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The following page has been changed by NiallPemberton: http://wiki.apache.org/struts/StrutsPlugins The comment on the change is: Add a page on Struts PlugIns New page: {i} Questions on [http://www.mail-archive.com/user@struts.apache.org/msg32051.html How To Implement Application Startup/Shutdown Behaviour] have come up a number of times on the user list - hence this page. == Struts PlugIn == The Struts !PlugIn provides implementation points for the application ''startup'' and ''shutdown'' phases. Struts was developed in a Servlet 2.2 environment which provided no such equivalent mechanism. * {1} [http://struts.apache.org/userGuide/building_controller.html#plugin_classes User Guide: PlugIn Classes] * {2} [http://struts.apache.org/userGuide/configuration.html#plugin_config User Guide: PlugIn Config] * {3} [http://struts.apache.org/api/org/apache/struts/action/PlugIn.html PlugIn JavaDoc] == PlugIn or ServletContextListener? == In a Servlet 2.2 environment then the only choice is a !PlugIn (or using a ''Startup'' Servlet). The Servlet 2.3 specification introduced the [http://java.sun.com/j2ee/sdk_1.3/techdocs/api/javax/servlet/ServletContextListener.html ServletContextListener] which provides the same facilities. Rather than repeat other peoples words, below are some points from a recent thread: * {1} [http://www.mail-archive.com/user@struts.apache.org/msg32058.html ServletContextListener is portable] * {2} [http://www.mail-archive.com/user@struts.apache.org/msg32061.html Servlet Unloads] (and also [http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/struts-user/200504.mbox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] here]). If you want to know how to use a !ServletContextListener then [http://www.mail-archive.com/user@struts.apache.org/msg32052.html See this post]. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
