RE: When is PersistentMBean.load() called ?

Hi, 

> I wonder whether a previously persisted ModelMBean (via store()) is
> loaded back ? I thought during initialization would be a good 
> place, but
> I could not found *any* reference to PersistentMBean.load() 
> in the source.

This is not true, see RMMB.load().

> However, there should be one, at least according to the JMX 1.2 Spec
> which states
> 
>    "load
>        Locates the MBean in a persistent store and primes 
> this instance
>        of the MBean with the stored values. Any currently set 
> values are
>        overwritten. This should only be called by an implementation of
>        the ModelMBean interface."
> 
> Furthermore, the store() method called in
> RequiredModelMBean.setAttribute() is only useful, if the "value" field
> in the AttributeDescriptor is set, which is only the case if some sort
> of caching is enabled (ALWAYS_STALE == false). Hence, persistence
> doesn't work at all for write-through scenarios.

Not sure I follow.
Method store() in RMMB.setAttribute() is called based on the persist
policy, it seems to me.

> Does persistence for mx4j's ModelMBean does work at all or do I miss
> something ?

I'd double check you're looking at the latest MX4J code.

Simon


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