I have a JCA connector that I wrote that provides access to a network protocol. I need to be able to pass some configuration information to the connector. Right now, I pass this via the ra.xml, but I need this to be "softer".
I need to be able to shutdown the server, update some configuration information, and restart the server and have the connector pick up the new configuration information. At the same time, I don't know where in the filesystem the full application server is going to be installed. This is a turnkey solution that the customer can install anywhere they like on their system.
So referencing a file path to read configuration may be problematic. I was thinking that using a JNDI custom resource that provide a URL where the configuration is located might be a solution. I am open to any others as well. I really don't want to open the RAR and update ra.xml, however, if possible.
So any ideas on how to get configuration into a connector something like this will be most welcome.
Brett
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