I need to find the URL of my web app at start up.  I need it as soon as
possible in the boot process.  So Listerners and Plug Ins are the only two
ways I know of that allow me to hook into the startup of the app.  Is
there another mechanism available?


--Marty

--- Larry Meadors <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> <dave-thomas-voice>why does it have to be a plugin?</dave-thomas-voice>
> 
> 
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:18:20 -0800 (PST), Martin Wegner
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> > I am looking for the:
> > 
> >     http://blahblahblah.com:8080/AppName/
> > 
> > As Craig said I can get that if I have a Request object.  But from a
> > PlugIn I don't have that.  I can think of some ugly hacks but nothing
> > clean.
> > 
> > 
> > --Marty
> > 
> > --- Dakota Jack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 
> > > Do you want the URL or the Internet Protocol address?  I have some
> > > ideas on the latter.
> > >
> > > Jack
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 21:05:30 -0800 (PST), Martin Wegner
> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Jack,
> > > >
> > > > That tells me where the JAR files are stored which is cool.  But
> what
> > > I am
> > > > looking for a valid URL (of which there may be many) to access my
> > > given
> > > > web application.  This info has to come from the container which
> may
> > > be
> > > > the problem.  I don't see anything in the container standard which
> > > > provides this info.
> > > >
> > > > Any other ideas?
> > > >
> > > > --Marty
> > > >
> > > > --- Dakota Jack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Not sure what you want.  Does this help?
> > > > >
> > > > > package whatever;
> > > > >
> > > > > import java.io.File;
> > > > > import java.net.URL;
> > > > >
> > > > > public final class Classpath {
> > > > >   public static final String SLASH        = File.separator;
> > > > >   public static final String HERE         =
> > > > > Classpath.class.getClassLoader().getResource("whatever" + SLASH
> +
> > > > >
> > > > > "Classpath.class").getFile();
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 19:25:21 -0800 (PST), Martin Wegner
> > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > As far as I can tell the attributes offer no insight.  I have
> yet
> > > to
> > > > > find
> > > > > > a way to get to the container from within a PlugIn.  But I
> will
> > > keep
> > > > > > looking.  Using an initParam is not an option in this
> application.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --Marty
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- "Frank W. Zammetti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > The OP was looking for a way to construct the entire path. 
> I
> > > too
> > > > > got as
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > far as ServletContext, but I'm not sure what in it would
> give
> > > you
> > > > > that,
> > > > > > > or even all the pieces to constuct it... Maybe
> getAttribute()?
> > > I'm
> > > > > not
> > > > > > > sure what it will return, although you can use
> > > getAttributeNames()
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > see.  The Javadocs indicates the attributes are
> > > container-specific
> > > > > > > though, so I'm not sure he'd want to use that anyway.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > This is just a matter of curiosity for me at this point, I
> long
> > > ago
> > > > > > > solved this problem another way.  I'd like to know how to do
> it
> > > > > though.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > Frank W. Zammetti
> > > > > > > Founder and Chief Software Architect
> > > > > > > Omnytex Technologies
> > > > > > > http://www.omnytex.com
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jim Barrows wrote:
> > > > > > > > On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 18:37:29 -0500, Frank W. Zammetti
> > > > > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >>I seem to remember trying to solve this problem myself and
> > > coming
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > >>conclusion that there was no way to do it independent of a
> > > > > request.  I
> > > > > > > >>wound up just sticking it in my application config file
> that
> > > gets
> > > > > read
> > > > > > > >>in the plugin anyway.  Can anyone prove me wrong? :)
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Your looking for the application context correct?
> > > > > > > > In the init you are passed the ActionServlet, which
> inherits
> > > from
> > > > > > > > HttpServlet, which will give you the ServletContext.  IIRC
> you
> > > can
> > > > > get
> > > > > > > > the context from there.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >>--
> > > > > > > >>Frank W. Zammetti
> > > > > > > >>Founder and Chief Software Architect
> > > > > > > >>Omnytex Technologies
> > > > > > > >>http://www.omnytex.com
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >>Martin Wegner wrote:
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >>>In have a Struts PlugIn that needs to determine the URL
> for
> > > the
> > > > > > > containing
> > > > > > > >>>web application (http://localhost:8080/BlahBlahBlah/).  I
> am
> > > > > unable
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > >>>find a way to determine this information.  Any ideas?
> > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > >>>Thanks.
> > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > >>>--Marty
> > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > > >>>
> > > > > > >
> > > > >
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