Debugging Spring Bean Applications

It is possible to debug Spring Bean Applications in the Stardust Process Workbench. To get this running you have to do some configuration first.

Configuration

In a dynamic Web project using the Process Manager facets, all libraries necessary for debugging spring bean applications are included in the classpath.

If you are not using the Process Manager facets, make sure you have the following libraries in your CLASSPATH:

• carnot-spring.jar, residing in the lib folder of your Stardust installation
• all jar files residing in the lib/spring folder of your Stardust installation
• BPM Core Libraries (please see the Installation Guide for details.)

Additionally set up a configuration file named carnot-spring-debugging-context.xml, located in the root of your classpath to bootstrap a context from a bean. Here is a simple example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<!DOCTYPE beans PUBLIC "-//SPRING//DTD BEAN//EN" "http://www.springframework.org/dtd/spring-beans.dtd">

<!-- Application context for a Stardust Process Engine client.-->
 
<beans>
    <!-- If you have your own context file, reference this file here -->

    <!--import resource="classpath:NameOfYourCustomContext"/--> (e.g. <import resource="classpath:custom-spring-context.xml"/>)
</beans>
...

This is only necessary if you like to add custom contexts to your debugging context. Be sure to add all context configuration files to your CLASSPATH. To add them to the classpath, you can:

• add the context files to the src folder of your Web project, or
• add them in the Classpath tab of your Debug configuration dialog:
  • In the main menu debug part choose Run > Debug Configurations.
  • Select Process Model and add a new configuration.
  • Go to the Classpath tab.
  • Select User entries.
  • Click the Advanced button on the right side of the panel.
  • In the Advanced Options dialog select Add Folders.

    

  • Choose the folder with your context files, e.g. <yourProject>/WebContent/WEB-INF/config/ipp/jsf.
  • Click Apply.

Figure: Editing the Classpath in the Debug Configuration

Please refer to chapter Debugging Process Definitions of the Modeling Guide for information on how to debug Stardust Processes.