Debugging source code in Web-Inf

Question

Dear All Java Expert,
I'm using Forte 3.0 and debugging source code for different web application folder. example ..\webapps\APPS1 and ..\webapps\APP2.
Ok, my problem is i was unable to 'share and debug' same servlet file over 2 web application.
Example, a.java located at ..\webapps\APPS1\Web-INF\Classes\a.java and shared by APP2. The problem is when APP2 having problem i need to copy the java file frm APPS1 to APPS2 web-inf folder for debugging.
I'm still new using the IDE debugging features, any eXperience people pls don't be hesitate to reply.

Answer 1

What exactly is the problem?
You want APPS1 and APPS2 to share the same Servlet code?
If so, you need to think through what you are doing. Consider this scenario; I point my web browser to www.wikey.com/APPS1 and the servlet in \webapps\APPS1 returns a response. I point my web browser to www.wikey.com/APPS2 and APPS2 returns a response.
That's what we pretty much expect to happen.
Now let's say you put the code in a file called BOTH. If I point my web browser to www.wikey.com/BOTH, then it launches the servlet named BOTH. That's reasonable. However, if BOTH consists of code from APPS1 and APPS2 in the same class, then the web server has absolutely no idea which block of code to call.
However, you can make it www.wikey.com/BOTH?doRoutine=APPS1 where it will launch the APPS1 specific code. But why bother? Why not just launch APPS1 directly?
So to answer your question, there's no real advantage to having two different URLs point to the same Servlet. Consequently, there's no real advantage to having a debug URL point to to a production URL's Servlet, i.e., no point in sharing code for debugging purposes.
So the question you want to ask is, "Is there a macro in Forte 3.0 that will allow people to make copies of all the source files in one folder, place those copies in another folder AND set up the URL and environments correctly?"
The answer is - not that I'm aware of. If you want such a capability, you should code it yourself. But even in Microsoft Windows, it only takes a few seconds to select the folder and do a cut-and-paste copy, then rename the files.
Incidently, this is totally different than putting common class files in a common directory, modifying the class path, and allowing two separate servlets to import those classes.