How do i debug a web application running on jetty in eclipse?
I would run the application with maven using the command: mvnDebug jetty:run
And setup a remote Java application using port 8000, in Eclipse IDE.
See the 'Setting up Maven 2.0.8+' section of: http://docs.codehaus.org/display/MAVENUSER/Dealing+with+Eclipse-based+IDE
None of the answers worked for me. Here's what did work:
- Create Maven Eclipse Runtime for your project:
- right-click on project -> maven build -> goals: jetty:run
- go to JRE tab of your Maven Eclipse Runtime, and in the VM arguments section add:
-Xdebug -Xnoagent -Djava.compiler=NONE -Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,address=8000,server=y,suspend=n
When you execute this runtime, the first thing the Eclipse console outputs (in blue) is:
Listening for transport dt_socket at address: 8000
Now you can create a Remote Java application Debug Runtime and connect to the debug port (8000 in this example)
Click External Tools Config,
Select program and click the new button top left.
Set location to your maven binary
working directory to local workspace and arguments to jetty:run
In the environment tab set the maven opts. Notice socket address = 4000 and suspend=y
The go to debug configurations and add a new remote application. Add a project name and set the socket address. Now run the External tool it should say:
Listening for transport dt_socket at address: 4000
Then you can debug the remote app and add breakpoints etc.
