Wouldn't the simplest thing be to just add a "url" property to the PlugIn
that initializes your SOAP service?
<plug-in className="...">
<set-property property="url"
value="http://blahblahblah.com:8080/AppName/"/>
</plug-in>
Niall
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Wegner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <user@struts.apache.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 3:12 PM
Subject: RE: PlugIn and the base URL
> David,
>
> My Struts app contains an Axis-based SOAP service. The Struts app
> initializes the call dispatcher for the SOAP service. This dispatcher
> needs to know the URL of itself. This is a requirement of the semantics
> of the SOAP service (outside of my control). So a Listener or a Plug In
> appear to be the only way to try to determine the URL before the SOAP
> service is open for business.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> --Marty
>
> --- David Suarez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Is your plug-in a 3rd party type component? What is the purpose of
> > obtaining the URL? Maybe there's a suitable alternative depending on
> > your requirements (ie. A Filter that would instantiate the objects you
> > need to populate on the first request? A base action that lazy loads
> > your config stuff?)
> >
> > Just a thought...djsuarez
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Martin Wegner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:18 AM
> > To: Struts Users Mailing List; Dakota Jack
> > Subject: Re: PlugIn and the base URL
> >
> >
> > 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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