Statefull session beans are not always properly disposed when undeploying the application or stopping the application server.

To reproduce this I've created the following (Arquillian) test.

It contains a simple Java bean:

@Typed
public class TestBean {

private String message;

public String getMessage()

{ return message; }

public void setMessage(String message)

{ this.message = message; }

}

A corresponding producer:

public class TestBeanProducer {

private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());

@Produces
public TestBean produceTestBean()

{ log.info("produceTestBean()"); TestBean testBean = new TestBean(); testBean.setMessage("Hello World!"); return testBean; }

public void disposeTestBean(@Disposes TestBean testBean)

{ log.info("disposeTestBean()"); testBean.setMessage(null); }

}

And finally the statefull session bean:

@Stateful
public class TestStatefullSessionBean {

private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());

@Inject
transient TestBean testBean;

@PostConstruct
public void init()

{ log.info("init()"); }

public void test()

{ log.info(testBean.getMessage()); }

@PreDestroy
public void cleanUp()

{ log.info("cleanUp()"); }

}

When I run this as Arquillian test in the container I get the following expected behavior:

21:13:13,668 INFO [org.jboss.as.server.deployment] (MSC service thread 1-7) JBAS015876: Starting deployment of "test.war"
21:13:14,083 INFO [org.jboss.weld.deployer] (MSC service thread 1-2) JBAS016002: Processing weld deployment test.war
21:13:14,084 INFO [org.jboss.as.ejb3.deployment.processors.EjbJndiBindingsDeploymentUnitProcessor] (MSC service thread 1-2) JNDI bindings for session bean named TestStatefullSessionBean in deployment unit deployment "test.war" are as follows:

java:global/test/TestStatefullSessionBean!at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean
java:app/test/TestStatefullSessionBean!at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean
java:module/TestStatefullSessionBean!at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean
java:global/test/TestStatefullSessionBean
java:app/test/TestStatefullSessionBean
java:module/TestStatefullSessionBean

21:13:14,106 INFO [org.jboss.weld.deployer] (MSC service thread 1-3) JBAS016005: Starting Services for CDI deployment: test.war
21:13:14,118 INFO [org.jboss.weld.deployer] (MSC service thread 1-5) JBAS016008: Starting weld service for deployment test.war
21:13:14,216 INFO [org.jboss.web] (MSC service thread 1-4) JBAS018210: Registering web context: /test
21:13:14,232 INFO [org.jboss.as.server] (management-handler-thread - 11) JBAS018559: Deployed "test.war"
21:13:14,872 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (http--0.0.0.0-8080-1) produceTestBean()
21:13:14,873 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (http--0.0.0.0-8080-1) init()
21:13:14,881 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (http--0.0.0.0-8080-1) Hello World!
21:13:14,884 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (http--0.0.0.0-8080-1) cleanUp()
21:13:14,884 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (http--0.0.0.0-8080-1) disposeTestBean()
21:13:14,918 INFO [org.jboss.weld.deployer] (MSC service thread 1-4) JBAS016009: Stopping weld service for deployment test.war
21:13:14,939 INFO [org.jboss.as.server.deployment] (MSC service thread 1-1) JBAS015877: Stopped deployment test.war in 26ms
21:13:14,951 INFO [org.jboss.as.repository] (management-handler-thread - 12) JBAS014901: Content removed from location /Users/mcentner/java/jboss-as-7.1.1.Final/standalone/data/content/5b/20bd9c42eb5e656c3f2b396125de45636a0b8a/content
21:13:14,952 INFO [org.jboss.as.server] (management-handler-thread - 12) JBAS018558: Undeployed "test.war"

However, when I deploy the "test.war" ...

