EasyReload

What is this plugin?

This plugin, simply put, automates the process of taking the built plugin and applying it to the plugin devlopment/testing server. It is meant for bukkit/spigot plugin devlopers to automate the process of building and testing the binaries with ease.

Prerequisites/Requirements:

1. Requires Gradle to be the build system of your project.
2. Requires that the plugin testing/devlopment server be on the same machine.
3. Any port being free in the range 12121 to 12125 and 12126 to 12130.
4. The server start script, either batch (.bat) for windows or bash .sh for macOS/Linux should have the name start.<extension> otherwish the server might not restart as intended i.e. without any custom arguments provided to it.

Version Specific:

1. On version 1.0, the plugin depended on the /reload and /restart commands, and it only ran on Spigot. Make sure to setup /restart appropriately according to your enviroment.
2. From version 1.1, all functionalities do work on bukkit servers too.

Installation:

1. Take the plugin JAR file and place it in your server's plugin directory.
2. Take the easyreload.gradle file (present in the easyreload.gradle.zip zip file.), and place it in your project's home directory. (i.e. where your build scripts lies)
3. In your project's build.gradle file, add the following line of code: apply from: 'easyreload.gradle'
4. Lastly, in your gradle.properties file, add the following two properties: serverDir and shouldRestart

Note:

1. The serverDir property should be set to where your server files are.
2. The shouldRestart property can only have the following values: true or false. And it determines whether it should completely restart the server or just "reload" the plugins. (Useful in some cases).
3. Changing the shouldRestart property to anything else than true or false will result in the post build steps failing.