see the
com.sun.appserv.server package.
The following topics are addressed here:
A lifecycle module listens for and performs its tasks in response to the following events in the server life cycle:
After the INIT_EVENT, the server reads the configuration,
initializes built-in subsystems (such as security and logging services),
and creates the containers.
After the STARTUP_EVENT, the server loads and initializes deployed
applications.
After the READY_EVENT, the server is ready to service requests.
After the SHUTDOWN_EVENT, the server destroys loaded applications
and stops.
After the TERMINATION_EVENT, the server closes the containers, the
built-in subsystems, and the server runtime environment.
These events are defined in the LifecycleEvent class.
The lifecycle modules that listen for these events implement the LifecycleListener interface.
To create a lifecycle module is to configure a customized class that implements the com.sun.appserv.server.LifecycleListener interface. You can create and simultaneously execute multiple lifecycle modules.
The LifecycleListener interface defines this method:
public void handleEvent(com.sun.appserv.server.LifecycleEvent event)
throws ServerLifecycleExceptionThis method responds to a lifecycle event and throws a
com.sun.appserv.server.ServerLifecycleException if an error occurs.
A sample implementation of the LifecycleListener interface is the
LifecycleListenerImpl.java file, which you can use for testing
lifecycle events.
LifecycleEvent ClassThe com.sun.appserv.server.LifecycleEvent class defines a server life
cycle event. The following methods are associated with the event:
public java.lang.Object.getData()
This method returns an instance of java.util.Properties that contains
the properties defined for the lifecycle module.
public int getEventType()
This method returns the type of the last event, which is INIT_EVENT,
STARTUP_EVENT, READY_EVENT, SHUTDOWN_EVENT, or
TERMINATION_EVENT.
public com.sun.appserv.server.LifecycleEventContext.getLifecycleEventContext()
This method returns the lifecycle event context, described next.
A LifecycleEvent instance is passed to the
LifecycleListener.handleEvent method.
The com.sun.appserv.server.LifecycleEventContext interface exposes
runtime information about the server. The lifecycle event context is
created when the LifecycleEvent class is instantiated at server
initialization. The LifecycleEventContext interface defines these
methods:
public java.lang.String[].getCmdLineArgs()
This method returns the server startup command-line arguments.
public java.lang.String.getInstallRoot()
This method returns the server installation root directory.
public java.lang.String.getInstanceName()
This method returns the server instance name.
public javax.naming.InitialContext.getInitialContext()
This method returns the initial JNDI naming context. The naming
environment for lifecycle modules is installed after the
STARTUP_EVENT. A lifecycle module can look up any resource by its
jndi-name attribute after the READY_EVENT.
If a lifecycle module needs to look up resources, it can do so after the
READY_EVENT. It can use the getInitialContext method to get the
initial context to which all the resources are bound.
For instructions on how to deploy a lifecycle module, see the
GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Application Deployment
Guide, or see the asadmin create-lifecycle-module command in the
GlassFish Server Open Source Edition Reference Manual.
You do not need to specify a classpath for the lifecycle module if you place it in the domain-dir`/lib` or domain-dir`/lib/classes` directory for the Domain Administration Server. Do not place it in the lib directory for a particular instance, or it will be deleted when that instance synchronizes with the Domain Administration Server.
The resources allocated at initialization or startup should be freed at shutdown or termination. The lifecycle module classes are called synchronously from the main server thread, therefore it is important to ensure that these classes don’t block the server. Lifecycle modules can create threads if appropriate, but these threads must be stopped in the shutdown and termination phases.
The LifeCycleModule class loader is the parent class loader for lifecycle modules. Each lifecycle module’s classpath is used to construct its class loader. All the support classes needed by a lifecycle module must be available to the LifeCycleModule class loader or its parent, the Connector class loader.
You must ensure that the server.policy file is appropriately set up,
or a lifecycle module trying to perform a System.exec() might cause a
security access violation. For details, see
The server.policy File.
The configured properties for a lifecycle module are passed as
properties after the INIT_EVENT. The JNDI naming context is not
available before the STARTUP_EVENT. If a lifecycle module requires the
naming context, it can get this after the STARTUP_EVENT,
READY_EVENT, or SHUTDOWN_EVENT.
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