HotSwap with Tomcat reloads context??

Hello Ian,

Un-check the "Deploy after compilation" setting under Compiler settings.

Thanks,
--Venkat.

Hey everybody,

I'm developing in IDEA 4.5.1 with Tomcat 5 using the Tomcat debug
config.

Whenever I modify a class, and hit Make Project (CTRL-F9), IDEA asks
if I want to Reploy the webapp. I hit "No". Then it asks if I want to
HotSwap, and I hit "Yes". But, at this point I notice that Tomcat 5 is
reloading my webapp anyway..

So, my session is gone, and I have to login again.

When I was debugging with IDEA 4 and Tomcat 4, (and using an
Application Debug config, instead of the Tomcat Debug config), when I
would hotswap, it would simply hotswap, and not reload the whole
webapp.

Anything I can do to prevent this?

Thanks!
Ian.

It was set to "Ask". You mean I should set it to "Never"?

If it's on "Ask", shouldn't pressing "No" not redeploy?

Ok, I set it to "Never", but Tomcat still reloads the webapp whenever I compile, even if I don't hotswap.


o_O

I have the same situation. TC4 allows seamless recompiles, but TC5
reloads the context. Maybe someone at JB can comment if this is a JB or
a TC problem.

Norris Shelton
Sun Certified Java Programmer




Ian Zabel wrote:

>Ok, I set it to "Never", but Tomcat still reloads the webapp whenever I compile, even if I don't hotswap.
>
>
>o_O

>

Hello Norris,

I got this working under TC 5.0.25, I have set "Never" under compiler settings and and under "Debugger settings" I have set it to "Always".

Thanks,
--Venkat.

I have the same situation. TC4 allows seamless recompiles, but TC5
reloads the context. Maybe someone at JB can comment if this is a JB
or a TC problem.

Norris Shelton
Sun Certified Java Programmer
Ian Zabel wrote:

>> Ok, I set it to "Never", but Tomcat still reloads the webapp whenever
>> I compile, even if I don't hotswap.
>>
>> o_O
>>

ARGH. I set those settings in my env, and I still get the same behavior. :(

This completely stinks. It's like developing before HotSwap was around all over again.

Every time I change some code, I have to login to the app again, and work my way all the way back to the page I was fixing. :(

Hello Ian,

It works for me and others ... Try re-creating your web module.iml from scratch.

By any chance did you have reloadable="true" in your context specific xml file or in the server.xml?

Thanks,
--Venkat.

ARGH. I set those settings in my env, and I still get the same
behavior. :(

This completely stinks. It's like developing before HotSwap was around
all over again.

Every time I change some code, I have to login to the app again, and
work my way all the way back to the page I was fixing. :(

I looked at my C:\IntelliJ-IDEA-4.5.1\system\tomcat_OrderIt_b418ee91\conf\Catalina\localhost\ROOT.xml file, and yes, reloadable="true". (I'm running as ROOT context)

Should this be false?

Hello Ian,

Why is reloadable="true"? Did you set it in your TOMCAT_HOME\conf\Catalina\localhost\ROOT.xml?

It should be false.

Thanks,
--Venkat.

I looked at my
C:\IntelliJ-IDEA-4.5.1\system\tomcat_OrderIt_b418ee91\conf\Catalina\lo
calhost\ROOT.xml file, and yes, reloadable="true". (I'm running as
ROOT context)

Should this be false?

I think it was true because it was true in CATALINA_HOME\conf\server.xml

I changed it to false in that file based on Maxim Mossienko's suggestion, and it seem to be working as expected now!

Thanks for the help gents!

Ian.