What do I need to do after I change a .java file?#

Usually you only have to refresh your browser page. Hot Code Replacement makes your changes effective at runtime.

I'm done editing. How to make my changes permanent?#

You don't have to worry that you changes will be lost after you shut down KnowWE. However, to make the changes effective for the next restart, you have to perform Maven Install on your plugin aswell as KnowWE-App.

Hot Code Replacement failed. What to do?#

Sometimes, especially when doing major changes to a .java file, Hot Code Replacement fails. In this case you have to quit Tomcat, perform a Maven Install on your plugin and KnowWE-App and start Tomcat again.

What do I need to do after I change a Non-Java file?#

  • Tomcat starts, but wikipages are not loaded -> update Tomcat-Context... this happens when mvn installing while tomcat is running...
  • What is an plugin, what is an extension, what is an extension point (http://d3webwiki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/Wiki.jsp?page=Plugins%20and%20Extensions)
  • What is the Scope of an extension