Hi! (Trying this again, due to no response last time.)
----------- Hi! After shutting down an instance of ClassPathXmlApplicationContext that defines a Broker, and getting these lines in the log (amongst others, of course): 222953 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DisposableBeanAdapter - Applying DestructionAwareBeanPostProcessors to bean with name 'org.apache.activemq.xbean.XBeanBrokerService' 222953 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DisposableBeanAdapter - Invoking destroy() on bean with name 'org.apache.activemq.xbean.XBeanBrokerService' 222953 [main] INFO org.apache.activemq.broker.BrokerService - ActiveMQ Message Broker (localhost, ID:endrehome-41116-1163286463312-0:1) is shutting down 227250 [main] INFO org.apache.activemq.broker.TransportConnector - Connector tcp://localhost:54000 Stopped 227250 [main] INFO org.apache.activemq.broker.BrokerService - ActiveMQ JMS Message Broker (localhost, ID:endrehome-41116-1163286463312-0:1) stopped 227250 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DisposableBeanAdapter - Invoking custom destroy method on bean with name 'org.apache.activemq.xbean.XBeanBrokerService' 227250 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DefaultListableBeanFactory - Retrieved dependent beans for bean '(inner bean)#1': [org.apache.activemq.xbean.XBeanBrokerService] 227250 [main] DEBUG org.springframework.beans.factory.support.DisposableBeanAdapter - Applying DestructionAwareBeanPostProcessors to bean with name '(inner bean)#1' .. there are still 5 threads named "ActiveMQ Scheduler" running. Broker is configured simple as follows: <amq:broker useJmx="false" persistent="false"> <amq:transportConnectors> <amq:transportConnector uri="tcp://localhost:54000" /> </amq:transportConnectors> </amq:broker> The reason for noticing, is that i have this "reboot" functionality in an application, and after the full springContext.close(), before the new ClassPathXmlApplicationContext(<same spring config file>), these threads are still around. However, repeatedly "rebooting" does not build up a whole bunch of these, which leads me to believe that ActiveMQ actually let them linger on purpose, noticing that they're there already on next startup.. On VM-exit (simply exiting main, after calling close on the Spring context), the whole things shuts nicely down (shutdownhooks?). Is this on purpose, and if so, is there a way that I can get ActiveMQ to _really really_ shut fully down? (Underlying point is that I'd like the whole thing to be fully GC-able, basically not referencing any object whatsoever - I want to have full control of the resource usage here..). Thanks, Kind regards, Endre.