Light-4j applications are standalone Java applications without any JEE container and can be debugged inside IntelliJ or Eclipse directly. Most of the time, we are going to debug the application before dockerizing it to ensure it is functioning. Sometimes, an application works when starting with java -jar xxx.jar but when running with a docker container, it stops working. Most cases, this is due to the docker network issue. In case this happens, it would be great if we can debug the application running inside the Docker container remotely from your favorite IDE. Read More »

I am using Intellij IDEA but Eclipse should be very similar as the generated project is standard Maven project. To debug your code, you need to start the server. Here is the steps to create a standalone application in Idea. Click Run and select Edit Configurations… Click + on the top left corner to add a new Configuration. In the dropdown select application Name your application to Server In Main Class input, type com. Read More »

Utilizing the Eclipse IDE, it is similar to the same debugging process on IntelliJ IDEA. Here is the steps to create a standalone application in Eclipse IDE. Click the drop down menu on the Run button and select “Run Configurations” Click + on the top left corner to add a new Configuration. In the side menu bar double click on “Java Application” Name your application to Server In Main Class input, type com. Read More »