[FIXED] Avoid maven clean install on Spring Boot each time a Java class is changed

Issue

I have a web application and I´m using Spring Boot to run it. Every time I make a change in a .java I have to make a mvn clean and a mvn install for this code to be updated in my running application.

Is there some workaround for this issue? Something like instant re-run on file save, or any way to make this process faster, maybe re-publishing only the .java code?

PD: The .xhtml views updates on the fly. If you need more app specific details just ask and I´ll post them. Thank you in advance.

Edit: I´ve also tried the spring.devtools.restart.additional-paths porperty, but still not able to reload. Dev tools - restart-additional-paths

Solution

Add below dependencies to your pom.xml, and it autodeploys your changed code in the embedded tomcat.

        <dependency>
            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
            <artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
            <optional>true</optional>
        </dependency>

Answered By - Amit K Bist
Answer Checked By - Timothy Miller (JavaFixing Admin)