Re: [Springframework-developer] about closing bean container

[Jozsa K. <dy...@on...>]

Ok. My point was to add the shutdown hook thing for=20
ClassPathXmlApplicationContext, but maybe some won't like this=20
functionality, so I'll do it myself within my app / abstract testcase.

Thanks for the explanation,
dyn

j=FCrgen h=F6ller [werk3AT] wrote:
> If Spring manages your application context, like in the web app or EJB =
case, the respective context loaders will properly close the context on s=
hutdown.
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> If you're instantiating your own context, like a ClassPathXmlApplicatio=
nContext, you're responsible for closing it on shutdown of your app. This=
 typically happens in the lifecycle code of a standalone app.
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> ConfigurableApplicationContext context =3D new ClassPathXmlApplicationC=
ontext(...);
> // run app
> context.close();
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> Nevertheless, none of your application objects in the context need to k=
now about the ConfigurableApplicationContext interface. If at all, they w=
ork with the ApplicationContext interface.
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> Juergen
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: spr...@li...
> [mailto:spr...@li...]On Behalf
> Of Jozsa Kristof
> Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 2:19 PM
> To: spr...@li...
> Subject: Re: [Springframework-developer] about closing bean container
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> Ok.. and what about disposing the container's singletons from a shutdow=
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> hook for non-web apps? If close() is not meant for the client view of=20
> the context, than the server should take care about it imho.
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> dyn
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> j=FCrgen h=F6ller [werk3AT] wrote:
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>>It's not in the ApplicationContext interface itself, because this is me=
ant to be a client view of the context. Simply cast the context reference=
 to ConfigurableApplicationContext; you can then invoke the close method =
there.
>>
>>Juergen
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: spr...@li...
>>[mailto:spr...@li...]On Behalf
>>Of Jozsa Kristof
>>Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2004 1:14 PM
>>To: spr...@li...
>>Subject: [Springframework-developer] about closing bean container
>>
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I started to wonder today why ApplicationContext interface doesn't=20
>>include the close() method to dispose the singleton beans in the bean=20
>>container. Is there any reason not to expose this method? On the other=20
>>side, wouldn't it make sense to add a shutdown hook to clear up any=20
>>still-existing bean containers at least on jvm exit?
>>
>>dyn
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