Re: Question on Struts debugging - one more time

[Keith Bacon]

I've not had better luck. I think it's the way it is.
Here's how I do it - I'd like to know how others do.

I use hundreds of log messages so I can trace the flow of my program. I make the 
method calls for
logging easy to type - dbmd("a debug msg") or dbmw("warning message").
I code traces into action classes from the start. to show the perform method starting 
& ending so
a dud struts config is found because the Action i expect to run doesn't log it's 
start. 
I check for null pointers all over the place & log a warning or throw an exception for 
them.
I constantly restart the server (tomcat 3.2.2) to make weird problems go away.
Auto class reloading doesn't work properly so - I restart after every compile.

I use these 3 methods in jsp's & Action classes a lot, to check the contents of the 
session &
request - this finds things left in the session by mistake.
public static void printSessionAttributeNames(String caller, HttpSession 
session) {
public static void printRequestAttributeNames(String caller, 
HttpServletRequest request) {
public static void printRequestParameters(String caller, HttpServletRequest 
request) {
I've attached the code for them, someone may find them useful - the codes a bit dodgy 
& old but
it's easy to understand.

I have my own logging code (from old servlet programming) but I want to use log4j (one 
day!) - You
really need to be able to switch trace messages on/off without re-compiling classes or 
restarting
the server.

Only when it's quite reliable do I remove the messages. Often I just comment the 
mesages out in
expectation it will go wrong in future.

All in all a bit primitive compared to some (non-web) environments I've worked in. 
we're in the
early days - things will get easier. We'll get informative/instructive messages that 
tell us what
to do to put it right & we'll be able to step thru our action classes in the debugger.

Happy bug hunting! - Keith


--- "Kilmer, Erich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thought I would give this one more try. Has anyone had better luck with
> debugging problems caused by say bad action mappings, ie: mis-named action
> classes, missing action forms etc. Currently when these problems are
> encountered I see no useful error messages in any of my logs (even when
> debug is set to 2). 
> Is this just the way that it is or have I failed to do something?
> 
> Thanks,
> Erich
> 
> Sent previously:
> 
> I have been using Struts for some time now. My app's Struts config file has
> almost 50 action mappings so I have been down this road a time or two. 
> Many times when adding a new mapping I run into errors though. For example
> the latest on was where the mapping listed an action class called something
> like UserCreateAction (package removed). But when I wrote the class itself I
> named it UserAddAction.
> Now when I built the app and moved to the Orion apps server and ran it when
> I get to the JSP that references this action mapping I get a null exception.
> Typically I do not catch exceptions in a JSP and the uncaught exceptions go
> to my error JSP where it states that the exception is null.
> So I go into my web.xml file and change the debug param to 2. I also changed
> detail to 2. (By the way what does detail = 2 do?)
> Then I re-ran everything after rebuilding and re-deploying. The app still
> does the same thing.
> OK, fine now I go to check the logs. I check the apps server log where
> system outs go. I see no Struts messages except for the flurry of them at
> startup. I look at the log4j error logs and see nothing. I also looked at
> the apps servers application log where I see some Struts messages but see
> nothing about this error.
> 
> So my Struts debugging question is this. Are errors encountered when
> converting the Struts tags in my JSP written anywhere? Is there more debug
> settings I must make? Is there another log that I can check?
> 
> I know this is a fairly simple example and I am getting better at debugging
> them but it would be nice if there was someway to make this so I check the
> log and it says that "Action class UserCreateAction does not exist". 
> 
> Let me know,
> Erich Kilmer
> Bell+Howell
> 
> 
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RE: Question on Struts debugging - one more time

[Kilmer, Erich]

Hi Keith,
Thanks for your reply.
I do use already many of the techniques listed in your email as well as
log4j.
I do not have any problem catching errors in form and actions classes.
I do have problem finding errors that come out of the html tags in JSPs.
If there is a bad mapping and an html:form's action point to the mapping
with a problem I do not see any errors in any of the logs. I have modified
my error.jsp in hopes of seeing more but so far nothing.
If I have better luck with this I will let the group know.
Developing in Struts would be much faster if there was a way to diagnose
such problems.
Erich

-Original Message-
From: Keith Bacon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 8:54 AM
To: Struts Users Mailing List
Subject: Re: Question on Struts debugging - one more time


I've not had better luck. I think it's the way it is.
Here's how I do it - I'd like to know how others do.

