Since 2.2.1.Final, there’s a new way of running Thorntail apps in the IDE.
Previously, the only way was running the main method of the Swarm class. It caused problems with the classpath: the flat classpath used in that case didn’t mimic the JBoss Modules classpath used in the java -jar ... scenario well enough.
Thorntail Runner uses the JBoss Modules approach. It was tested against all the issues users reported with the old way of running apps in the IDE, and it solved all of them.
How to use Runner
Make it visible to your IDE
To use Thorntail Runner, you add io.thorntail:thorntail-runner to your application. If you use Maven, add the following to your dependencies. Neither the runner itself nor its dependencies leak into the fat jar that the Thorntail Maven plugin generates for your project.
<dependency>
<groupId>io.thorntail</groupId>
<artifactId>thorntail-runner</artifactId>
<version>${version.thorntail}</version>
</dependency>
Run it
In IntelliJ IDEA, use Ctrl/Cmd+N to find the Runner class. In Eclipse you can use Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+T. Once you’ve found it, just run its main method.
You can customise Runner’s behaviour with system properties. The full list lives in the javadoc of the class (or in the source).
Feedback
If you hit any issues with Thorntail Runner — or any other part of the project — let us know. Bug reports can be filed in the project’s issue tracker.