[jboss-jira] [JBoss JIRA] Created: (JBAS-4668) Specifying java.naming.factory.initial and java.naming.provider.url for default in-container InitialContext

Tue Sep 4 11:51:10 EDT 2007

Specifying java.naming.factory.initial and java.naming.provider.url for default in-container InitialContext
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                 Key: JBAS-4668
                 URL: http://jira.jboss.com/jira/browse/JBAS-4668
             Project: JBoss Application Server
          Issue Type: Feature Request
      Security Level: Public (Everyone can see)
            Reporter: Mike Millson

Allow for a reference to the static NamingContext.localServer field to be returned from the org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContext.checkRef(Hashtable) method for a given java.naming.provider.url.

Use cases exist where applications use property files to specify JNDI connection properties such as java.naming.factory.initial and java.naming.provider.url. The apps are written in such a way that require these properties be explicitly defined, even though the default in-container initial context is what will be used.

Customers are currently specifying something like:
java.naming.factory.initial=org.jnp.interfaces.NamingContextFactory
java.naming.provider.url=jnp://abcxyz:1099/ 

However, this approach has several drawbacks, including:
1) Server names are hard-coded in property files, which reduces deployment flexibility
2) This approach appears to use a socket connection, which is probably not as efficient as the in-container initial context.

For these use cases, customers would like to specify a value java.naming.factory.initial and java.naming.provider.url that will result in the default in-container InitialContext being used. Not specifying any properties will give this context, but the way some applications are written, something needs to be passed. 

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