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Depends attributes, which do not need to correspond to an mbean attribute.  If it

corresponds to an mbean attribute, that attribute type must be ObjectName and the

name must be specified with optional attribute name.  For convenience you may

specify an ObjectName or include the complete mbean configuration as a nested

element.

Depends list attributes, which contain a list of ObjectNames or mbeans:

optional attribute name="blah"

element>jboss.jca:service=something. Again,

you can supply either an ObjectName or a complete mbean configuration.  The mbean

attribute type should be "List".

Service Lifecycle.

Generally mbeans should implement org.jboss.system.Service or extend

org.jboss.system.ServiceMBeanSupport to participate in the JBoss lifecycle management.

This consists of 6 steps:

20.

Object creation and configuration. Using the xml file format just discussed, the

mbean is instantiated on the mbean server and configured with the specified

attribute values.  It is not yet ready for use.

21.

Create step: JBoss calls the create method (filtered to createService in

ServiceMBeanSupport).  In this step, your mbean should set up its internal

configuration to expose some representation of everything it will make available.

However, it should not refer to or use anything outside itself (such as mbeans

specified in depends elements or jndiname references).

22.

Start step.  Here your mbean can look into the outside world and use services of

mbeans it has references to.  After this step, the mbean is ready for use.

23.

Stop step.  This should be the reverse of the start step.  It should not have state

information imported from other mbeans after this step. The mbean is no longer

usable.

24.

Destroy step. This should reverse the Create step.

25.

Unregister. The mbean is removed from the mbean server.

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