Hi. I am an EJB/JBoss newbie trying to develop a server app with multiple clients. The client app (launched with WebStart) uses both jms and rmi to communicate with the server app. All of my ejbs are stateless. I only want to allow a client to be logged in, er, 'once at a time.' In other words, if a client is logged on one machine, that client should not be able to log in elsewhere. So when a client logs in, I set a boolean in the db and the client cannot log in elsewhere until that boolean changes.
My question is: what is the best way to detect client connection failure? For example, the client's power fails, or the client's internet connection dies? Is there a built-in way to listen for such disconnects in
JBoss, or do I need to set up my own periodic ping from the server app to ensure client's are still 'alive?'
Thanks,
Josh