how to debug spring application with gradle

Question

I am working on spring app and need to step through a controller method to see how it works. I am working in eclipse and building my app with gradle bootRun co

Answer 1

Define an executes a Java application in a child process.

task executeApp() {
    doFirst {
       println "Executing java app from Gradle..."
       javaexec {
           main = "com.mymain"
           jvmArgs = ["-agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=30000"]
       }
    }
}

Set your breakpoints in the java code. After execute the Gradle task.For example in Windows:

  .\gradlew.bat executeApp

The task waits until you attach the debugger. For example in Netbeans go to Debug->Attach debugger , set 30000 on port Field.