Hotswap hot reloading (javascript, freemarker files, ...)

[ssciacca]

I have a test project in Eclipse generated with maven archetype (allinone option).

I followed some tutorial on webscript in alfresco platform.

The example work fine but unfortunately the hot reloading ( configuration) of freemarker template or javascripts file does not work.

Hot reload of regular java class, also work fine, but hot reload of other resource does not work.

I can see (in the console) the hotswap message:

message Watch event 'ENTRY_MODIFY'

but when I try to test non change I do not see any changes.

For every small change (except java changes), I am forced to perform the whole procedure

clean install -DskipTests = true alfresco: run

I would appreciate your suggestions to solve the problem before starting with a serious development project.

Thank you for your help!

Best regards.

[krutik_jayswal]

As a temporary solution.

Refresh Webscript : http://localhost:8081/share/service/index //For share

Refresh Webscript : http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/index //For alfresco repository

Clear Cache : http://localhost:8081/share/page/caches/report?clear=true //For share client side script...

I am also facing the same issue, but freemarker and javascript file are gettting hot reloaded on repository server.But facing same issues in share for freemarker and javascript file.

[ssciacca]

Thank you for the answer.

I tried your solution but nothing has changed.

I got the same results: I changed a freemarker string but on the browser I saw the old version of string. The same happens on javascript files.

I tried also to insert the <cache> section on the xml descriptor for the web script:

<webscript>
  <shortname>Get all whitepapers</shortname>
  <description>Returns a list of active whitepapers</description>
  <url>/someco/whitepapers</url>
  <url>/someco/whitepapers.json</url>
  <url>/someco/whitepapers.html</url>
  <format default="json">extension</format>
  <authentication runas="admin">guest</authentication>
  <transaction>none</transaction>
  <cache>
    <never>true</never>  
    <mustrevalidate/>
  </cache>
</webscript>

I'm following the Jeff Potts's tutorial https://ecmarchitect.com/alfresco-developer-series-tutorials/webscripts/tutorial/tutorial.html

Bye.

[krutik_jayswal]

You need to hit refresh webscript button on bottom of URL...pt : http://localhost:8080/alfresco/service/index.....have you done that?

[ssciacca]

Thanks a lot.

Yes, I have done it.

Nothing has changed.

I'm stuck on this problem!

[ssciacca]

Thanks a lot.

Yes, I have done it.

Nothing has changed.

I'm stuck on this problem!

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[krutik_jayswal]

Which alfresco SDK version you are using?

[ssciacca]

I'm using Alfresco community edition 5.2 (the last version downloaded 1 month ago about)

[ssciacca · Accepted solution]

I #solved the problem!. Follow the solution (for others with the same problem).

1. I followed Using HotSwapAgent | Alfresco Documentation 

2. Setup a new AllInOne project whit eclipse 

3. Check patch the JVM whith DCEVM (Quick Start | HotswapAgent ) but is ok 

4. Setup in Eclipse a new Maven Build "Run Configuration" whith goal

clean package -DskipTests=true alfresco:run

VM arguments:

-Xms256m -Xmx2G -javaagent:[PATH_TO_HOTSWAP_AGENT]/hotswap-agent-1.0.jar -XXaltjvm=dcevm

In previous configuration I had used "hotswap-agent-core-1.3.0.jar" because the "hotswap-agent-1.3.0.jar" library did'nt work (a handful of exceptions after launch). I this case Alfresco doc. suggests to use 1.0 version of agent.  

I think this was the main problem!

5. Create a new configuration file named "hotswap-agent.properties" in the folder $PLATFORM_PROJECT_FOLDER/src/main/resource whith only the following line

autoHotswap=true

6. Run the Maven Build (prepared before: step 4)

7. The All-In-One project contains an HelloWorld Web Script implemented in Java and JS. Point the browser to http://localhost:8080/alfresco/s/sample/helloworld and we can see messages from Java and from JS.

Now I can edit and hot-reload:  Java class (HelloWorldWebScript), FreeMarker file (helloworld.get.html.ftl), Javascript file (helloworld.get.js).

When I save on eclipse the hot-reload happens immediately and I can see the changes on the browser !!

Thank you to Krutik for help.

[krutik_jayswal]

Its the alfresco version, SDK version is the one in which you are making the development.

 Below property represents the SDK version, It is in POM.xml.

<alfresco.sdk.version>

If above property is not there, than add the information about the parent pom.