AEM6.5 Debug in Intellij IDE

To debug an AEM6.5 instance in IntelliJ IDEA, you can follow these steps:

1. Start the AEM6.5 instance in debug mode: In the AEM Quickstart folder, locate the start.bat (Windows) or start.sh (Linux/Mac) file, and add the following parameter -agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,address=8000,server=y,suspend=n to the command. For example:

   java -agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,address=8000,server=y,suspend=n -jar cq-quickstart-6.5.0.jar

   This will start AEM6.5 in debug mode, listening on port 8000.

2. Create a remote debug configuration in IntelliJ IDEA:
   • Go to “Run” > “Edit Configurations” from the main menu.
   • Click on the “+” button to add a new configuration.
   • Select “Remote” from the list of configurations.
   • Set the name to “Debug AEM”.
   • Set the “Debugger mode” to “Attach”.
   • Set the “Host” to “localhost”.
   • Set the “Port” to “8000” (or whatever port you configured in step 1).
3. Start the remote debug configuration:
   • Select the “Debug AEM” configuration from the list of configurations.
   • Click on the “Debug” button to start the configuration.
4. Set breakpoints in IntelliJ IDEA:
   • Open the Java file that you want to debug.
   • Click on the line number where you want to set the breakpoint.
5. Trigger the code that you want to debug in AEM:
   • Navigate to the page that you want to debug in AEM.
   • Perform the action that triggers the code that you want to debug.
6. Debug the code in IntelliJ IDEA:
   • IntelliJ IDEA will stop at the breakpoint that you set.
   • Use the “Step Over”, “Step Into”, and “Step Out” buttons to navigate through the code.
   • Use the “Variables” and “Watches” windows to inspect variables and expressions.

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