Look into the ServletContextListener interface. It's a nice way to initialize/dispose of one-time resources in any web app, Struts or not. (*Chris*)
On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 12:06 PM, Scott Smith <ssm...@mainstreamdata.com>wrote: > In struts 1, I used org.apache.struts.action.PlugIn as a way to create an > object at web app startup and put it into the application context so that > all sessions had access to it. What's the equivalent method in Struts2? > That is, how can I have an object created at web application startup. > > I guess the alternative is lazy initialization (first guy who tries to > access it and doesn't find it, creates it, and saves it into the app > context; down side is I might end up with several sessions trying to create > it until one finally makes it to the app context). > > Any better solutions? >