How to develop javascript in KnowWE without restarting after every change#

Having to restart and rebuild KnowWE after every minor change when developing Javascript (or CSS) can be very time-consuming. There are two simple ways to be able to develop without restarting.

Working on file in target folder#

  • in your IDE, navigate to:
KnowWE-App/target/KnowWE-APP-0.X-SNAPSHOT/KnowWEExtension/scripts
  • in this folder you find the relevant .js files (if they were integrated into the plugin properly before)
  • right click the file you wish to edit and select
Open with System Editor to edit the file with your system's default editor or Open with Text Editor to edit the file with Eclipse's built-in plain text editor.

Working with browser-integrated editing tool#