Hi,

I'm trying to develop a dynamically-reconfigurable class which is to be used within JBoss by my own custom EJB Interceptors and Axis Handlers. I'm also wanting to create the class in such a way that it can have its internal configuration objects updated from a remote location. Having read through the forums/docs I'm under the impression that one way to dynamically update such an Interceptor would be to expose a suitable management interface through an MBean - or even a simple session bean - with the necessary update methods, but I'm unclear as to how to link such an interface to the core logic within my Interceptors/Handlers. For instance, part of the core will rely on, say, a HashMap of configuration parameters, and if further entries are to be dynamically added to this HashMap via a Service MBean/EJB method, is it a simple task to have this HashMap shared between both the Bean and the Interceptor/Handler core? Would the relevant configuration objects need to be shared/accessed across JNDI or something similar?
I imagine another approach is to simply create an RMI service within the Interceptor's core logic, and have the remote system communicate directly with that. However, having used JBoss for a few years now something tells me that this would perhaps not be the best approach with respect to the various layers of management etc. ... am I right in thinking this?


If anyone can simply steer me in the right direction it would be very much appreciated,

Simon


P.S. At this time I have no security/transaction requirements etc. with respect to remote access, I simply want a means to communicate updates to the developed system as a proof of concept. Also, I'm not tied to any version of JBoss.