How do I recompile and reload Java source code while `lein repl` is running?

Question

I have a Clojure project, and I'm using leiningen. I'm also using tools.namespace to reload Clojure code while running a REPL. If I want to include Java source in the project, can I recompile and reload it while the REPL is running? What is the most convenient/dynamic way of doing it? Can I do it so that it works well with tools.namespace?

Answer 1

I'm answering my own bounty here but I did do a bit of work getting this up:

Use Vinyasa,

and here is a blog post:

Dynamic reloading of java code in emacs/nrepl

... actually... it's kinda not working anymore... you have to do back to the earlier versions in order to get the support.

Answer 2

Nowadays (2016->) the better answer is to use Virgil. It watches and recompiles all Java code in your leiningen project automatically in the background, as opposed to Vinyasa's approach of invoking reimport.