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

[shaiw]

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

[Andrew Eisenberg]

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?

[shaiw]

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

[Andrew Eisenberg]

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.