-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 JEE application servers typically do not actually prevent you from accessing the file system, and the spec does not require them to. So if it works with your specific app server / jee stack, you are home free.
The spec prohibits accessing the file system sort of to protect you from yourseslf - the file system is not transactional, needs attention in a clustered environment etc. That is specified in section 21.2.2 "Programming Restrictions" of the EJB 3.1 specification (JSR 318, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaee/tech/index.html): •An enterprise bean must not use the java.io package to attempt to access files and directories in the file system. The file system APIs are not well-suited for business components to access data. Business components should use a resource manager API, such as JDBC, to store data. The bottom line is: * the spec allows file system access from a servlet. The restriction applies only to EJBs. * Even from EJBs it works and is likely to continue working. * But accessing the file system from an EJB formally makes an application not strictly JEE6 compliant. I hope that helps - - Arno Am 25.05.2012 03:23, schrieb Chris Mylonas: > Hi Tapestry Users, > > In April there was a thread about AssetFactory help [1] and it > mentioned that the J2EE spec states that you should not read or > write to the file system. Reading up on the collapsed ear from > openejb's website [2] they say (sic) "not quite j2ee but truly > jee6". > > Although openejb is referencing class loading, where would I find > info about whether jee6 allows reading/writing to local > filesystem? It's a handy bad habit I'd like to be able to access - > I know it's something I was doing back in early 2000s with tomcat 5 > unknowingly being a badass. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated, Chris > > > > [1] = > http://tapestry.1045711.n5.nabble.com/File-System-Asset-Factory-help-needed-and-petition-wanted-td5641308.html > > [2] = https://openejb.apache.org/collapsed-ear.html -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk+/OIoACgkQbmZsMyUPuXTk5wCgxKl9YZbk1LBdcupOQp1QuABz zq0AoOBYmu87uYBUgFqr/DqCtdCYBb0M =VkAE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tapestry.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tapestry.apache.org
