RE: Orion 1.3.8 and Servlets

[Duffey, Kevin]

Title: RE: Orion 1.3.8 and Servlets

Actually, in orion-web.xml (located in /orion/application-deployments/app_name/web_app_name/orion-web.xml) there is a setting for development..which you said. But also there is another option, called source-directory="/path/dir" and when development="true" every time you save the file, Orion will auto-reload your web-app for you (and I don't think it shows you this in its output window..but maybe it does). I have not been able to see this work, mostly because if ANY of your HttpSession objects do not implement Serializable, it wont' work for some reason. Our code is jacked up enough where we do not do it right. Anyways, Orion and Resin are the only two servlet engines (Orion being a full J2EE app server too) that auto-reload your entire app, even if you change code in a "core" class. Most app servers and servlet engines reload only servlets and/or JSPs/javabeans, not core classes, and so on. Just make sure when you deploy to production your turn development off ("false").  In the /docs folder, look at orion-web.xml.html..it will explain this to you.

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Hani Suleiman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2000 7:16 AM
To: Orion-Interest
Subject: RE: Orion 1.3.8 and Servlets

If you 'touch' any of the configuration files for your application (eg, web.xml), then Orion will reload that app. I use an ant build script which after installing the app, uses the touch task to force Orion to reload.

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Orion-Interest
Sent: 10/16/2000 9:48 AM
Subject: Orion 1.3.8 and Servlets

Guys,

I have this small problem with my servlets..
whenever I make changes to them and recompile them, I have to
restart my orion for the changes to take effect.. I know there
is a development mode which auto compiles the files but I suppose
that only applies to JSP's ?

so what I would like to know is whether it is possible to compile
servlets and have the changes take effect immediately without having to
restart, kinda like installing a new .ear or .war file.

sincerely,

Arjan Wijnveen
MarketXS B.V.