Hi, A plugin update always requires a restart - you cannot get around this.
The technical reason is that JOSM cannot unload the old plugin classes. This is why an activation of a plugin is possible without restart, but deactivating it is not. Am 27. Februar 2019 13:33:49 MEZ schrieb Jiri Vlasak <[email protected]>: >Hi Gerd, > >thanks for your time. I am pretty sure I miss something trivial. > >On Sat, Feb 23, 2019 at 08:10:12AM +0000, Gerd Petermann wrote: >> Hi Jiri, >> >> my understanding is that your plugin either requires a restart (set >plugin.canloadatruntime to false in build.xml) > >The `canLoadAtRuntime = true` should be set properly [1]. > >> or it should work so that it reacts on a event to rebuild everything >(maybe costly) > >I am confused a little bit with "reacts on a event" part. The plugin >constructor add entries to menu: > > public class MapathonerPlugin extends Plugin > { > /** > * Constructs a new {@code MapathonerPlugin}. > */ > public MapathonerPlugin(PluginInformation info) > { > super(info); > MainMenu mm = MainApplication.getMenu(); > JMenu hm = mm.addMenu("Mapathoner", > tr("Mapathoner"), > KeyEvent.VK_M, > mm.getDefaultMenuPos(), > ht("/Plugin/Mapathoner")); > > hm.setMnemonic(KeyEvent.VK_M); > > mm.add(hm, new BatchCircleBuildingAction()); > mm.add(hm, new BatchOrthogonalBuildingAction()); > mm.add(hm, new BatchLBuildingAction()); > hm.addSeparator(); > mm.add(hm, new PickResidentialAreaAction()); > } > } > >Which should be ok ("Adding a menu entry to the main menu in the plugin >Constructor" [3]). Also, shortcuts are bound to actions. > >Thanks for any pointer, >jiri > >[1]: https://gitlab.com/qeef/mapathoner/blob/master/build.gradle >[2]: >https://gitlab.com/qeef/mapathoner/blob/master/src/main/java/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/mapathoner/MapathonerPlugin.java >[3]: >https://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/DevelopersGuide/PluginInstallationWithoutRestart > >> Gerd >> >> ________________________________________ >> Von: Jiri Vlasak <[email protected]> >> Gesendet: Dienstag, 19. Februar 2019 07:47 >> An: [email protected] >> Betreff: Plugin installation without restart >> >> Dear JOSM devs, >> >> I would like to ask about the difference between installing and >upgrading JOSM >> plugin. In my case, the installation does not the restart of JOSM >[1]. However, >> when the plugin is upgraded, the new functionality does not work >until restart. >> >> The plugin adds JMenu with multiple options. >> >> Thanks, >> jiri >> >> [1]: >https://josm.openstreetmap.de/wiki/DevelopersGuide/PluginInstallationWithoutRestart >>
