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Easy way to reflect log4j server configuration changes in Eclipse [message #1850977]

Wed, 23 March 2022 18:55

Bruno Melloni

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Registered: August 2020

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Java 17, Tomcat 9, Eclipse 2021.12. But this has been an issue for many years, and it seems to apply to any configuration, not just log4j.

Details:

- I have the instance of Tomcat that I use with Eclipse configured to use log4j, including the file tomcat/log4j2/conf/log4j2-tomcat.xml.
- When I first setup Eclipse to use that instance of Tomcat (in preferences/server/runtimeEnvironment it picks up the configuration just fine (for log4j and anything else).
- As I code, I tend to update log4j2-tomcat.xml to silence packages/classes that were originally at debug level as once trusted I no longer need the debug info so I set the corresponding configuration to info.

And here comes the problem.
- It seems that Eclipse caches the old configuration. So those changes are not reflected when Eclipse launches a webapp.
- I ***CAN*** make Eclipse notice the changes if I completely remove Tomcat from Eclipse and then add it back in from scratch. Needless to say that is extremely cumbersome, as it is something I'd want to do often.

QUESTION:
- Is there an easier way to tell Eclipse to completely refresh its server configuration cache so that it reflects the actual server configuration?

I assume the answer is yes, and that I've just never come across it. Thanks in advance for the help.

[Updated on: Wed, 23 March 2022 18:55]

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