I know that spinning off threads in a JavaEE application is a big no-no. However, I have an application that is a perfect candidate for Java's fork/join mechanism. But, since threads are not supposed to be created within an application, is there any way to make use of this within my EJB? I know that on WebSphere applications the async bean functionality provides this. However, my application is deployed on JBoss EAP 6.1, so this is not an option.
Is there a "legal" way to accomplish fork/join within a JavaEE application?