copy static resource does not work with PROJECT_STAGE setting "production"

[helper14]

Apache NetBeans version

Apache NetBeans 30, Glassfish 8.0.3

What happened

When in the web.xml PROJECT_STAGE is set to "production" the "copy static resource on save" in "properties / run" does not work. Saved changes in xhtml-files are not reflected in the browser - the page stays with the old content until the application is redeployed.
When PROJECT_STAGE is set to "development", the changes are reflected in the browser instantly. But I don't want to set the PROJECT_STAGE to "development" (although the project is in development), because (especially since Glassfish 8.0.3) the application gets very, very slow with PROJECT_STAGE development.

Language / Project Type / NetBeans Component

maven web project

How to reproduce

Set PROJECT_STAGE in web.xml to "production" and enable "copy static resource on save" in "properties / run". Changes in xhtml-Files are not reflected in the deployed application when they are saved.

Did this work correctly in an earlier version?

No / Don't know

Operating System

win11

JDK

open-JDK 21

Apache NetBeans packaging

Apache NetBeans binary zip

Anything else

No response

Are you willing to submit a pull request?

No

[NicolaIsotta]

I don't think that's a Netbeans issue.
From JSF 2.3, FACELETS_REFRESH_PERIOD defaults to -1 if mode is PRODUCTION, that means that xhtml file are cached and the jsf runtime never check for changes.
If you don't want to change the mode, you have to add the javax/jakarta.faces.FACELETS_REFRESH_PERIOD context param with a value > 0.

[helper14]

Thank you a lot!