A proper way to stop thread ?
Hi, We are using Timer in our web application. We are wondering how to stop the Timer when tomcat shutdown. For the moment, we add Timer.cancel() in the destroy() of the servlet that launches the Timer. I don't know if it is good or not. When is a servlet killed ? at tomcat shutdown or when it is not used anymore ( GC ) ?
RE : A proper way to stop thread ?
Put it on null ,not? -Original Message- From: Laurent Michenaud [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 5:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: A proper way to stop thread ? Hi, We are using Timer in our web application. We are wondering how to stop the Timer when tomcat shutdown. For the moment, we add Timer.cancel() in the destroy() of the servlet that launches the Timer. I don't know if it is good or not. When is a servlet killed ? at tomcat shutdown or when it is not used anymore ( GC ) ? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: A proper way to stop thread ?
Howdy, We are using Timer in our web application. We are wondering how to stop the Timer when tomcat shutdown. For the moment, we add Timer.cancel() in the destroy() of the servlet that launches the Timer. I don't know if it is good or not. When is a servlet killed ? at tomcat shutdown or when it is not used anymore ( GC ) ? A servlet is normally destroyed on server shutdown. According to the servlet specification, however, the container may destroy a servlet if it needs to as long as it's not in use. So you may wish to have the Timer shutdown elsewhere, such as in the contextDestroyed method of a servlet listener. Alternatively, you can run the Timer in a separate Thread as a daemon, in which case the JVM will automatically shut it down when it shuts down. But you don't want to rely on this unless you have to. Perhaps the better question is, why are you using such a long-lived timer? Yoav Shapira This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE : A proper way to stop thread ?
The goal of the timer is to update a cache. Thanks for the idea of the context listener. -Message d'origine- De : Shapira, Yoav [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Envoyé : jeudi 20 novembre 2003 17:30 À : Tomcat Users List Objet : RE: A proper way to stop thread ? Howdy, We are using Timer in our web application. We are wondering how to stop the Timer when tomcat shutdown. For the moment, we add Timer.cancel() in the destroy() of the servlet that launches the Timer. I don't know if it is good or not. When is a servlet killed ? at tomcat shutdown or when it is not used anymore ( GC ) ? A servlet is normally destroyed on server shutdown. According to the servlet specification, however, the container may destroy a servlet if it needs to as long as it's not in use. So you may wish to have the Timer shutdown elsewhere, such as in the contextDestroyed method of a servlet listener. Alternatively, you can run the Timer in a separate Thread as a daemon, in which case the JVM will automatically shut it down when it shuts down. But you don't want to rely on this unless you have to. Perhaps the better question is, why are you using such a long-lived timer? Yoav Shapira This e-mail, including any attachments, is a confidential business communication, and may contain information that is confidential, proprietary and/or privileged. This e-mail is intended only for the individual(s) to whom it is addressed, and may not be saved, copied, printed, disclosed or used by anyone else. If you are not the(an) intended recipient, please immediately delete this e-mail from your computer system and notify the sender. Thank you. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
