tomcat-devloader-ex

Tomcat DevLoader with extra features.

Overview

This provides extra features for Tomcat DevLoader of Sysdeo Eclipse Tomcat Launcher plugin.

• Exclude specific jar files at launching Eclipse Tomcat Launcher.
• Add class path to java.class.path.

Build

You can execute it using the command below:

mvn package

Installation

Delete default DevLoader class files.

• Tomcat 5.x
  • $TOMCAT_HOME/server/classes/org/apache/catalina/loader/
  • $TOMCAT_HOME/server/classes/org/apache/catalina/mbeans/
• Tomcat 6.x
  • $TOMCAT_HOME/lib/classes/org/apache/catalina/loader/
  • $TOMCAT_HOME/lib/classes/org/apache/catalina/mbeans/

Copy devloader-ex-x.x.jar to $TOMCAT_HOME/lib

• Tomcat 5.x: $TOMCAT_HOME/server/lib
• Tomcat 6.x: $TOMCAT_HOME/lib

optional (if you want to use the custom exclude settings)

Copy conf/devloader.conf to $TOMCAT_HOME/conf/devloader.conf

• Example:
  • C:\Software\Java\tomcat\conf/devloader.conf
  • /usr/local/java/tomcat/conf/devloader.conf

Configurations (Optional)

Cutomize exclude patterns.

• $TOMCAT_HOME/conf/devloader.conf
• Format: java.util.regex.Pattern

# default configration
(.*)/servlet-api(.*).jar
(.*)/jsp-api(.*).jar
(.*)/geronimo-jsp(.*).jar
(.*)/geronimo-servlet(.*).jar

# for examples
(.*)/servlet-api(.*).jar
file:/(.*)/servlet-api(.*).jar
(.*)/test/(.*)

References

• m2eclipseプラグインとSysdeo/SQLI Eclipse Tomcat Launcher pluginのDevLoader改変