How to auto start a jar?

[c-phi]

Hi,

I am having a problem getting a .jar file to execute a class upon deployment.

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The contents/listings of my .jar are as follows:

/meta-inf/Manifest.mf
/foo/TestClass.class

Manifest.mf listing:

Manifest-Version: 1.0
Created-By: 1.4.1_01 (Sun Microsystems Inc.)
Main-Class: foo.TestClass

TestClass.java listing:

package foo;

public class TestClass {

public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println("TEST **** TEST");
}
}
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When I copy the .jar file to the server/default/deploy directory, the following is displayed in the console:

13:49:15,750 INFO [MainDeployer] Starting deployment of package: file:/D:/jboss
-3.0.6_tomcat-4.1.18/server/default/deploy/RandomTest.jar
13:49:15,750 INFO [MainDeployer] Deployed package: file:/D:/jboss-3.0.6_tomcat-
4.1.18/server/default/deploy/RandomTest.jar

The main() method of TestClass is not executed. If I execute the .jar from the command line (java -jar RandomTest.jar) .. it works.

Please help .. am I missing some JBOSS specific configuration?

Thanks in advance,

Colin

[adrian.brock]

Jboss does not execute jars, it justs adds them
to the classpath.

Regards,
Adrian

[sanne]

If you want to start a piece of code consider writing a MBean. A MBean can be deployed using a .sar file.

For a very quick introduction read:

http://www.tiburon-e-systems.com/nl20020701/article.html

Almost everything in JBoss is a MBean: it's a usefull concept to learn. Make your own service! Startable, stoppable, manageable via the jmx console.

There's alot of docu around on the web.

Sanne