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Posted to users@tomcat.apache.org by Scott Dudley <sc...@telesoft.com> on 2005/06/03 02:31:17 UTC

WebappLoader and Auto-Detection of Class Changes

I extended WebappLoader.java to create a custom classloader to allow me 
to append an alternate set of class folders.  The loader works as 
intended but I noted that it doesn't detect any changes to these 
resources and call Context.reload() as is the case with WEB-INF/classes, 
lib, and any <WatchedResource> entries.  What am I missing.  Looking at 
WebappLoader.java and I fail to notice the mechanism which provides said 
functionality.

Can someone point me in the right direction?

Many thanks.

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Regards,

Scott Dudley


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Re: WebappLoader and Auto-Detection of Class Changes

Posted by Scott Dudley <sc...@telesoft.com>.
A gentleman responded on the dev list suggesting I have a look at the 
modified() method.  My reply was as follows:

    /Bill,

    I added an over-ridden modified() method to my classloader that also
    checks for changes to my added classes folders.  I see that
    WebappLoader.java checks only jars.

    Works like a charm.

    Thanks./



Scott Dudley wrote:

>
> I extended WebappLoader.java to create a custom classloader to allow 
> me to append an alternate set of class folders.  The loader works as 
> intended but I noted that it doesn't detect any changes to these 
> resources and call Context.reload() as is the case with 
> WEB-INF/classes, lib, and any <WatchedResource> entries.  What am I 
> missing.  Looking at WebappLoader.java and I fail to notice the 
> mechanism which provides said functionality.
>
> Can someone point me in the right direction?
>
> Many thanks.
>

-- 

Regards,

Scott Dudley


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