How to debug Apache Storm in Local Cluster/Mode through eclipse

Question

Using the following Q&A I managed to get debugging enabled through eclipse on an Apache Storm cluster (running locally). How to debug Apache Storm in Eclipse?

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Answer 1

We can debug Storm Topology like any other java code in Eclipse. I launch my topology with in Eclipse itself using LocalCluster mode. I'm able to debug ShellBolts, Trident bolts etc.

In addition I also have storm-core added as project in my Eclipse (instead of maven dependency), which enables me to debug and understand whats happening inside storm. Useful to better track Tuple acknowledgements, emit handlers, anchors, timeouts, exceptions etc.