How to extend "Debug" task properly?

[ThomasDaheim]

Hi,

in order to have JavaFX11 running under Netbeans 9 and Gradle some tweaks are required (see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/52140346/java11-javafx-and-maven-will-not-run-outside-of-netbeans-ide-9/52142071#52142071). Especially, the standard "Debug" tasks isn't working since it also needs --add-exports and so on.

Using the tip from openjfx/samples#2 I have managed to add a new runDebug task that is working. I can add the same for the "Debug" task but then I seem to overwrite that task since I now must manually start the debugger.

How would I need to add information like

        jvmArgs = [
                '--module-path', classpath.asPath,
                '--add-modules', 'javafx.controls,javafx.graphics,javafx.base,javafx.fxml,javafx.web,javafx.swing,javafx.media',
                // various exports needed at run time - see https://stackoverflow.com/a/52142071
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.util=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.reflect=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.beans=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.logging=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.runtime=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.collections=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.graphics/com.sun.prism=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.sg.prism=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.scene=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.media/com.sun.media.jfxmedia=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.media/com.sun.media.jfxmedia.events=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.controls/com.sun.javafx.scene.control=ALL-UNNAMED'
        ]

to the Debug task? I have tried to add above jvm commands lines via Properties -> Built-In Tasks but I failed to translate '--module-path', classpath.asPath into something valid...

[kelemen]

As I understand, you have created a new task with different name. Are you using the "Debugger listens for connection" mode to debug? If you are, then have you updated the -PdebuggedTaskName=${project}:run in the built-in tasks? In this case, you don't actually need separate run and debug tasks as the init script NB provides will update the jvmArgs property (in an afterEvaluate block).

[ThomasDaheim]

Based on the tip from stackoverflow I have added a configuration like

run {
    doFirst {
        jvmArgs = [
                '--module-path', classpath.asPath,
                '--add-modules', 'javafx.controls,javafx.graphics,javafx.base,javafx.fxml,javafx.web,javafx.swing,javafx.media',
                // various exports needed at run time - see https://stackoverflow.com/a/52142071
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.util=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.reflect=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.beans=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.logging=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.runtime=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.collections=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.graphics/com.sun.prism=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.sg.prism=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.scene=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.media/com.sun.media.jfxmedia=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.media/com.sun.media.jfxmedia.events=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.controls/com.sun.javafx.scene.control=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.controls/com.sun.javafx.scene.control.behavior=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.controls/com.sun.javafx.scene.control.inputmap=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.scene.traversal=ALL-UNNAMED',
        ]
    }
}

in my build.gradle. With this the standard "Run" tasks works. But it doesn't impact the "Debug" task - that still fails with "JavaFX libs not found". So I was playing around to also get Debug running but with no luck.

What would I need to do to have the same impact on the "Debug" task? If possible I would like to avoid having to create a new task and having to attach the debugger manually...

[kelemen]

Can you try switching to the other debug mode? In project properties (or even in the global settings): Set Debugging-Java/Debug mode to "Debugger listens for connection". Then, you should probably reset the debug tasks (assuming you have configured it in project properties) to the default (inherit).

[kelemen]

Oh, right that won't work because you are setting the jvmArgs in a doFirst. If you want to do this in doFirst (or anywhere after project evaluation), then write something like

def newArgs = [/* Your args go here */]
jvmArgs = jvmArgs.plus(newArgs)

[ThomasDaheim]

Cool, jvmArgs.plus seems to do the job!

My build.gradle now looks like below. I couldn't include classpath.asPath in the definition of newArgs since it doesn't seem to be available outside of doFirst?

def newArgs = [ '--add-modules', 'javafx.controls,javafx.graphics,javafx.base,javafx.fxml,javafx.web,javafx.swing,javafx.media',
                // various exports needed at run time - see https://stackoverflow.com/a/52142071
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.util=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.reflect=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.beans=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.logging=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.runtime=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.base/com.sun.javafx.collections=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.graphics/com.sun.prism=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.sg.prism=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.scene=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.media/com.sun.media.jfxmedia=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.media/com.sun.media.jfxmedia.events=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.controls/com.sun.javafx.scene.control=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.controls/com.sun.javafx.scene.control.behavior=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.controls/com.sun.javafx.scene.control.inputmap=ALL-UNNAMED',
                '--add-exports', 'javafx.graphics/com.sun.javafx.scene.traversal=ALL-UNNAMED',
    ]
    
// extend Netbeans Gradle "Run" task
run {
    doFirst {
        jvmArgs = jvmArgs.plus(['--module-path', classpath.asPath,])
        jvmArgs = jvmArgs.plus(newArgs)
    }
}

// extend Netbeans Gradle "Debug" task
task(debug, dependsOn: 'classes', type: JavaExec) {
    doFirst {
        main = 'tf.gpx.edit.main.GPXEditorManager'
        classpath = sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
        jvmArgs = jvmArgs.plus([
                '--module-path', classpath.asPath,
                "-Xdebug",
                "-Xrunjdwp:transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=y,address=5005",
        ])
        jvmArgs = jvmArgs.plus(newArgs)
    }
}