Forum OpenACS Development: Naviserver global Tcl libraries reload

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1: Naviserver global Tcl libraries reload
Posted by Siqsuruq Siqsuruq on 04/26/19 01:15 PM
Hello everyone. I have some global (shared) Tcl files with procs in my global tcl directory. Every time i make a modification in some of them Im restarting Naviserver service. I would like to know if there is a way to reload (reread) them without restarting Naviserver. Like i do in Tcl just run source file.tcl

Thank you

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2: Re: Naviserver global Tcl libraries reload (response to 1)
Posted by Gustaf Neumann on 04/26/19 01:51 PM
Are you working with OpenACS? If yes, look at the package manager under /acs-admin/apm and its reload/watch functionality.
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3: Re: Naviserver global Tcl libraries reload (response to 2)
Posted by Siqsuruq Siqsuruq on 04/26/19 02:34 PM
Sorry may be its a wrong place to ask this question, but actually in this particular case no, im not working with OpenACS. Its a small web application for a client.
Ive been reading about ns_eval, is this a way i need to go. Thank you
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4: Re: Naviserver global Tcl libraries reload (response to 3)
Posted by Gustaf Neumann on 04/26/19 07:22 PM
The right place to ask for is the naviserver-devel list [1]. Yes, "ns_eval source" is for plain NaviServer the easiest way to go. Simple guideline:
- "source ...": update definitions in the current thread
- "ns_eval source ...": update the blueprint of all Tcl threads of a server.
See also [2] for blueprint and libraries, or [3] for more detailed manipulation of blueprints.

-gn

[1] https://sourceforge.net/p/naviserver/mailman/
[2] https://naviserver.sourceforge.io/n/manual/files/tcl-overview.html
[3] https://naviserver.sourceforge.io/n/naviserver/files/ns_ictl.html