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How to update repository-tier workflow files without restarting the tomcat server?

marcollirite — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 12:54:01 GMT

Hi all, I'm currently working on developing a custom workflow with many custom behaviors and scripts. I'm using the Alfresco Maven SDK to build and test my project as I develop it. This necessitates that I restart the repository-tier tomcat server every time I want to make a change/update my workflo

Re: How to update repository-tier workflow files without restarting the tomcat server?

jearles — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 19:04:46 GMT

Marcus,

Are you referring to a situation like this, where there would perhaps be a listener to take in updates as you make them?

Just a couple thoughts before digging too deep:

If you're able to use the Modeler for any of that editing, that should allow you to update the flow and re-deploy for testing without any restarts. I've found a couple of threads discussing the options in Tomcat to handle updating a site without restarting the entire service - I've use some of their suggestions before.

Hope this helps - if not, we'll go deeper,
-JEarles

Re: How to update repository-tier workflow files without restarting the tomcat server?

marcollirite — Thu, 13 Apr 2017 09:44:40 GMT

Hi Jonathan

Thanks for your answer. I had a look at both of those options but they both seem rather technically complicated. I'm very much a beginner with Java and Alfresco (I never did anything at all before this project, learning it all as I go), so I think the time I would spend setting up either of those solutions would outweigh the time I save once they are implemented! I was hoping there was a fairly simple solution to my problem but it looks like I'll have to deal with the server restart time. Thank you anyway!