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I am using eclipse bndtools plugin to develop OSGi based web application. I am using Eclipse IDE (because of bndtools) and Jetbrain Webstorm IDE to edit the html/css/js files.
When I change files in eclipse, the bndtools refresh the bundle and I can see the changes immediately, but when I edit files using Webstorm I need to refresh the project in eclipse in order to see the result.
NOTE: I have enabled the Eclipse workspace setting Windows > Preferences > General > Workspace > Refresh using native hooks or polling and Refresh on access . But this will only enable eclipse to detect changes when I access the files in eclipse.
To speed up my development, I don't want to refresh the project using eclipse on every changes I make in Webstorm. I am asking if there is a way to avoid it.
Thanks
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When a new file is created in Eclipse you might need to refresh the Eclipse project to see the new file. This refresh process can take place automatically. To set auto-refresh, go to window → preferences → general → workspace and check the "Refresh using native hooks or polling" check-box.
In the editor in your eclipse, do this, Right Click -> Replace With -> Local History... From the list of entries in Revision Time, select the revision you want, compare the changes, and if they look okay, replace it. Done!
Another way to quickly (keyboard-free) see the path is to hover over the file type icon (on top of the open editor window). Hovering over doesn't show full path. It shows half path. Such a pity of Eclipse.
in Eclipse, right-click on your project and select "Properties". With "Resource" selected, it shows "Location:" which is the path to your project. Let's say if you added a folder to your project called Audio, then you could access a mp file like this: new File(".
thanks to a tip from john there is another (hidden) way in eclipse to compare external files the trick is described in this article and requires a keyboard shortcut assigned. select the menu window > preferences > general > keys and assign a shortcut key for ‘ compare with other resource ‘:
External diff Tool is an Eclipse plugin that allows the launch of an external diff tool for file compares rather than the default built-in Eclipse diff tool. This plugin doesn't replace the built-in Eclipse tool. It only adds a new menu item to the GUI.
Eclipse comes with an internal diff / compare editor, but if you prefer a third-party one, this plugin opens an external merge or diff tool for you.
Opening an External File To open a file by double-clicking: If the file type you are trying to open was associated with PDT during installation, simply double-clicking it in your external file system will cause it to be opened in PDT. If the file type was not associated with PDT you can:
The option "Refresh using native hooks or polling and Refresh on access" just do what you are asking for. The option "Refresh on access" only refresh the file when you access it (when opening the file, or if the file is open in an editor). Tested in Eclipse Photon.
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