Chapter 12. The Infinispan CDI Module

Infinispan includes Context and Dependency Injection (CDI) in the infinispan-cdi module. The infinispan-cdi module offers:
  • Configuration and injection using the Cache API.
  • A bridge between the cache listeners and the CDI event system.
  • Partial support for the JCACHE caching annotations.

12.1. Using Infinispan CDI

12.1.1. Infinispan CDI Prerequisites

The following is a list of prerequisites to use the Infinispan CDI module with Red Hat JBoss Data Grid:
  • Ensure that the most recent version of the infinispan-cdi module is used.
  • Ensure that the correct dependency information is set.

12.1.2. Set the CDI Maven Dependency

Add the following dependency information to the pom.xml file in your maven project:
<dependencies>
<!-- Additional configuration information here -->
	<dependency>
    	<groupId>org.infinispan</groupId>
    	<artifactId>infinispan-cdi</artifactId>
    	<version>${infinispan.version}</version>
	</dependency>
<!-- Additional configuration information here -->
</dependencies>