Thank you both much!!! I guess I will try using the ServletContextListener because I am using Servlet 2.3 as found in Tomcat 4.1. I have tried hard on staying away from having a common initilization, but the scope of the service platform I created requires the ability now...so that each product can have its own specific interface callbacks as need be. Guess this is the only way to achieve a generic platform and have specific service interfaces that sit on top.
Thank you for the help. Now I just have to figure how to implement it. ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe Germuska <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 6:10 pm Subject: RE: MVC initialization > At 6:02 PM -0500 11/30/04, Robert Taylor wrote: > >A standardized approach would be to implement a > >ServletContextListener and define it > >in your web.xml for the web app. It will be invoked before the > web > >app accepts any requests > >and when the web app is shutdown. > > > >A more "Struts" approach would be to use a PlugIn and define it > in > >your struts-config.xml file. > > Note that the only compelling reason to use a PlugIn would be if > you > were still only on Servlet 2.2 (when it hadn't yet been > introduced) > or if you needed your PlugIn to have a reference to the > ModuleConfig > object corresponding to the Module in which the PlugIn was defined. > > Just wanted to point out that just because it's a "more 'Struts'" > approach, it's not necessarily better. > > Then again, I keep writing PlugIns myself, just out of habit. > They work. > > Joe > -- > Joe Germuska > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://blog.germuska.com > "Narrow minds are weapons made for mass destruction" -The Ex > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
