[Wrapper-user] Apache Launcher and Java Service Wrapper

[Richard E. <rem...@ou...>]

I believe that a technology the is complementary to Java
Service Wrapper is the Apache commons-launcher code:

http://jakarta.apache.org/builds/jakarta-commons/release/commons-launcher/

The launcher is basically and Ant task that knows how to launch
a Java JVM subprocess allowing for the setting of system properties,
class paths, arguments, etc.

With the launcher, the wrapper.conf "template" file is always the same,
it simply calls on the launcher code passing in the name of the
launcher.xml file. This file name is all that needs to change to
call a different Java application (so it is parameterized - see
include example).

Java Service Wrapper is best at managing a Java application.
Apache commons-launcher is best a launching a Java application.

The next step for Java Service Wrapper is the registering of the
wrapper on unix system so that on reboot the Java application
starts.

Richard