I use hundreds of log messages so I can trace the flow of my program. I make
the method calls for
logging easy to type - dbmd("a debug msg") or dbmw("warning message").
I code traces into action classes from the start. to show the perform method
starting & ending so
a dud struts config is found because the Action i expect to run doesn't log
it's start. 
I check for null pointers all over the place & log a warning or throw an
exception for them.
I constantly restart the server (tomcat 3.2.2) to make weird problems go
away.
Auto class reloading doesn't work properly so - I restart after every
compile.

I use these 3 methods in jsp's & Action classes a lot, to check the contents
of the session &
request - this finds things left in the session by mistake.
public static void printSessionAttributeNames(String caller,
HttpSession session) {
public static void printRequestAttributeNames(String caller,
HttpServletRequest request) {
public static void printRequestParameters(String caller,
HttpServletRequest request) {
I've attached the code for them, someone may find them useful - the codes a
bit dodgy & old but
it's easy to understand.

I have my own logging code (from old servlet programming) but I want to use
log4j (one day!) - You
really need to be able to switch trace messages on/off without re-compiling
classes or restarting
the server.

Only when it's quite reliable do I remove the messages. Often I just comment
the mesages out in
expectation it will go wrong in future.

All in all a bit primitive compared to some (non-web) environments I've
worked in. we're in the
early days - things will get easier. We'll get informative/instructive
messages that tell us what
to do to put it right & we'll be able to step thru our action classes in the
debugger.

Happy bug hunting! - Keith


--- "Kilmer, Erich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Thought I would give this one more try. Has anyone had better luck with
> debugging problems caused by say bad action mappings, ie: mis-named action
> classes, missing action forms etc. Currently when these problems are
> encountered I see no useful error messages in any of my logs (even when
> debug is set to 2). 
> Is this just the way that it is or have I failed to do something?
> 
> Thanks,
> Erich
> 
> Sent previously:
> 
> I have been using Struts for some time now. My app's Struts config file
has
> almost 50 action mappings so I have been down this road a time or two. 
> Many times when adding a new mapping I run into errors though. For example
> the latest on was where the mapping listed an action class called
something
> like UserCreateAction (package removed). But when I wrote the class itself
I
> named it UserAddAction.
> Now when I built the app and moved to the Orion apps server and ran it
when
> I get to the JSP that references this action mapping I get a null
exception.
> Typically I do not catch exceptions in a JSP and the uncaught exceptions
go
> to my error JSP where it states that the exception is null.
> So I go into my web.xml file and change the debug param to 2. I also
changed
> detail to 2. (By the way what does detail = 2 do?)
> Then I re-ran everything after rebuilding and re-deploying. The app still
> does the same thing.
> OK, fine now I go to check the logs. I check the apps server log where
> system outs go. I see no Struts messages except for the flurry of them at
> startup. I look at the log4j error logs and see nothing. I also looked at
> the apps servers application log where I see some Struts messages but see
> nothing about this error.
> 
> So my Struts debugging question is this. Are errors encountered when
> converting the Struts tags in my JSP written anywhere? Is there more debug
> settings I must make? Is there another log that I can check?
> 
> I know this is 

RE: Question on Struts debugging - one more time

[Sandeep Takhar]

I am not sure what is implied by the below messages:

Using netbeans I am able to 

debug servlets
debug jsp's (a little buggy but it works)
debug action classes and form classes.

I am not sure if this all works remotely or not.

logging is always a good idea.

