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1 -JRebel (previously called javarebel is a tool from [[ZeroTurnaround>>http://www.zeroturnaround.com]]).
1 +[[JRebel>>url:http://jrebel.com||shape="rect"]] is a tool from [[ZeroTurnaround>>url:http://www.zeroturnaround.com||shape="rect"]] that makes it possible for Java developers to instantly see any code change made to an app //without// redeploying. JRebel lets you see code changes instantly, versioning classes and resources individually and updating one at a time instead of as a lump application redeploy.
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3 -It is a java library that makes it possible to change java code while running a project in WOLips and see the results without having to restart. It is a great timesaver.
3 +=== How to install and use JRebel ===
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5 -If you are running Eclipse 3.4, you should have a look at the screencast from David Avendasora at [[http://www.wocommunity.org/podcasts/WOJavaRebel_Setup.mov]].
5 +* Get a free 30-day license, a[[open source developer license>>url:http://sales.zeroturnaround.com||shape="rect"]] (Get JRebel for free section) or a paid license from [[ZeroTurnaround>>url:http://www.zeroturnaround.com||shape="rect"]]
6 +* Put the license file (jrebel.lic) into a directory named .jrebel in your home directory. ( ~~/.jrebel/jrebel.lic )
7 +* Get the JRebel plugin. Go to Eclipse->Preferences->Available Software Sites, add [[http:~~/~~/www.zeroturnaround.com/update-site/>>url:http://www.zeroturnaround.com/update-site/||shape="rect"]]
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7 -If you are running WOLips 3.5.1 or bigger, you are lucky: the JRebel plugin is included in the current WOLips for there versions.
9 +[[image:attach:AddZeroTurnAround.png]]
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9 -How to install and use JRebel
11 +* Download the Jrebel Eclipse Integration and perhaps the JRebel Eclipse Debugger Integration from install new Software
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11 -1. Download you version from [[ZeroTurnaround>>http://www.zeroturnaround.com]]
12 -1. put the jrebel.jar somewhere nice, so you can use it in whatever project you are working
13 -1. Go to WOLips->Preferences->Install Software, add http:~/~/www.zeroturnaround.com/update-site/
13 +[[image:attach:InstallSoftware.png]]
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15 -[[image:AddZeroTurnAround.png]]
15 +* Make sure you have checked the JRebel Plugin in WOLips if you download the newest version.
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17 -1. Download the Jrebel Eclipse Integration and perhaps the JRebel Eclipse Debugger Integration from install new Software
17 +[[image:attach:UpdateWOLipsWithJRebel.png]]
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19 -[[image:InstallSoftware.png]]
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19 +* Restart Eclipse. You will now have a Jrebel preference item in your eclipse preferences and JRebel is ready for use with your projects.
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22 -1. Make sure you have checked the JRebel Plugin in WOLips if you download the newest version.
21 +You have now installed and setup the stuff that WOLips needs to know about the location of JRebel.jar.
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24 -[[image:UpdateWOLipsWithJRebel.png]]
23 +== How do you use it? ==
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26 -1. Restart Eclipse. You will now have a Jrebel preference item in your eclipse preferences
27 -1. Goto to Preferences->JRebel, and point the Path to jrebel.jar to the jrebel.jar location from action 2.
25 +Well that has become very simple since the inclusion of Quinton Dolan's JRebel plugin in WOLips.
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29 -[[image:PathToJRebel.png]]
27 +For a project in which want to use jrebel to change java code while running, go to the run configuration of the project, under the contextual menu Run As->Run Configurations.
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31 -You have now installed and setup the stuff that WOLips needs to know about the location of JRebel.jar.
29 +In the Run Configuration of a WOApplication you will notice an extra Tab, called JRebel.
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33 -How do you use it?
31 +Select the tab, and check the check boxes to enable JRebel Agent and (eventually) Enable debug logging.
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35 -Well that has become very simple since the inclusion of Quinton Dolan's JRebel plugin in WOLips.
33 +[[image:attach:EnableJRebel.png]]
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37 -For a project in which want to use jrebel to change java code while running, go to the run configuration of the project, under the contextual menu Run As->Run Configurations.
35 +Start you project from the Run Configuration.
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39 -In the Run Configuration of a WOApplication you will notice an extra Tab, called JRebel.
37 +Suddenly, you will get messages about jrebel being loaded, and some extra information about what settings are available as extra arguments.
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41 -Select the tab, and check the check boxes to enable JRebel Agent and (eventually) Enable debug logging.
39 +{{info}}
40 +If you get out of memory error with respect to "Perm Gen space", just allocate more Perm Gen memory in command line launch args in your launch configuration. For example:
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43 -[[image:EnableJRebel.png]]
42 +-XX:MaxPermSize=384m
43 +{{/info}}
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45 -Start you project from the Run Configuration.
45 +Start changing your java code on the fly: watch and start saving time.
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47 -Suddenly, you will get messages about jrebel being loaded, and some extra information about what settings are available as extra arguments.
47 +[[image:attach:JRebelWOLipsLog.png]]
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49 -Start changing your java code on the fly: watch and start saving time.
49 +* Profit! (for the europeans: Extra Time Off!)
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51 -Profit! (for the europeans: Extra Time Off!)
51 +== More information ==
52 +
53 +[[Old screencast from David Avendasora about using JRebel with Eclipse 3.4>>url:http://www.wocommunity.org/podcasts/WOJavaRebel_Setup.mov||shape="rect"]].