pekko/akka-docs/scala/http.rst
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.. _http-module:
HTTP
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Module stability: **SOLID**
When deploying in a servlet container:
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If you deploy Akka in a JEE container, don't forget to create an Akka initialization and cleanup hook:
.. code-block:: scala
package com.my //<--- your own package
import akka.util.AkkaLoader
import akka.cluster.BootableRemoteActorService
import akka.actor.BootableActorLoaderService
import javax.servlet.{ServletContextListener, ServletContextEvent}
/**
* This class can be added to web.xml mappings as a listener to start and postStop Akka.
*<web-app>
* ...
* <listener>
* <listener-class>com.my.Initializer</listener-class>
* </listener>
* ...
*</web-app>
*/
class Initializer extends ServletContextListener {
lazy val loader = new AkkaLoader
def contextDestroyed(e: ServletContextEvent): Unit = loader.shutdown
def contextInitialized(e: ServletContextEvent): Unit =
loader.boot(true, new BootableActorLoaderService with BootableRemoteActorService) //<--- Important
// loader.boot(true, new BootableActorLoaderService {}) // If you don't need akka-remote
}
For Java users, it's currently only possible to use BootableActorLoaderService, but you'll need to use: akka.actor.DefaultBootableActorLoaderService
Then you just declare it in your web.xml:
.. code-block:: xml
<web-app>
...
<listener>
<listener-class>your.package.Initializer</listener-class>
</listener>
...
</web-app>
Adapting your own Akka Initializer for the Servlet Container
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If you want to use akka-camel or any other modules that have their own "Bootable"'s you'll need to write your own Initializer, which is _ultra_ simple, see below for an example on how to include Akka-camel.
.. code-block:: scala
package com.my //<--- your own package
import akka.cluster.BootableRemoteActorService
import akka.actor.BootableActorLoaderService
import akka.camel.CamelService
import javax.servlet.{ServletContextListener, ServletContextEvent}
/**
* This class can be added to web.xml mappings as a listener to start and postStop Akka.
*<web-app>
* ...
* <listener>
* <listener-class>com.my.Initializer</listener-class>
* </listener>
* ...
*</web-app>
*/
class Initializer extends ServletContextListener {
lazy val loader = new AkkaLoader
def contextDestroyed(e: ServletContextEvent): Unit = loader.shutdown
def contextInitialized(e: ServletContextEvent): Unit =
loader.boot(true, new BootableActorLoaderService with BootableRemoteActorService with CamelService) //<--- Important
}
Using Akka with the Pinky REST/MVC framework
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Pinky has a slick Akka integration. Read more `here <http://wiki.github.com/pk11/pinky/release-13>`_
jetty-run in SBT
----------------
If you want to use jetty-run in SBT you need to exclude the version of Jetty that is bundled in akka-http:
.. code-block:: scala
override def ivyXML =
<dependencies>
<dependency org="com.typesafe.akka" name="akka-http" rev="AKKA_VERSION_GOES_HERE">
<exclude module="jetty"/>
</dependency>
</dependencies>