Class GuiceServletContextListener

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    java.util.EventListener, javax.servlet.ServletContextListener

    public abstract class GuiceServletContextListener
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements javax.servlet.ServletContextListener
    As of Guice 2.0 you can still use (your subclasses of) GuiceServletContextListener class as a logical place to create and configure your injector. This will ensure the injector is created when the web application is deployed.
    Since:
    2.0
    • Method Summary

      All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      void contextDestroyed​(javax.servlet.ServletContextEvent servletContextEvent)
      Receives notification that the ServletContext is about to be shut down.
      void contextInitialized​(javax.servlet.ServletContextEvent servletContextEvent)
      Receives notification that the web application initialization process is starting.
      protected abstract Injector getInjector()
      Override this method to create (or otherwise obtain a reference to) your injector.
      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

        clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
    • Constructor Detail

      • GuiceServletContextListener

        public GuiceServletContextListener()
    • Method Detail

      • contextInitialized

        public void contextInitialized​(javax.servlet.ServletContextEvent servletContextEvent)
        Description copied from interface: javax.servlet.ServletContextListener
        Receives notification that the web application initialization process is starting.

        All ServletContextListeners are notified of context initialization before any filters or servlets in the web application are initialized.

        Specified by:
        contextInitialized in interface javax.servlet.ServletContextListener
        Parameters:
        servletContextEvent - the ServletContextEvent containing the ServletContext that is being initialized
      • contextDestroyed

        public void contextDestroyed​(javax.servlet.ServletContextEvent servletContextEvent)
        Description copied from interface: javax.servlet.ServletContextListener
        Receives notification that the ServletContext is about to be shut down.

        All servlets and filters will have been destroyed before any ServletContextListeners are notified of context destruction.

        Specified by:
        contextDestroyed in interface javax.servlet.ServletContextListener
        Parameters:
        servletContextEvent - the ServletContextEvent containing the ServletContext that is being destroyed
      • getInjector

        protected abstract Injector getInjector()
        Override this method to create (or otherwise obtain a reference to) your injector.