Cache data on cluster using EJB 3.1 and jboss

Question

I am looking for best solution for cache data in application which will be running on big cluster with multiple JVM. I need to store let's say "value_to_cache" in cache and could compare it on another JVM(most probably) with other values and when needed remove/update(or remove and creating new). Application will be developing with Java - EJB 3.1 technology and deployed on Jboss 6 or 7.
I was googling for answer so i found:
hibernate with JPA
Infinispan
HAPartition Service

I was hoping for strict answer but couldn't find one. So my question is what is best way to do it? And why?

Answer 1

Infinispan is the default cache provider on JBoss 7 . If you want a solution that comes with the application server, than you'll have to stick to this framework.

For JPA entities the second-level cache is already there (effectively a predefined Infinispan cache). Just follow the JPA reference guide to get started.

You can also create a custom Infinispan cache, if you need a more generic solution. Assuming you're running the ha profile in the domain mode on JBoss 7 (basic clustering mode):

   <profile name="ha"> 
   ...
   <subsystem xmlns="urn:jboss:domain:infinispan:1.2" default-cache-container="cluster">
     ...
     <cache-container name="myCacheCont" default-cache="myCache">
       <!-- Adjust replication settings below (sync/async etc.) -->
       <transport lock-timeout="60000"/>
       <replicated-cache name="myCache" mode="SYNC" batching="true">
          <locking isolation="REPEATABLE_READ"/>
       </replicated-cache>
     </cache-container>
    </subsystem> 
   ...
   </profile>

A cache reference can be obtained through a standard @Resource lookup in such case:

@Stateless
public class MyEJB implements SomeService {

    @Resource(lookup="java:jboss/infinispan/myCacheCont")  
    private org.infinispan.manager.CacheContainer container;  
    ...
    void doSomethingWithCache() {
       org.infinispan.Cache cache = container.getCache("myCache");
       ...    
       cache.put(...); // Data will be replicated to different nodes, if configured properly
    }
}

Don't forget to add org.infinispan as a module dependency in your project.