writing java deamon or background program

Question

I am creating an administration panel for project and I need to write some background program or daemon to control different modules. I need to create GUI with buttons to start, stop, restart modules.

So, now i need to find the best solution for doing this. So what could you suggest: use some code snipets or some other projects for writing control program.

I am using Seam Framework, Linux OS.

Answer 1

Use Java 1.6 feature, the System Tray icon (useful in Windows environment) or you can refer to: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3050291/how-can-i-easily-make-a-java-application-invisible-to-the-user/3050479#3050479

Or, you can run a Java application as a Windows service (in Windows environment). I am not sure about this support in other OSes.

http://edn.embarcadero.com/article/32068

Answer 2

Hi, this link might help you.