Multiple instances of servlet

[shaman]

Hi all

A use JBoss 3.2.3(include Tomcat 4.1.29).
By default Tomcat web container uses one instance of servlet per many requests. I can't use SingleThreadModel for my servlets because It does not approach for my problem.

In Servlet Specification Version 2.4 I have found:
SRV.2.2
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For a servlet not hosted in a distributed environment (the default), the servlet container must use only one instance per servlet declaration.
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In the case where a servlet was deployed as part of an application marked in the deployment descriptor as distributable, a container may have only one instance per servlet declaration per Java Virtual Machine (JVM TM). (MY CASE)
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Question:
Whether is it possible to force JBoss(Tomcat web container) to use new instance of servlet for each http request. (for each new http request create new servlet instance)?

[frodeh]

Create a 'dummy'servlet to get the request. In this servlet, create an instance of a plai java-class hat does all processing.

If you have any 'persistent' references in your serlet that is set during init(), pass those on as creation-parameters to your 'servlet'-class.