JAX-WS Servlet destroy()

Question

I have some resources that I allocate when my web service is created that I need to be released (for example, I need to flush and close file streams when the servlet is being shut down). How can I have code executed when the JAX-WS servlet's destroy() method is called?

Answer 1

I suggest using a ServletContextListener for this. Write a custom implementarion of that interface which does what you want, and then hook it into your web.xml using the <listener> element (example).

This lifecycle doesn't exactly match that of the servlet, but it should be close enough for your purposes.