I am trying to understand how a local JNDI lookup of an EJB gets implemented.
For example, if in my web application I perform an explicit lookup of a local EJB:
(MyInterface) initialContext.lookup(JNDI_NAME)
Then under what circumstances do I get a reference to the underlying bean? Do I always get a proxy object? Are things different if I use EJB injection?
If I get a reference to the underlying bean, then when does it get returned to the pool?
If I get a reference to a proxy object, then at what point does the bean get fetched / returned to the pool? Is it during method invocation?
What does the EJB3 spec have to say regarding this?
If there are any articles that discuss this, then please post a link.
Thanks.
