application.getApplicationType() in 4.1

[martinh]

In Servoy 3.5 I check in my script if a program is running from developer

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application.getApplicationType()  == 3

Now in 4.1.1 when using Eclipse it still returns value 3, but not when websolution is tested cfrom Eclipse.
In that case the value 5 is returned, while smartclient return 3 when running from Eclipse and 2 outside Eclipse.

//Get the application type
var type = application.getApplicationType();
//type 1 = SERVER
//type 2 = CLIENT
//type 3 = DEVELOPER
//type 4 = HEADLESS_CLIENT
//type 5 = WEB_CLIENT
//type 6 = RUNTIME

Now I have a problem. In developermode my program must in some places react different then when running as live program.
In 3.5 we were not able to debug webclient

Now we can debug webclient, but since I'm running from Eclipse I want to recognize that I'm running from Elipse.
I think the application.getApplicationType() must keep their values (or value 7 must be added WEBCLIENT DEVELOPER), but I would like to see a new property

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boolean application.runningFromDeveloper();  // or something similar

so that I can recognize it.

Does such an option already exists in 4.1.1 and if not could this be an option to add it?

[lvostinar]

You can add a case for this. I see that for debug web client and debug headless client it returns same values as for normal clients while for debug smart client it returns a different value.

[jcompagner]

we are planning to let getApplicationType() only return the real clients value
and that a second methods like isInDebug() or something like that will return true or false.

[martinh]

Laurian,

Case 200039 was added.


Three times Servoy asked me to add a case. I never used so much the support system in one day

[martinh]

we are planning to let getApplicationType() only return the real clients value
and that a second methods like isInDebug() or something like that will return true or false.

That looks a very good solution to me. Otherwise you have to check 2 values each time when checking smart or webclient