Chapter 6. Using Events, Interceptors, and Logging Services

In this chapter, we are going to briefly introduce two concepts of Java EE development: interceptors and events. We will also see how to integrate these concepts with WebLogic services. It's a common misunderstanding that these technologies are complex and difficult to use, but after working with examples of this chapter, it will become clear that they are powerful yet easy to use. Along the way, we will cover WebLogic Server's logging services, which shows us how to configure the framework, how to write messages to it, and how to read them using the administration console.

Understanding interceptors

Interceptors are defined as part of the EJB 3.1 specification (JSR 318), and are used to ...

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