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Hi,

I implemented a sample EJB timer stateless session bean.

in the ejbTimeout method I am printing hello world message. No one is looking up the bean, however the hello world message is printed at regular intervals. Please clarify how this is happening :
Below is the code:
============================================

package ejbs;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.Iterator;

import javax.ejb.CreateException;
import javax.ejb.SessionBean;
import javax.ejb.SessionContext;
import javax.ejb.TimedObject;
import javax.ejb.Timer;
import javax.ejb.TimerHandle;
import javax.ejb.TimerService;

/**
* Bean implementation class for Enterprise Bean: MyTimer
*/
public class MyTimerBean implements javax.ejb.SessionBean,TimedObject {
private SessionContext mySessionCtx;
private TimerHandle timerHandle = null;


/**
* getSessionContext
*/
public SessionContext getSessionContext() {
return mySessionCtx;
}
/**
* setSessionContext
*/
public void setSessionContext(SessionContext ctx) {
mySessionCtx = ctx;
}
/**
* ejbCreate
*/
public void ejbCreate() throws CreateException {
}
/**
* ejbActivate
*/
public void ejbActivate() {
}
/**
* ejbPassivate
*/
public void ejbPassivate() {
}
/**
* ejbRemove
*/
public void ejbRemove() {
}


public void initializeTimer(Date firstDate,long timeout,String timerName)
{
try {
// Create Your Timer
TimerService ts = mySessionCtx.getTimerService();
Timer timer =
ts.createTimer(firstDate, timeout, timerName);
System.out.println("Timer created at " + new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()) +" with a timeout: " + timeout +
" and with info: " + timerName);

// Store the TimerHandle, which is seriablizable
// and which can be used
// to retrieve the timer values whenever required later.
// Class-level attribute:
timerHandle = timer.getHandle();

} catch (Exception e) {

System.out.println("Exception after create timer : "+
e.toString());

}
return;

}
public void ejbTimeout(Timer timer)
{
//Implement Your Business Logic Here
System.out.println("Hello World from My Timer");

System.out.println("ejbTimeout() called at: " +
new Date(System.currentTimeMillis()) +
" with info:");
System.out.println("Timer Info from ejbTimeout: "+timer.getInfo());

return;
}

public void cancelTimer(String timerName)
{
try
{
TimerService ts = mySessionCtx.getTimerService();
Collection timers = ts.getTimers();
Iterator it = timers.iterator();
while (it.hasNext())
{
Timer myTimer = (Timer) it.next();
if ((myTimer.getInfo().equals(timerName))) {
myTimer.cancel();
System.out.println("Successfully Cancelled " +
timerName);

}
}
}
catch (Exception e) {

System.out.println("Exception after cancelling timer : "+
e.toString());

}
return;
}

public void getTimerInfo()
{
if (timerHandle != null) {
Timer timer = timerHandle.getTimer();
// Get Timer Infomation
System.out.println("Timer Info : " +timer.getInfo());


}

}
public Date getCustomTimerInfo(){
Timer timer=timerHandle.getTimer();

return timer.getNextTimeout();
}
}
Thanks and Regards
Ayub
 
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Ayub,
The initializeTimer method is setting up the timer to run regularly. You don't need a person to call the bean for this to happen because the container takes care of calling the bean at the requested intervals.
 
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Hi Jeanne,

I was following the example given inOn Java article. Here I had to look up the bean from the servlet which will be triggered when I start the application.

Now I understand that there is no need to look up the bean from the servlet.

The content in the above article is not correct !!

Thank you
 
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Ayub,
I was the author of the article (: And indeed a timer has to be created by invoking a method as you have initializeTimer method. Note that automatic submission of timer will be introduced in EJB 3.1.

You are submitting an interval timer so it will run for ever until you cancel
Look at:

ts.createTimer(firstDate,<b>timeout</b>, timerName);

If you want your time out to occur at a single interval you just specify

ts.createTimer(firstDate, timerName);

Hope that helps!

-Debu
 
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Please clarify

I am using ts.createTimer(timerValue, timerName);
where timerValue is in long. For this one also it is calling ejbTimeout at regular intervals, I don't know way.
 
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I am using ts.createTimer(timerValue, timerName);



How many times is this ts.createTimer code getting called?
 
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Please clarify

I am using ts.createTimer(timerValue, timerName);
where timerValue is in long. For this one also it is calling ejbTimeout at regular intervals, I don't know way.
 
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only once.
 
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Nandkishor, lets continue this discussion in your other thread
[ April 19, 2007: Message edited by: Jaikiran Pai ]
 
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Hi Debu,

Thank you for clarification. When I deployed the EJB timer bean,it was being invoked automatically. I mean the ejbTimeout method was being called.

I will do a clean deploy without invoking the bean manually and check.

Best Regards
Ayub
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