Question

I have next task: I need to load the same file into my web app several times, for example – twice a day! Suppose in that file I have information, that changes, and I need to load this info into my app to change the statistics for example.

How can I load file several times (twice an hour, or twice a day)?
What should I use? Is any algorithm to do that?

I am not allowed to use external libraries like Quartz Scheduler. So I need to do it with Thread and/or Timer. Can anybody give me some example or algorithm how to do it. Where can I create the entry point to my Thread, can I do it in managed bean or I need some sort of filter/listener/servlet. I works with jsf and richFaces. Maybe in this technologies there are some algorithms to solve my problem.

Any ideas?

Thanks very much for help!

Answer 1

If you cannot use a scheduler, then use a servlet and Timer.

In this article it is described how to do that. It’s exactly what you need.