The proposed way is to use JGroups or JMS for synchronization:
http://cayenne.apache.org/doc/configuring-caching-behavior.html
2009/4/10 Lawrence Gerstley <lawger..cn.com>
> So, I have the same question here--multiple thick clients (desktop RCP
> applications), each with a DataContext tied to the same backend, and
> potential database access (direct or otherwise) from other toolsets out of
> my control. Is there a recommended strategy for refreshing each applications
> singleton DataContext to stay in synch, or manually a supplying refresh
> command to the DataContext to periodically update (and, if so, with
> what/how)?
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Lawrence
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> On Apr 8, 2009, at 4:22 PM, Malcolm Edgar wrote:
>
> Hi Joe,
>>
>> Your singleton cache is going to need to be update periodically if
>> there are changes to the under lying database from other sources.
>>
>> regards Malcolm Edgar
>>
>> On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 7:45 AM, Joe Baldwin <jfbaldwi..arthlink.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I *think* this is a life-cycle question, but there may be more to it.
>>>
>>> Proposed Design:
>>>
>>> 1. Standard Web page JSP using Tomcat server.
>>> 2. One of the JSP's accesses a singleton.
>>> 3. The singleton accesses and stores a database field via Cayenne
>>> (presumably when the class is initially loaded) and should never need to
>>> access the field again.
>>> 4. I would prefer it if the database field change would be propagated to
>>> the
>>> singleton upon the next new client-Session.
>>>
>>> Problem
>>> 1. Here is the odd bit: the database field can be modified via direct
>>> access
>>> to the database (SQL, etc).
>>> 2. Cayenne appears not to see this change even when a new client-Session
>>> is
>>> initialized.
>>> 3. I can *force* the singleton to recognize the change by restarting
>>> Tomcat
>>> (but that is totally lame :) )
>>> 4. Unless I have made a mistake (which is possible), the singleton should
>>> be
>>> only associated with JSP session scope. But if I am wrong, this could be
>>> the problem.
>>>
>>> Obviously, I have a misunderstanding about either Cayenne or Tomcat
>>> caching
>>> or perhaps its a combo of the two. It appears from my tests that the
>>> singleton class may be constructed the first time after Tomcat is
>>> restarted
>>> and then remains persistent even across different sessions.
>>>
>>> Are there any suggestions as to a simple design in which my singleton
>>> forces
>>> re-initialized (i.e. refresh the Cayenne object from the DBMS data) upon
>>> each new session?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Joe
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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