Sandeep
--- "Kilmer, Erich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Hi Keith,
> Thanks for your reply.
> I do use already many of the techniques listed in
> your email as well as
> log4j.
> I do not have any problem catching errors in form
> and actions classes.
> I do have problem finding errors that come out of
> the html tags in JSPs.
> If there is a bad mapping and an html:form's action
> point to the mapping
> with a problem I do not see any errors in any of the
> logs. I have modified
> my error.jsp in hopes of seeing more but so far
> nothing.
> If I have better luck with this I will let the group
> know.
> Developing in Struts would be much faster if there
> was a way to diagnose
> such problems.
> Erich
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Keith Bacon
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 8:54 AM
> To: Struts Users Mailing List
> Subject: Re: Question on Struts debugging - one more
> time
> 
> 
> I've not had better luck. I think it's the way it
> is.
> Here's how I do it - I'd like to know how others do.
> 
> I use hundreds of log messages so I can trace the
> flow of my program. I make
> the method calls for
> logging easy to type - dbmd("a debug msg") or
> dbmw("warning message").
> I code traces into action classes from the start. to
> show the perform method
> starting & ending so
> a dud struts config is found because the Action i
> expect to run doesn't log
> it's start. 
> I check for null pointers all over the place & log a
> warning or throw an
> exception for them.
> I constantly restart the server (tomcat 3.2.2) to
> make weird problems go
> away.
> Auto class reloading doesn't work properly so - I
> restart after every
> compile.
> 
> I use these 3 methods in jsp's & Action classes a
> lot, to check the contents
> of the session &
> request - this finds things left in the session by
> mistake.
>   public static void
> printSessionAttributeNames(String caller,
> HttpSession session) {
>   public static void
> printRequestAttributeNames(String caller,
> HttpServletRequest request) {
>   public static void printRequestParameters(String
> caller,
> HttpServletRequest request) {
> I've attached the code for them, someone may find
> them useful - the codes a
> bit dodgy & old but
> it's easy to understand.
> 
> I have my own logging code (from old servlet
> programming) but I want to use
> log4j (one day!) - You
> really need to be able to switch trace messages
> on/off without re-compiling
> classes or restarting
> the server.
> 
> Only when it's quite reliable do I remove the
> messages. Often I just comment
> the mesages out in
> expectation it will go wrong in future.
> 
> All in all a bit primitive compared to some
> (non-web) environments I've
> worked in. we're in the
> early days - things will get easier. We'll get
> informative/instructive
> messages that tell us what
> to do to put it right & we'll be able to step thru
> our action classes in the
> debugger.
> 
> Happy bug hunting! - Keith
> 
> 
> --- "Kilmer, Erich"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Thought I would give this one more try. Has anyone
> had better luck with
> > debugging problems caused by say bad action
> mappings, ie: mis-named action
> > classes, missing action forms etc. Currently when
> these problems are
> > encountered I see no useful error messages in any
> of my logs (even when
> > debug is set to 2). 
> > Is this just the way that it is or have I failed
> to do something?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Erich
> > 
> > Sent previously:
> > 
> > I have been using Struts for some time now. My
> app's Struts config file
> has
> > almost 50 action mappings so I have been down this
> road a time or two. 
> > Many times when adding a new mapping I run into
> errors though. For example
> > the latest on was where the mapping listed an
> action class called
> something
> > like UserCreateAction (package removed). But when
> I wrote the class itself
> I
> > named it UserAddAction.
> > Now when I built the app and moved to the Orion
> apps server and ran it
> when
> > I get to the JSP that references this ac

RE: Question on Struts debugging - one more time

[Keith Bacon]

I don't use a proper IDE, I'm waiting till it's clear they are very good & I
can get a fast response time. So some of what I said was in ignorance, but also many 
people don't
use IDE's yet.
I don't have time to keep trying them out - last year I tried, they clearly needed a 
monster
computer to run. 
Is netbeans the best IDE?
Are you happy with it?
What sized machine to run on? 
Keith.



