Method Detail

• start

  void start()
             throws Exception

  Start the cluster deployer, the owning container will invoke this

  Throws:

  Exception - - if failure to start cluster

• stop

  void stop()
            throws LifecycleException

  Stops the cluster deployer, the owning container will invoke this

  Throws:

  LifecycleException

• install

  void install(String contextName,
             File webapp)
               throws IOException

  Install a new web application, whose web application archive is at the specified URL, into this container and all the other members of the cluster with the specified context name.

  If this application is successfully installed locally, a ContainerEvent of type INSTALL_EVENT will be sent to all registered listeners, with the newly created Context as an argument.

  Parameters:

  contextName - The context name to which this application should be installed (must be unique)

  webapp - A WAR file or unpacked directory structure containing the web application to be installed

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if the specified context name is malformed

  IllegalStateException - if the specified context name is already attached to an existing web application

  IOException - if an input/output error was encountered during installation

• remove

  void remove(String contextName,
            boolean undeploy)
              throws IOException

  Remove an existing web application, attached to the specified context name. If this application is successfully removed, a ContainerEvent of type REMOVE_EVENT will be sent to all registered listeners, with the removed Context as an argument. Deletes the web application war file and/or directory if they exist in the Host's appBase.

  Parameters:

  contextName - The context name of the application to be removed

  undeploy - boolean flag to remove web application from server

  Throws:

  IllegalArgumentException - if the specified context name is malformed

  IllegalArgumentException - if the specified context name does not identify a currently installed web application

  IOException - if an input/output error occurs during removal

• backgroundProcess

  void backgroundProcess()

  call from container Background Process

• getCluster

  CatalinaCluster getCluster()

  Returns the cluster the cluster deployer is associated with

  Returns:

  CatalinaCluster

• setCluster

  void setCluster(CatalinaCluster cluster)

  Associates the cluster deployer with a cluster

  Parameters:

  cluster - CatalinaCluster