Thank you David judging by the description of "All ServletContextListeners are notified of context initialization BEFORE any filter" its exactly what i need.
--- David Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Depending on your version of tomcat, > ServletContextListener may be an > excellent standard way to go. There was a thread > just a few days ago on > that. > > --David > > Harakiri wrote: > > >Hello, > > > >is it possible to dynamically add a Filter for a > web > >app using the tomcat ? If so, is there an example > how > >to do this ? > > > >OR is it possible to somehow init some webapps > params > >before the Filter is loaded ? I tried to use a > Servlet > >and used the <load-on-startup>1</load-on-startup> > >within the web.xml - however the servlet is loaded > >AFTER the filter is initialized (even when no web > page > >has been requested). Is there a better approach > then > >using a init servlet ? > > > >The problem i currently have, is that im using a > 3rd > >party Security Filter which has "no knowledge" of > my > >application and relies on some Configuration > (access > >rights) which is initialized by my webapp. > > > >A good example for this problem would be if you > have > >dynamic Log4j configuration i.e. not using a > log4j.xml > >in the classpath but configuring it through the > java > >api. The Filter is already initialized when you do > the > >log4j initializion in the init servlet - thus > making > >it impossible to see/track an debug/error messages > >from the filter at all. > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To start a new topic, e-mail: > users@tomcat.apache.org > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To start a new topic, e-mail: > users@tomcat.apache.org > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To start a new topic, e-mail: users@tomcat.apache.org To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
