Something like? val a = myRDD.mapPartitions(p => {
//Do the init //Perform some operations //Shut it down? }) Thanks Best Regards On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 1:53 AM, Kevin Burton <bur...@spinn3r.com> wrote: > I have a job where I want to map over all data in a cassandra database. > > I’m then selectively sending things to my own external system (ActiveMQ) > if the item matches criteria. > > The problem is that I need to do some init and shutdown. Basically on > init I need to create ActiveMQ connections and on shutdown I need to close > them or daemon threads will be left running. > > What’s the best way to accomplish this. I could find it after I RTFMd…(but > perhaps I missed it) > > -- > > Founder/CEO Spinn3r.com > Location: *San Francisco, CA* > blog: http://burtonator.wordpress.com > … or check out my Google+ profile > <https://plus.google.com/102718274791889610666/posts> > <http://spinn3r.com> > >