Configuring Eclipse for Remote Debugging
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Remote Debugging a JBoss Application
Having configured a debug configuration for the example servlet
application deployed in the JBoss server, we shall debug the
servlet application in the Eclipse IDE. Create a webapp.war
web application from the modified (with the
NullPointerException) JBossServlet.class
file with the build.xml file, as explained in the
"Developing a JBoss Application in Eclipse" section. Start the JBoss server.
With the debug options specified in the run batch file, the server
starts in debug mode.
Next, select the EclipseDebug debug configuration in the Debug frame. Click on the Debug button to connect the remote debugger to the JBoss server, as shown in Figure 16.
Figure 16. Connecting the remote debugger to the JBoss server
This connects the Eclipse remote debugger to the JBoss server. Select the Debug Perspective button to display Eclipse's debug perspective. In the Debug perspective, the remote debugger is shown connected to the JBoss server at localhost, port 8787, as shown in Figure 17.
Figure 17. Remote debugger connected to the JBoss server
Access the JBossServlet in the JBoss server with the URL
http://localhost:8080/webapp/catalog in a browser. Because
the servlet throws a NullPointerException, the servlet
gets suspended with a NullPointerException, as
indicated in the Debug perspective. The line that produced the
exception gets displayed, as shown in Figure 18.
Figure 18. JBoss server suspended at NullPointerException
The line that throws the exception is
out.println(str.toString());. The servlet application
may be debugged with the different debug options listed by
selecting Run in the Eclipse IDE.
Conclusion
We remotely debugged an application deployed to the JBoss server in the Eclipse IDE. An application deployed in another application server such as WebLogic may also be debugged by configuring that server to start in debug mode.
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