21:31:24,792 INFO [org.jboss.as.server.deployment] (MSC service thread 1-5) JBAS015876: Starting deployment of "test.war"
21:31:24,830 INFO [org.jboss.weld.deployer] (MSC service thread 1-8) JBAS016002: Processing weld deployment test.war
21:31:24,831 INFO [org.jboss.as.ejb3.deployment.processors.EjbJndiBindingsDeploymentUnitProcessor] (MSC service thread 1-8) JNDI bindings for session bean named TestStatefullSessionBean in deployment unit deployment "test.war" are as follows:

java:global/test/TestStatefullSessionBean!at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean
java:app/test/TestStatefullSessionBean!at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean
java:module/TestStatefullSessionBean!at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean
java:global/test/TestStatefullSessionBean
java:app/test/TestStatefullSessionBean
java:module/TestStatefullSessionBean

21:31:24,858 INFO [org.jboss.weld.deployer] (MSC service thread 1-1) JBAS016005: Starting Services for CDI deployment: test.war
21:31:24,869 INFO [org.jboss.weld.deployer] (MSC service thread 1-5) JBAS016008: Starting weld service for deployment test.war
21:31:24,929 INFO [org.jboss.web] (MSC service thread 1-8) JBAS018210: Registering web context: /test
21:31:24,941 INFO [org.jboss.as.server] (HttpManagementService-threads - 3) JBAS018559: Deployed "test.war"

... and click around in the JBoss AS7 Console (section "Naming") ...

21:43:01,763 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (HttpManagementService-threads - 4) produceTestBean()
21:43:01,764 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (HttpManagementService-threads - 4) init()
21:43:01,766 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (HttpManagementService-threads - 4) produceTestBean()
21:43:01,767 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (HttpManagementService-threads - 4) init()
21:43:01,769 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (HttpManagementService-threads - 4) produceTestBean()
21:43:01,770 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (HttpManagementService-threads - 4) init()
21:43:01,771 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (HttpManagementService-threads - 4) produceTestBean()
21:43:01,772 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (HttpManagementService-threads - 4) init()
21:43:01,778 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (HttpManagementService-threads - 4) produceTestBean()
21:43:01,778 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (HttpManagementService-threads - 4) init()
21:43:01,781 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (HttpManagementService-threads - 4) produceTestBean()
21:43:01,781 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (HttpManagementService-threads - 5) produceTestBean()
21:43:01,782 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (HttpManagementService-threads - 4) init()
21:43:01,782 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (HttpManagementService-threads - 5) init()
21:43:01,784 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (HttpManagementService-threads - 4) produceTestBean()
21:43:01,784 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (HttpManagementService-threads - 5) produceTestBean()
21:43:01,784 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (HttpManagementService-threads - 4) init()
21:43:01,785 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (HttpManagementService-threads - 5) init()
21:43:01,786 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (HttpManagementService-threads - 4) produceTestBean()
21:43:01,787 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (HttpManagementService-threads - 4) init()
21:43:01,792 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (HttpManagementService-threads - 5) produceTestBean()
21:43:01,793 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (HttpManagementService-threads - 5) init()
21:43:01,795 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (HttpManagementService-threads - 5) produceTestBean()
21:43:01,796 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (HttpManagementService-threads - 5) init()
21:43:01,803 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (HttpManagementService-threads - 5) produceTestBean()
21:43:01,804 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (HttpManagementService-threads - 5) init()
21:43:01,805 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (HttpManagementService-threads - 5) produceTestBean()
21:43:01,806 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (HttpManagementService-threads - 5) init()
21:43:01,808 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (HttpManagementService-threads - 5) produceTestBean()
21:43:01,809 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (HttpManagementService-threads - 5) init()
21:43:01,812 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestBeanProducer] (HttpManagementService-threads - 5) produceTestBean()
21:43:01,813 INFO [at.gv.stmk.zza2.test.jboss.jcr.TestStatefullSessionBean] (HttpManagementService-threads - 5) init()

... a number of instances of the TestBean are produced. When "test.war" is now undeployed (through the console) ...

21:45:48,745 INFO [org.jboss.weld.deployer] (MSC service thread 1-2) JBAS016009: Stopping weld service for deployment test.war
21:45:48,755 INFO [org.jboss.as.server.deployment] (MSC service thread 1-1) JBAS015877: Stopped deployment test.war in 15ms
21:45:48,763 INFO [org.jboss.as.server] (HttpManagementService-threads - 6) JBAS018558: Undeployed "test.war"

... none of the generated instances is being destroyed / disposed.

In our real use case this prevents us from a clean shut down of a Java Content Repository.