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Initialization parameters for EJB

I have Singleton enterprise bean, which starts immediately after deploy. I packed EJB into jar and want to distribute it. I set several fields of Singleton like private final String initParam = "value";. How can I expose those init parameters to administrator who will be deploy my jar onto his own GlassFish server?

Solution

  • You can use Environment Entries, these should fit your needs.

    Such parameters must be described in ejb-jar.xml:

    <enterprise-beans>
    <session>
        <ejb-name>YourBean</ejb-name>
        <env-entry>
            <description>Your description</description>
            <env-entry-name>yourParam</env-entry-name>
            <env-entry-type>java.lang.String</env-entry-type>
            <env-entry-value>defaultValue</env-entry-value>
        </env-entry>
    </session>
</enterprise-beans>

    The value of the env-entry could be injected into your bean like below:

    @Resource(name = "yourParam")
private String initParam;

    Env-entries could be modifed from the console of your container, normally it is a more convenient way for admins, comparing to property file modification or creating JVM parameters.

    Here is some doc from Oracle: http://www.oracle.com/webfolder/technetwork/tutorials/obe/java/env_entry/env_entry.html