IntelliJ: Automatically update resources

Question

I am using IntelliJ IDEA to develop AngularJS app with Java back-end. HTML/JS is server from Tomcat.

Whenever I changed HTML/JS file, I hit CMD+F10 and select Update resources, then refresh my browser and everything is OK.

I'd like to ask if there is a way that IntelliJ would do this automatically for me. I know that I can check 'Don't ask again', but sometimes I really want to Redeploy or Restart server as well ...

Answer 1

If you go into your Server Run Configuration, on the Server tab there is an option named "On frame deactivation". Set that to "Update resources" and then whenever IDEA loses focus, it will update the resources of the server.

Relevant docs from Intellij http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/webhelp10.5/updating-a-running-java-ee-application.html#update_on_frame_deactivation

Edit 8/19/2020 Thanks to Adi Gerber for providing an updated link, which is https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/2016.2/updating-applications-on-application-servers.html#update (the previous one doesn't work anymore)

And here is a link to the current docs as of 8/19/2020: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/idea/updating-applications-on-application-servers.html#update