--- Sandeep Takhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I am not sure what is implied by the below messages:
> 
> Using netbeans I am able to 
> 
> debug servlets
> debug jsp's (a little buggy but it works)
> debug action classes and form classes.
> 
> I am not sure if this all works remotely or not.
> 
> logging is always a good idea.
> 
> Sandeep
> --- "Kilmer, Erich" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > Hi Keith,
> > Thanks for your reply.
> > I do use already many of the techniques listed in
> > your email as well as
> > log4j.
> > I do not have any problem catching errors in form
> > and actions classes.
> > I do have problem finding errors that come out of
> > the html tags in JSPs.
> > If there is a bad mapping and an html:form's action
> > point to the mapping
> > with a problem I do not see any errors in any of the
> > logs. I have modified
> > my error.jsp in hopes of seeing more but so far
> > nothing.
> > If I have better luck with this I will let the group
> > know.
> > Developing in Struts would be much faster if there
> > was a way to diagnose
> > such problems.
> > Erich
> > 
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Keith Bacon
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 8:54 AM
> > To: Struts Users Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: Question on Struts debugging - one more
> > time
> > 
> > 
> > I've not had better luck. I think it's the way it
> > is.
> > Here's how I do it - I'd like to know how others do.
> > 
> > I use hundreds of log messages so I can trace the
> > flow of my program. I make
> > the method calls for
> > logging easy to type - dbmd("a debug msg") or
> > dbmw("warning message").
> > I code traces into action classes from the start. to
> > show the perform method
> > starting & ending so
> > a dud struts config is found because the Action i
> > expect to run doesn't log
> > it's start. 
> > I check for null pointers all over the place & log a
> > warning or throw an
> > exception for them.
> > I constantly restart the server (tomcat 3.2.2) to
> > make weird problems go
> > away.
> > Auto class reloading doesn't work properly so - I
> > restart after every
> > compile.
> > 
> > I use these 3 methods in jsp's & Action classes a
> > lot, to check the contents
> > of the session &
> > request - this finds things left in the session by
> > mistake.
> > public static void
> > printSessionAttributeNames(String caller,
> > HttpSession session) {
> > public static void
> > printRequestAttributeNames(String caller,
> > HttpServletRequest request) {
> > public static void printRequestParameters(String
> > caller,
> > HttpServletRequest request) {
> > I've attached the code for them, someone may find
> > them useful - the codes a
> > bit dodgy & old but
> > it's easy to understand.
> > 
> > I have my own logging code (from old servlet
> > programming) but I want to use
> > log4j (one day!) - You
> > really need to be able to switch trace messages
> > on/off without re-compiling
> > classes or restarting
> > the server.
> > 
> > Only when it's quite reliable do I remove the
> > messages. Often I just comment
> > the mesages out in
> > expectation it will go wrong in future.
> > 
> > All in all a bit primitive compared to some
> > (non-web) environments I've
> > worked in. we're in the
> > early days - things will get easier. We'll get
> > informative/instructive
> > messages that tell us what
> > to do to put it right & we'll be able to step thru
> > our action classes in the
> > debugger.
> > 
> > Happy bug hunting! - Keith
> > 
> > 
> > --- "Kilmer, Erich"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Thought I would give this one more try. Has anyone
> > had better luck with
> > > debugging problems caused b

RE: Question on Struts debugging - one more time

[Rick Horowitz]

I tried switching from JBuilder to NetBeans but found
NetBeans too slow - on a 400Mhz XEON with 512MB RAM.
I've switched back to JBuilder Personal. The JB 6.0
release now installs easily on Redhat 7.2 (unlike the
5.0 release, which I never got working). NetBeans has
more functionality than the free version of JB
(Personal - used to be Foundation), but the speed
difference is too much for me to ignore. I'm planning
to try NB again with their 3.4 version.


