org.apache.catalina
Class ServerFactory

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.catalina.ServerFactory

public class ServerFactory
extends java.lang.Object

ServerFactory allows the registration of the (singleton) Server instance for this JVM, so that it can be accessed independently of any existing reference to the component hierarchy. This is important for administration tools that are built around the internal component implementation classes.

Author:

Craig R. McClanahan

ServerFactory

public ServerFactory()

getServer

public static Server getServer()

Return the singleton Server instance for this JVM.

getServer

public static Server getServer(boolean create)

Return the singleton Server instance for this JVM.

Parameters:

create - true to create a server if none is available and always return a Server instance, false to peek the current value and return null if no server has been created

Returns:

Server instance or null

setServer

public static void setServer(Server theServer)

Set the singleton Server instance for this JVM. This method must only be called from a constructor of the (singleton) Server instance that is created for this execution of Catalina.

Parameters:

theServer - The new singleton instance

clear

public static void clear()

Clears the singleton Server instance for this JVM. Allows to run several instances of Tomcat sequentially in the same JVM. Unit tests use this feature.