Seam component as a listener

[zzzz8]

I would like to have a Seam component used as a listener. Here's what I mean:

@Name("myBean")
@Stateful
public class MyClassBean implements MyClass, PacketListener {
@In
Connection connection = null;

@In
List<MyMessageList> messageList = null;

@Create
public void createBean() {
 connection.addPacketListener(this);
}

public void processPacket(Packet packet) {
 messageList.add(Packet);
}
}

The processPacket method has its interface defined by the PacketListener interface and is thus implemented in my bean. So I want the Seam component to be a listener - this can be seen in the statement:

connection.addPacketListener(this);

This seems to work... up to a point. So when the processPacket method is invoked, I notice messageList doesn't seem to be injected. What am I doing wrong and is there any way around this?

[matt.drees]

I ran into something like that. The problem is that in

connection.addPacketListener(this);

"this" is a reference to the actual bean, and not a reference to the bean's proxy. Interceptors (which are used for injection) are only called if you invoke a method on the proxy, not the bean itself.

I don't know the best way to solve the problem. In your case you could do something like

connection.addPacketListener(Component.getInstance(this.getClass());

I don't really like it, but it should work.

If anyone knows a nicer way for a bean to get a reference to its own proxy, please speak up.

[zzzz8]

Hi Matt,

Thanks for the reply. I actually tried something similar to that:

connection.addPacketListener(Component.getInstance("myBean"));

and

connection.addPacketListener(Component.getInstance("myBean", false));

Both didn't work for me though...

[matt.drees]

Odd. Well, I'm not sure what's up. Sorry.