Dan, Thanks.
In netbeans I can get the debugger to attach, but get a msg can not set break point. I get this message in the debugger console. I can set other java breakpoints. Invalid LineBreakpoint InitTheme.groovy : 31 LineBreakpoint UtilMisc.java : 68 successfully submitted. Robert Wynkoop On Fri, Jan 10, 2020 at 11:00 AM Daniel Watford <d...@foomoo.co.uk> wrote: > Hi Robert, > > <sidebar> > Groovy scripts are not on the classpath in the normal sense, but are > loaded (and I guess compiled) at runtime from the script's .groovy file. > > This is handled in the GroovyEngine#serviceInvoker where you'll see a line > similar to: > > Script script = > InvokerHelper.createScript(GroovyUtil.getScriptClassFromLocation(this.getLocation(modelService)), > GroovyUtil.getBinding(gContext)); > > By following the above call to GroovyUtil.getScriptClassFromLocation, it > looks like the script is read from the .groovy file each time the groovy > service is invoked, and added to the relevant at this point. > > </sidebar> > > Since the script does get on the classpath, it should be accessible from > your debugger. > > I use IntelliJ to debug groovy services/events. > > Launch Ofbis using: > ./gradlew ofbizDebug > > Once the initial build steps are complete you should see: > [image: image.png] > > > > Set your debugger to connect to a remote VM on localhost port 5005. Ofbiz > won't continue to load until your debugger is connected. > > Once connected, if you aren't able to hit any breakpoints then it is worth > checking how your debugger associates sources with the remote VM's > classpath. > > Hopefully that should get you connected. We can then figure out any other > IDE specific issues after that. > > Note: you can only modify a script called as a service or event. You can't > modify any supporting classes (groovy or java) without a rebuild and > restarting ofbiz. This is due to those supporting classes being loaded from > the proper classpath, and I haven't been able to get ofbiz to recognise > that those compile classfiles on the classpath have been modified and to > reload them accordingly. Finding a solution to this will massively improve > development for me. > > Cheers, > > Dan. > > > On Fri, 10 Jan 2020 at 15:55, Robert Wynkoop <robert.wynk...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> How do I debug the Groovy scripts? >> >> In netbeans and eclipse, the groovy file does not seem to be on the class >> path. >> >> I'm unable to set break points. Any tips to configure so I can debug >> OFBiz Java embedded Groovy. >> >> [image: 2020-01-10 09_40_18-ofbiz-framework - Apache NetBeans IDE >> 11.2.jpg] >> >> Thanks, >> >> Robert Wynkoop >> > > > -- > Daniel Watford >