I have a RestEasy web service that is deployed to JBoss 7.1.1. The web service has a dependency on another service. This other service must be initialized upon JBoss startup -- before the RestEasy web service is called for the first time. I tried using a static initialization block inside of the RestEasy class, but that won't get executed until one of the RestEasy web service methods is called for the first time.
I would appreciate any suggestions on how initialize the dependent service (upon JBoss startup) before any RestEasy method is called.
If your static block isn't working properly, you can initialize your second service by calling a listener class in your web.xml that references your second service instance.
<listener>
<description>Initializes the Second Service</description>
<display-name>Second Service Loader</display-name>
<listener-class>my.package.path.SecondServiceListener</listener-class>
</listener>
Alternately, if you're using Spring, the solution is even more simple. Please elaborate on your environment.