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5.3.1
Managing Run/Debug configuration profiles
Any project in
IDEA
may include different executable applications. Your project
may be composed of several applications or may include performance tests, code
generators, database loaders, or other utility programs that you may run during
development.
IDEA
lets you run any program with a valid Java main method
defined, just as you would run from the command line. The configuration pro-
files give you a way to store all the runtime options required with your project,
making it easier to run the program the next time.
Accessing the configuration panel
To define a new configuration profile, you need to visit the
Run/Debug Configu-
rations
dialog. There are two ways to access the project's defined Run/Debug con-
figurations: Select
Run | Edit Configurations
to bring up the
Run/Debug
Configurations
panel, as shown in figure 5.17; or select
Edit Configurations
from the end of the drop-down selections in the Run area of the main toolbar.
The
Run/Debug Configurations
dialog shows all the configuration profiles
defined in the current project. The tabs across the top of the panel are used to
select the different types of configuration profiles supported by
IDEA
, although in
this chapter we'll focus on the
Application
tab:
Application
runs command-line or Swing applications launched via a
main()
method. More information on running Swing applications can be
found in chapter 10.
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Applet
runs Java applets through either an applet viewer or a web page
and your local browser.
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JU
nit
executes unit tests written against the
JU
nit testing framework. Run-
ning unit tests is covered in chapter 7.
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Remote
specifies configurations for debugging Java applications running
outside of
IDEA
, such as on an application server. Remote debugging is
covered in chapter 6.
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JSR45
Compatible Server is
used for running or debugging applications
running inside a
JSR45
-compatible application server directly supported
by
IDEA
's web server integration features, covered in chapter 11.
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To m c a t S e r v e r
is used for running or debugging applications running
inside a Tomcat application server directly supported by
IDEA
's web server
integration features, covered in chapter 11.
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We bl o g ic I n s t a nc e
is used for running or debugging applications running
inside a Weblogic application server directly supported by
IDEA
's web
server integration features, covered in chapter 11.
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