GGTS 3.2.0.M1 - remote debug doesn't stop at groovy controller breakpoints

Hi,

I am using GGTS 3.2.0.M1 with Grails 2.1.1.

I am trying to remote debug my application.
I set breakpoints in a controller but the debugger doesn't break.

I see that the blue circle with no check mark on it.
That tells me that the class what not loaded.

- I checked that the project is a Grails project.
- I also refreshed the dependencies.

The .project file contains the groovy nature:

<natures>
<nature>org.grails.ide.eclipse.core.nature</nature>
<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.groovy.core.groovyNature </nature>
<nature>org.eclipse.wst.common.project.facet.core. nature</nature>
<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
<nature>org.eclipse.wst.common.modulecore.ModuleCo reNature</nature>
<nature>org.eclipse.jem.workbench.JavaEMFNature</nature>
</natures>

The .classpath file contains the controllers' sources:

<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/java"/>
<classpathentry kind="src" path="src/groovy"/>
<classpathentry kind="src" path="grails-app/conf"/>
<classpathentry kind="src" path="grails-app/controllers"/>
<classpathentry kind="src" path="grails-app/domain"/>
<classpathentry kind="src" path="grails-app/services"/>
<classpathentry kind="src" path="grails-app/taglib"/>
<classpathentry kind="src" path="grails-app/utils"/>
<classpathentry kind="src" path="test/integration"/>
<classpathentry kind="src" path="test/unit"/>
...

Everything seems to be in sync with the remote version.

Can someone please advise?

Thanks,
Shai

How are you running the application? Is it in a tomcat? using grails run-app? Is it a truly remote app or is it just running as an external process on your physical machine?

Hi Andrew,

I finally managed to debug the application.
The application runs on JBoss 4.2.3 on a remote computer.

The problem is this:
I build the project externally via Maven.
Then, I refresh the project in GGTS and also refresh the dependencies.
In some cases old breakpoints lose their validity.
I need to remove and reset the breakpoint at the same location.
Only then the breakpoint works.

I am not sure if it's random or how to reproduce it for sure.
I hope it focuses you on a potential problem..

Thanks,
Shai

It is likely that the external compile and refresh of your project confuses things. You might be able to fix things by importing your grails project as a maven project and running the maven build inside GGTS.