--- Keith Bacon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't use a proper IDE, I'm waiting till it's
> clear they are very good & I
> can get a fast response time. So some of what I said
> was in ignorance, but also many people don't
> use IDE's yet.
> I don't have time to keep trying them out - last
> year I tried, they clearly needed a monster
> computer to run. 
> Is netbeans the best IDE?
> Are you happy with it?
> What sized machine to run on? 
> Keith.
> 
> 
> 
> --- Sandeep Takhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I am not sure what is implied by the below
> messages:
> > 
> > Using netbeans I am able to 
> > 
> > debug servlets
> > debug jsp's (a little buggy but it works)
> > debug action classes and form classes.
> > 
> > I am not sure if this all works remotely or not.
> > 
> > logging is always a good idea.
> > 
> > Sandeep
> > --- "Kilmer, Erich"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > wrote:
> > > Hi Keith,
> > > Thanks for your reply.
> > > I do use already many of the techniques listed
> in
> > > your email as well as
> > > log4j.
> > > I do not have any problem catching errors in
> form
> > > and actions classes.
> > > I do have problem finding errors that come out
> of
> > > the html tags in JSPs.
> > > If there is a bad mapping and an html:form's
> action
> > > point to the mapping
> > > with a problem I do not see any errors in any of
> the
> > > logs. I have modified
> > > my error.jsp in hopes of seeing more but so far
> > > nothing.
> > > If I have better luck with this I will let the
> group
> > > know.
> > > Developing in Struts would be much faster if
> there
> > > was a way to diagnose
> > > such problems.
> > > Erich
> > > 
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: Keith Bacon
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 8:54 AM
> > > To: Struts Users Mailing List
> > > Subject: Re: Question on Struts debugging - one
> more
> > > time
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I've not had better luck. I think it's the way
> it
> > > is.
> > > Here's how I do it - I'd like to know how others
> do.
> > > 
> > > I use hundreds of log messages so I can trace
> the
> > > flow of my program. I make
> > > the method calls for
> > > logging easy to type - dbmd("a debug msg") or
> > > dbmw("warning message").
> > > I code traces into action classes from the
> start. to
> > > show the perform method
> > > starting & ending so
> > > a dud struts config is found because the Action
> i
> > > expect to run doesn't log
> > > it's start. 
> > > I check for null pointers all over the place &
> log a
> > > warning or throw an
> > > exception for them.
> > > I constantly restart the server (tomcat 3.2.2)
> to
> > > make weird problems go
> > > away.
> > > Auto class reloading doesn't work properly so -
> I
> > > restart after every
> > > compile.
> > > 
> > > I use these 3 methods in jsp's & Action classes
> a
> > > lot, to check the contents
> > > of the session &
> > > request - this finds things left in the session
> by
> > > mistake.
> > >   public static void
> > > printSessionAttributeNames(String caller,
> > > HttpSession session) {
> > >   public static void
> > > printRequestAttributeNames(String caller,
> > > HttpServletRequest request) {
> > >   public static void
> printRequestParameters(String
> > > caller,
> > > HttpServletRequest request) {
> > > I've attached the code for them, someone may
> find
> > > them useful - the codes a
> > > bit dodgy & old but
> > > it's easy to understand.
> > > 
> > > I

Re: Question on Struts debugging - one more time

[dion]

Rick Horowitz wrote:

> I tried switching from JBuilder to NetBeans but found
> NetBeans too slow - on a 400Mhz XEON with 512MB RAM.


I'm running a PIII 1Ghz with 512MB on Mandrake and NB 3.3 is fine for 
meI've also had Eclipse running on it, but at the moment Eclipse is 
'flakier' than NB by a long way.


> I've switched back to JBuilder Personal. The JB 6.0
> release now installs easily on Redhat 7.2 (unlike the
> 5.0 release, which I never got working). NetBeans has
> more functionality than the free version of JB
> (Personal - used to be Foundation), but the speed
> difference is too much for me to ignore. I'm planning
> to try NB again with their 3.4 version.
> 
> 
> --- Keith Bacon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
>>I don't use a proper IDE, I'm waiting till it's
>>clear they are very good & I
>>can get a fast response time. So some of what I said
>>was in ignorance, but also many people don't
>>use IDE's yet.
>>I don't have time to keep trying them out - last
>>year I tried, they clearly needed a monster
>>computer to run. 
>>Is netbeans the best IDE?
>>Are you happy with it?
>>What sized machine to run on? 
>>Keith.
[snippity]



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RE: Question on Struts debugging - one more time

[Sandeep Takhar]

I am quite happy with it.  

