Axis2 Web service - startUp getting called many times

[Sujata Galinde]

Hi,

I am developing a Web Service using Apache Axis2(axis2-1.5.4). I want to
utilize power of ServiceLifeCycle to perform some tasks during service
deployment & undeployment.

I have -

                1. TESTServiceLifeCycle implements ServiceLifeCycle

                2. TESTService implements Lifecycle

                3. services.xml with -

                                <service name="TESTService"
scope="soapsession" class="test.TESTServiceLifeCycle">

                                                <Description> Test Service
</Description>

                                                <messageReceivers>

                                                                :

                                                </messageReceivers>

                                                <parameter
name="ServiceClass" locked="false">test.TESTService</parameter>

                                </service>

I am using eclipse Version: 3.6.1.r361 for development & deploying service
on to Apache Tomcat v6.0 Server

*Problem:*

For testing purpose, I have just put print statement in
TESTServiceLifeCycle.startUp & TESTServiceLifeCycle.shutdown. Both are
getting called during service deployment & undeployment, no issue.

But when I start using service & send many requests to the service, stratUp
is getting called many times. After that if I shut down the server, shutDown
is also getting called multiple times.(no of startUp & shutDown getting
called are same.)

*Expectation:*

I want to put service initialization stuff in startUP, so do not want
multiple calls of startUP. How should I fix the isssue?

Thanks in advance.
Sujata P. Galinde