Using Eclipse with Play Framework 2.0
eclipse, playframework-2.0
Solution
Question 1:
After you have eclipsified, open Eclipse and choose `File -> Import... -> Existing Projects into Workspace`. A dialog will open, choose your Play Framework 2.0 project folder and click `Finish`.
Question 2:
Start your Play Framework application using `play debug run`. You will see something like this:
Listening for transport dt_socket at address: 9999 ...
In Eclipse, right-click on your project in `Project Explorer` and choose `Debug As -> Debug Configurations...`.
A new dialog called `Debug Configurations` will open. Double-click on `Remote Java Application` and a new window will appear on the right side. Change the `Connection properties` so that the point to host `localhost` and port `9999`. Confirm by clicking the `Debug` button.
Put a breakpoint in your Application in Eclipse.
Try your application as normal in a web-browser. If it hits a breakpoint then Eclipse will be brought as frontmost and let you debug.
Problem
I am new to Framework 2.0. In Play 1.0, after you Eclipsify your project, you have have a *.launch file that you can use to launch your project. After you eclipsify in Play 2.0, you don't seem to have anything similar. Is there a way to control your launching and to debug Play 2.0, using Eclipse? A similar question: Debug Playframework 2.0 in Eclipse The answer to that question did not have specific enough instructions for me to know how to follow.