https://github.com/pukkaone/class-reload-agent

Monitors Java class files in the file system for changes and reloads them into a running Java virtual machine. Use this during development to reload classes instead of redeploying an application.
https://github.com/pukkaone/class-reload-agent

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Monitors Java class files in the file system for changes and reloads them into a running Java virtual machine. Use this during development to reload classes instead of redeploying an application.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/pukkaone/class-reload-agent
• Owner: pukkaone
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2011-06-03T20:51:24.000Z (over 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2011-06-13T16:23:40.000Z (over 13 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-03-11T11:26:37.738Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: java
• Language: Java
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• Size: 203 KB
• Stars: 7
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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# Class Reload Agent

Monitors Java class files in the file system for changes and reloads them into

a running Java virtual machine.  Use this during development to reload classes

instead of redeploying an application.

This is a fork of [AgentSmith](http://java.net/projects/agentsmith) modified to

monitor multiple class directories.

The implementation uses HotSwap, so it can reload a class only if a method body

was changed.  It cannot reload a class if a field or method was added or

deleted.  Buy [JRebel](http://www.zeroturnaround.com/jrebel/) if you want

something more capable.  The expense is more than made up by the savings in

developer time.

## Usage

Add this Java virtual machine command line option:

    -javaagent:/path/to/class-reload-agent.jar=classes=classpath

where *classpath* is a list of directories separated by the system-dependent

path-separator.  On UNIX systems, the path-separator is `:`.  On Windows

systems, it is `;`.