Injecting the return value of a method into a bean

[derrickfn]

Greetings

I'm new to spring. Im amazed at how easy Spring makes everything. Now to the question. I need to be able to dynamically set the value of wsdlDocumentUrl. I wanted to create a bean that constructs the url and inject it into my TRMSReadinessService bean. Is that possible? The bean would have a getWsdlDocumentUrl method that would return the URL to the web service.

So can you inject the return value from a bean?

Thanks in advance
Derrick

The following is the bean that I want to inject into.

    <bean id="TRMSReadinessService" class="RASWEB.webservice.TRMS.src.TRMSPortProxyFactoryBean">
        <property name="serviceFactoryClass">
            <value>org.apache.axis.client.ServiceFactory</value>
        </property>
        <property name="wsdlDocumentUrl">
            <value>http://localhost:7001/SwnnWebServices/V1_0/Services/TEST.jws?WSDL</value>
        </property>
        
        <property name="namespaceUri"> 
            <value>http://www.openuri.org/</value>
        </property>
        
        <property name="serviceName">
            <value>TEST</value>
        </property>
        <property name="portName">
            <value>TESTSoap</value>
        </property>
        <property name="portInterface">
            <value>RASWEB.webservice.TRMS.axis.TESTSoap</value>
        </property>
        
        <property name="serviceInterface">
            <value>RASWEB.webservice.TRMS.src.TestService</value>
        </property>
    </bean> 

[Injecteer]

threre are 4 ways (roughly):
1. you can use PropertyPlaceholderConfigurer and store your URL in an external .properties file (not exactly what you need, but very simple )
2. Use MethodInvokingFactoryBean
3. Use your url-generating class as a factory and call it's factory method: static or instance's.
4. Implement the FactoryBean interface for the url-generating class, though you'll introduce the dependency on Spring.

[derrickfn]

Thank Injecteer

I'm going to try your option 2

Derrick

[Colin Yates]

I need to be able to dynamically set the value of wsdlDocumentUrl.

Can you clarify "dynamic". Do you mean it can change at run time (e.g. specific to each logged on user)?

I wanted to create a bean that constructs the url and inject it into my TRMSReadinessService bean. Is that possible? The bean would have a getWsdlDocumentUrl method that would return the URL to the web service.

Injecteers already answered this, very nicely as well One thing I would add is I am not sure whether Spring can convert from Strings to URLs. You might need to write your own propertyEditor (if you are using the propertyPlaceHolder suggestion). Checkout http://springframework.org/docs/refe...-customeditors (3.14)

So can you inject the return value from a bean?

A resounding yes; you most certainly can

[Injecteer]

One thing I would add is I am not sure whether Spring can convert from Strings to URLs.

why not?

the only issue, that can appear here is, that the default URLEditor might be servlet-context-related, so you'll have to expliciltly register org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.URLEdito r in your context.

[Colin Yates]

why not?

I was wondering whether Spring already had a registered URLPropertyEditor....

the only issue, that can appear here is, that the default URLEditor might be servlet-context-related, so you'll have to expliciltly register org.springframework.beans.propertyeditors.URLEdito r in your context.

.....which you thenanswered

[derrickfn]

Sorry for the long delay,

I was trying to get the rest of the application working.

Injectors suggest #2 worked without any problems. MY method returned a String with the Url. This application is part of a government delivery. The application will be delivered before I know what the actual end point is. Due to the delivery/installation requirements, I can not make any changes to the application contained in the war files. However, I can make changes to items stored in a database.

Thanks for all of the suggestions
Derrick

[parmod]

I also have a similar requirement. I want to set wsdl url and web service end point at the run time.

I am a newbie and not really familiar with MethodInvokingFactoryBean. Can you please paste an example on how this could be done.

Thanks.

Sorry for the long delay,

I was trying to get the rest of the application working.

Injectors suggest #2 worked without any problems. MY method returned a String with the Url. This application is part of a government delivery. The application will be delivered before I know what the actual end point is. Due to the delivery/installation requirements, I can not make any changes to the application contained in the war files. However, I can make changes to items stored in a database.

Thanks for all of the suggestions
Derrick

[Dave Syer]

There is an example of usage of MethodInvolingFactoryBean in the API docs. See also PropertyPathFactoryBean - might also suit your needs.

[Andreas Senft]

I am a newbie and not really familiar with MethodInvokingFactoryBean. Can you please paste an example on how this could be done.

An example of the usage of MethodInvokingFactoryBean can be found in the API documentation of that class.

Regards,
Andreas