[GERONIMODEVTOOLS-788] The hot deploy of jsp and other static resource files do not work even under the development mode

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.0, 3.0-beta-1
• Fix Version/s: 3.0, 3.0.2
• Component/s: eclipse-plugin
• Labels: hotdeploy
• Assignee: Yi Xiao
• Reporter: Yi Xiao
• Created: 01/Mar/12 01:55
• Updated: 03/Jun/13 03:28
• Resolved: 01/Mar/12 02:17

Description

First need to set the server in development mode:
1 modify the config.xml:
<module name="org.apache.geronimo.configs/tomcat7-deployer/3.0-beta-2-SNAPSHOT/car">
<gbean name="TomcatWebBuilder">
<attribute name="jspServlet" propertyEditor="org.apache.geronimo.web25.deployment.utils.WebAppXmlAttributeBuilder">
<web-app:web-app xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee" xmlns:web-app="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee">
<servlet>
<servlet-class>org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet</servlet-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>development</param-name>
<param-value>true</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>fork</param-name>
<param-value>false</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>logVerbosityLevel</param-name>
<param-value>DEBUG</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>xpoweredBy</param-name>
<param-value>false</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>engineOptionsClass</param-name>
<param-value>org.apache.geronimo.jasper.JspServletOptions</param-value>
</init-param>
</servlet>
</web-app:web-app>
</attribute>
</gbean>
</module>
...
<module name="org.apache.geronimo.configs/jasper-deployer/3.0-beta-2-SNAPSHOT/car">
<gbean name="JspModuleBuilderExtension">
<attribute name="defaultJspServlet" propertyEditor="org.apache.geronimo.web25.deployment.utils.WebAppXmlAttributeBuilder">
<web-app:web-app xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee" xmlns:web-app="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/javaee">
<servlet>
<servlet-name>jsp</servlet-name>
<servlet-class>org.apache.jasper.servlet.JspServlet</servlet-class>
<init-param>
<param-name>development</param-name>
<param-value>true</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>trimSpaces</param-name>
<param-value>false</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>fork</param-name>
<param-value>false</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>logVerbosityLevel</param-name>
<param-value>DEBUG</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>xpoweredBy</param-name>
<param-value>false</param-value>
</init-param>
<init-param>
<param-name>engineOptionsClass</param-name>
<param-value>org.apache.geronimo.jasper.JspServletOptions</param-value>
</init-param>
<load-on-startup>0</load-on-startup>
</servlet>
<servlet-mapping>
<servlet-name>jsp</servlet-name>
<url-pattern>*.jsp</url-pattern>
<url-pattern>*.jspf</url-pattern>
<url-pattern>*.jspx</url-pattern>
<url-pattern>*.xsp</url-pattern>
</servlet-mapping>
</web-app:web-app>
</attribute>
</gbean>
</module>
2 set GERONIMO_OPTS
set GERONIMO_OPTS=-Dorg.apache.geronimo.webapplication.stage=DEVELOPMENT

Steps:
1. Install wep and OSGi tool in a clean eclipse
2. Install wasce
3. Import the attached sample eba into eclipse
4. Modify server configuration to enable hot swap, then run the sample on the defined server
5. Open a browser to visit the jsp url
6. Update a jsp file and save it
7. Check if the jsp is updated by reloading the jsp url

Symptom: you will see the jsp is not updated.