[jbosstools-issues] [JBoss JIRA] (JBIDE-12452) Add support for creating and auto-discovering JBoss AS "user instances"

[Dan Allen (JIRA)]

Dan Allen created JBIDE-12452:
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             Summary: Add support for creating and auto-discovering JBoss AS "user instances"
                 Key: JBIDE-12452
                 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-12452
             Project: Tools (JBoss Tools)
          Issue Type: Feature Request
          Components: JBossAS/Servers
    Affects Versions: 3.3.1
         Environment: Fedora 17 and above
Fedora JBoss AS package (jboss-as)
            Reporter: Dan Allen
            Assignee: Rob Stryker


The Fedora JBoss AS package supports creating user instances of JBoss AS. A user instance allows an unprivileged user to run JBoss AS out of that user's home directory. An instance is created using the jboss-as-cp script. For example:

{code}
jboss-as-cp -l $HOME/applications/jboss-as-user-instance
{code}

The user instance is skinny, meaning it only contains the configuration files for the instance. The libraries are kept in the system instance and referenced by the custom startup script:

{code}
JBOSS_BASE_DIR=$HOME/applications/jboss-as-user-instance /usr/share/jboss-as/bin/standalone.sh -c standalone-web.xml
{code}

JBoss Tools does not currently auto-detect these instances. However, it could offer to create and/or auto-discover them.

It's possible to get JBoss Tools to control the user instance, but it requires tweaking the startup flags in the server configuration. Here's how:

1. Have JBoss AS auto-discover the system instance at /usr/share/java
2. Open the server launch configuration
3. Uncheck the box "Always update arguments related to the runtime" so our changes don't get overwritten
4. Replace the VM arguments that contain "jboss" with:

-Dorg.jboss.boot.log.file=${env_var:HOME}/applications/jboss-as-user-instance/log/boot.log -Dlogging.configuration=file:${env_var:HOME}/applications/jboss-as-user-instance/configuration/logging.properties -Djboss.home.dir=/usr/share/jboss-as -Djboss.server.base.dir=${env_var:HOME}/applications/jboss-as-user-instance

Having native support for JBoss AS to auto-detect and configure user instances would be ideal.

If changes are required in the jboss-as-cp script, please use this issue tracker: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/buglist.cgi?component=jboss-as&product=Fedora&list_id=455824

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