auto deployer will also track web applications for the following changes:
<ul>
<li>An update to the WEB-INF/web.xml file will trigger a reload of the
- web application</li>
- <li>An update to a WAR which has been expanded will trigger
- an undeploy (<strong>with a removal of the expanded webapp</strong>),
- followed by a deployment</li>
- <li>An update to a XML configuration file will trigger an undeploy
- (without the removal of any expanded directory), followed by
- a deployment of the associated web application</li>
+ web application</li>
+ <li>Deleting a WAR file will trigger an undeploy of the application with
+ the removal of any associated expanded directory, context file and
+ work directory. Any current user sessions will not be persisted.</li>
+ <li>Deleting a directory will trigger an undeploy of the application
+ with the removal of any associated context file and work directory.
+ Any current user sessions will not be persisted. If there is an
+ associated WAR file, it will not be deleted and the application will
+ be redeployed from the WAR file the next time the auto deployer checks
+ for changes.</li>
+ <li>Deleting a context file will trigger an undeploy of the application
+ with the removal of any associated work directory. Any current user
+ sessions will not be persisted. If there is an associated WAR file
+ and/or directory, they will not be deleted and the application will be
+ redeployed from the WAR file (or from directory if there is no WAR
+ file) the next time the auto deployer checks for changes.</li>
+ <li>Updating a WAR file will trigger an undeploy of the application with
+ the removal of any associated expanded directory, context file and
+ work directory. Any current user sessions will not be persisted.</li>
+ <li>Updating a directory (not the diretcory contents) will trigger an
+ undeploy of the application with the removal of any associated context
+ file and work directory. Any current user sessions will not be
+ persisted. The application will be redeployed the next time the auto
+ deployer checks for changes.</li>
+ <li>Updating a context file will trigger an undeploy of the application
+ with the removal of any associated work directory. Any current user
+ sessions will not be persisted. The application will be redeployed the
+ next time the auto deployer checks for changes.</li>
</ul>
</p>