> -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Thomas [mailto:ma...@apache.org] > Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 1:59 PM > To: Tomcat Users List > Subject: Re: Is it possible for a web application to populate the > global JNDI namespace? > > On 02/02/2011 20:47, Jason Pringle wrote: > > > > Can a web application populate the global JNDI namespace? > > No.
Figured as much > > > I am looking for a possible workaround to create shared connection > pools without modifying server.xml (ie placing entries in > <GlobalNamingResources .../>). > > JMX is probably your best bet but I don't think the necessary API is > exposed. As always, patches welcome. Good idea - looking at the mbeans in jconsole I see operations for adding a resource to the global naming resources, but don't see a way to specify all the attributes you need. Or maybe it's just non-obvious. > > If a web application could populate into the global namespace, then I > could devise a WAR which defined the desired connection pools and > placed them in the global namespace. Other web applications could then > retrieve them as if they had been defined in server.xml. > > Apart from the fact that web application start order is undefined... > > Lots of things to go wrong here. If two apps define the same resource, > which wins? > > I'm fine with the JMX bit but much less comfortable with apps using it > directly. Your concerns absolutely make sense and are a good reason not to allow this behavior. --Jason This message and the information contained herein is proprietary and confidential and subject to the Amdocs policy statement, you may review at http://www.amdocs.com/email_disclaimer.asp --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: users-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: users-h...@tomcat.apache.org
