Package freemarker.debug

Class DebuggerClient

java.lang.Object

freemarker.debug.DebuggerClient

public class DebuggerClient
extends Object

A utility class that allows you to connect to the FreeMarker debugger service running on a specific host and port.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Debugger	getDebugger(InetAddress host, int port, String password)	Connects to the FreeMarker debugger service running on a specific host and port.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Details

getDebugger

public static Debugger getDebugger(InetAddress host,
 int port,
 String password)
                            throws IOException

Connects to the FreeMarker debugger service running on a specific host and port. The Java VM to which the connection is made must have defined the system property freemarker.debug.password in order to enable the debugger service. Additionally, the freemarker.debug.port system property can be set to specify the port where the debugger service is listening. When not specified, it defaults to Debugger.DEFAULT_PORT.

Parameters:

host - the host address of the machine where the debugger service is running.

port - the port of the debugger service

password - the password required to connect to the debugger service

Returns:

Debugger a debugger object. null is returned in case incorrect password was supplied.

Throws:

IOException - if an exception occurs.