System and method for messaging in a multitenant application server environment

A method for supporting messaging in an application server environment, comprising:

• providing, at one or more computers having memory and at least one processor, the application server environment executing thereon that enables deployment and execution of software applications,
• wherein the application server environment includes a domain configuration that defines an application server domain for execution of the software applications, and a plurality of partitions of the application server domain;
• providing a plurality of deployable resources available for use within the application server environment;
• and
• providing one or more resource groups that enable partition-specific information for one or more of the deployable resources;
• wherein each partition of the plurality of partitions, is associated with a partition configuration and provides a subdivision of the application server domain, includes one or more of the resource groups, and is associated with a tenant;
• wherein when a resource group of the one or more resource groups within a particular partition of the plurality of partitions references a resource group template, information associated with the particular partition is used in combination with the referenced resource group template, to indicate the partition-specific information for the one or more of the deployable resources;
• providing one or more message service resources are defined within a resource group, and instantiated within a partition from the plurality of partitions to enable messaging for applications deployed within the partition and between the plurality of partitions;
• and
• providing a work manager instantiated within the partition from the plurality of partitions, that ensures that an execute thread of a request being called will have a correct partition identity of the partition and that runs jobs with the partition identity of the partition on the execute thread, wherein the work manager is scoped to the partition to isolate threads from others of the plurality of partitions;
• whereupon the request being called in a context of the partition from the plurality of partitions, the work manager is provided for the partition from the plurality of partitions, so that the context of the partition from the plurality of partitions is provided in the execute thread when the request is executed.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, including instructions stored thereon which when read and executed by one or more computers having memory and at least one processor cause the one or more computers to perform a method comprising:

• providing an application server environment that enables deployment and execution of software applications,
• wherein the application server environment includes a domain configuration that defines an application server domain for execution of the software applications, and a plurality of partitions of the application server domain;
• providing a plurality of deployable resources available for use within the application server environment;
• and
• providing one or more resource groups that enable partition-specific information for one or more of the deployable resources;
• wherein each partition of the plurality of partitions, is associated with a partition configuration and provides a subdivision of the application server domain, includes one or more of the resource groups, and is associated with a tenant;
• wherein when a resource group of the one or more resource groups within a particular partition of the plurality of partitions references a resource group template, information associated with the particular partition is used in combination with the referenced resource group template, to indicate the partition-specific information for the one or more of the deployable resources;
• providing one or more message service resources are defined within a resource group, and instantiated within a partition from the plurality of partitions to enable messaging for applications deployed within the partition and between the plurality of partitions;
• and
• providing a work manager instantiated within the partition from the plurality of partitions, that ensures that an execute thread of a request being called will have a correct partition identity of the partition and that runs jobs with the partition identity of the partition on the execute thread, wherein the work manager is scoped to the partition to isolate threads from others of the plurality of partitions;
• whereupon the request being called in a context of the partition from the plurality of partitions, the work manager is provided for the partition from the plurality of partitions, so that the context of the partition from the plurality of partitions is provided in the execute thread when the request is executed.