There is some time in figuring out configuration
issues and searching through mailing lists.  But if
you're reading this one...

I have 256 ram and and p4 @home, 500 ram and p1 here
at work -- both work sufficiently well.  Being able to
see what is being debugged is important for me and I
will take a little hit in performance if necessary,
but I haven't noticed it being overly slow anyways.

I have used visual age in the past, but prefer
netbeans.  Nice thing about netbeans is you can get it
for free and download it at home with no problem.

CVS and ant are also being used here and I find them
invaluable as well.

Sandeep
--- Rick Horowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I tried switching from JBuilder to NetBeans but
> found
> NetBeans too slow - on a 400Mhz XEON with 512MB RAM.
> I've switched back to JBuilder Personal. The JB 6.0
> release now installs easily on Redhat 7.2 (unlike
> the
> 5.0 release, which I never got working). NetBeans
> has
> more functionality than the free version of JB
> (Personal - used to be Foundation), but the speed
> difference is too much for me to ignore. I'm
> planning
> to try NB again with their 3.4 version.
> 
> 
> --- Keith Bacon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I don't use a proper IDE, I'm waiting till it's
> > clear they are very good & I
> > can get a fast response time. So some of what I
> said
> > was in ignorance, but also many people don't
> > use IDE's yet.
> > I don't have time to keep trying them out - last
> > year I tried, they clearly needed a monster
> > computer to run. 
> > Is netbeans the best IDE?
> > Are you happy with it?
> > What sized machine to run on? 
> > Keith.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- Sandeep Takhar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> wrote:
> > > I am not sure what is implied by the below
> > messages:
> > > 
> > > Using netbeans I am able to 
> > > 
> > > debug servlets
> > > debug jsp's (a little buggy but it works)
> > > debug action classes and form classes.
> > > 
> > > I am not sure if this all works remotely or not.
> > > 
> > > logging is always a good idea.
> > > 
> > > Sandeep
> > > --- "Kilmer, Erich"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > wrote:
> > > > Hi Keith,
> > > > Thanks for your reply.
> > > > I do use already many of the techniques listed
> > in
> > > > your email as well as
> > > > log4j.
> > > > I do not have any problem catching errors in
> > form
> > > > and actions classes.
> > > > I do have problem finding errors that come out
> > of
> > > > the html tags in JSPs.
> > > > If there is a bad mapping and an html:form's
> > action
> > > > point to the mapping
> > > > with a problem I do not see any errors in any
> of
> > the
> > > > logs. I have modified
> > > > my error.jsp in hopes of seeing more but so
> far
> > > > nothing.
> > > > If I have better luck with this I will let the
> > group
> > > > know.
> > > > Developing in Struts would be much faster if
> > there
> > > > was a way to diagnose
> > > > such problems.
> > > > Erich
> > > > 
> > > > -Original Message-
> > > > From: Keith Bacon
> > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 8:54 AM
> > > > To: Struts Users Mailing List
> > > > Subject: Re: Question on Struts debugging -
> one
> > more
> > > > time
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I've not had better luck. I think it's the way
> > it
> > > > is.
> > > > Here's how I do it - I'd like to know how
> others
> > do.
> > > > 
> > > > I use hundreds of log messages so I can trace
> > the
> > > > flow of my program. I make
> > > > the method calls for
> > > > logging easy to type - dbmd("a debug msg") or
> > > > dbmw("warning message").
> > > > I code traces into action classes from the
> > start. to
> > > > show the perform method
> > > > starting & ending so
> > > > a dud struts config is found because the
> Action
> > i
> > > > expect to run doesn't log
> > > > it's start. 
> > > > I check fo