[SNMP4J] ThreadPool in a J2EE environment

[Brice Fines]

Dear Franck,

I am using SNMP4J 1.9.3d in a J2EE environment (server IBM Websphere 6.1).

As stated in the FAQ, I have to configure the SNMP4J library using the 
SNMP4JSettings class.
You did well in providing a way to inject custom thread and timer 
factories, since no thread should be started on his own outside of the 
J2EE container. 
I am trying to integrate SNMP4J with CommonJ (scheduling framework in IBM 
WAS and BEA WebLogic server).

But, studying the source code, I noticed that 
SNMP4Settings.getThreadFactory() method is called from 
DefaultUdpTransportMapping.java and DefaultTcpTransportMapping.java, but 
it is not used in ThreadPool class.
Instead of that (correct me if I am wrong), ThreadPool class instantiates 
its own threads (TaskManager extends Thread) and that should not be 
allowed in a J2EE environment.

Please, can you change SNMP4J so that  ThreadPool get his threads from the 
ThreadFactory?
Thanks.

Suggestion for future versions:
_ provide documentation and examples for integration in J2EE environment
_ provide support/make integration easier with more scheduling frameworks 
(CommonJ,Quartz,...)

Thanks for your work on SNMP4J.

Regards
Brice