Add to, updating, or deleting part of an application through programming

We can add to, update, or delete part of an existing application through the admin console, wsadmin, or programming. This example changes part of an application through programming. Use this example whether you add to, update, or delete part of an existing application. Multiple changes to an application can be packaged in a single .zip file.

To learn about the structure of the .zip file, see updating applications through the admin console. This task assumes a basic familiarity with MBean programming. For information on MBean programming, see MBean Java API documentation. In this information center, click...

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Before we can add to, update, or delete part of an application on WAS, install the application.

Perform the following tasks to add to, update, or delete part of an application through programming.

 

1. Connect to WAS.

2. Create the application management proxy.

3. Create the notification filter.

4. Add the listener.

5. Partially change the existing application.

6. Wait for some timeout so that the program does not end.

7. Listen to Java Management Extensions (JMX) notifications to understand completion of the operation.

 

Results

After you successfully run the code, we have changed the application.

 

Example

The following example shows how to add to, update, or delete part of an application based on the previous steps. Some statements are split on multiple lines for printing purposes.

//Inputs: 


// Location of the partial application.
String partialApp = "/apps/partial.zip";


// Name of the application.
String appName = "MyApp";


// Do a get of the admin client to connect to WAS ND.
 AdminClient client = ...;


// Create the application management proxy. 
AppManagement proxy = AppManagementProxy.getJMXProxyForClient (client);


// Create the notification filter.    

NotificationFilterSupport myFilter = new NotificationFilterSupport();
myFilter.enableType (NotificationConstants.TYPE_APPMANAGEMENT);


//Add the listener.    
NotificationListener listener = new AListener(_soapClient, myFilter, "Install: " + appName, AppNotification.UPDATE);
 

// Partially change the existing application, MyApp.

Hashtable options = new Hashtable();

options.put (AppConstants.APPDEPL_LOCALE, Locale.getDefault());
options.put (AppConstants.APPUPDATE_CONTENTTYPE, AppConstants.APPUPDATE_CONTENT_PARTIALAPP);

proxy.updateApplication (appName, null, partialApp, null, options, null);


// Wait for some timeout. The installation API is 

// asynchronous and so returns immediately. 

// 

// If the program does not wait here, the program ends.
Thread.sleep(300000);

 
// Wait so that the program does not end.
}
catch (Exception e) {
    e.printStackTrace();
}
}
}


// Specify the JMX notification listener for JMX events. 
class AListener implements NotificationListener
{
    AdminClient _soapClient;
    NotificationFilterSupport  myFilter;
    Object handback;
    ObjectName on;
    String eventTypeToCheck;

    public AListener(AdminClient cl, 
                     NotificationFilterSupport fl,  
                     Object h, 
                     String eType) throws Exception
    {
        _soapClient = cl;
        myFilter = fl;
        handback = h;
        eventTypeToCheck = eType;

        Iterator iter = _soapClient.queryNames (new ObjectName(
"WebSphere:type=AppManagement,*"), null).iterator();
        on = (ObjectName)iter.next();
        System.out.println ("ObjectName: " + on);
        _soapClient.addNotificationListener (on, this, myFilter, handback);
    }

    public void handleNotification (Notification notf, Object handback)
    {
            AppNotification ev = (AppNotification) notf.getUserData();
            System.out.println ("!! JMX event Recd: (handback obj= " + handback+ "): " + ev);


            
//When the installation is done, remove the listener and quit

            if (ev.taskName.equals (eventTypeToCheck) &&
                (ev.taskStatus.equals (AppNotification.STATUS_COMPLETED) ||
                 ev.taskStatus.equals (AppNotification.STATUS_FAILED)))
            {
                    try
                    {
                            _soapClient.removeNotificationListener (on, this);
                    }
            catch (Throwable th)
                    {
                        System.out.println ("Error removing listener: " + th);
                    }
                    System.exit (0);
        }
    }
}

 

Next steps

After you update the application, remove the listener and quit.

 

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