How can I make the Intershop Studio faster?

Question

We're using the latest published version, and with our code is painfully slow. Takes ages to start, working with pipelines is sluggish. What can I do?

Answer 1

You can install the latest Eclipse-version and add the Intershop Studio as an extension on top.

Here is how I did it on Windows:

• install the latest Eclipse version with a Java Dev environment

• modify eclipse.ini to have a lot of memory

  -Xms512m

  -Xmx8048m

  -XX:PermSize=512m

  -XX:MaxPermSize=1024m

• install Intershop Studio as additional software from https://support.intershop.com/estudio/ (Help->Install New Software)

• run Eclipse from a command line configured by environment.bat

• configure your Gradle environment in the Intershop settings (Window->Preferences->Intershop Studio)

• import cartridges

• start working

If you have more/better ways to get things faster, I'm happy to ready your answer!

Answer 2

The JVM needs enough space. change IntershopStudio.ini: -Xmx4096m

Answer 3

To add to Sven Bluege`s answer

In case you come across this error when trying to use the Gradle plugin that ships with eclipse:

Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InaccessibleObjectException: Unable to make protected java.lang.Package[] java.lang.ClassLoader.getPackages() accessible: module java.base does not "opens java.lang" to unnamed module @572206fe
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject.checkCanSetAccessible(AccessibleObject.java:354)
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject.checkCanSetAccessible(AccessibleObject.java:297)
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.checkCanSetAccessible(Method.java:199)
    at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.setAccessible(Method.java:193)
    at org.gradle.internal.reflect.JavaMethod.<init>(JavaMethod.java:34)
    at org.gradle.internal.reflect.JavaMethod.<init>(JavaMethod.java:38)
    at org.gradle.internal.reflect.JavaReflectionUtil.method(JavaReflectionUtil.java:199)
    at org.gradle.internal.classloader.FilteringClassLoader.<clinit>(FilteringClassLoader.java:43)
    ... 49 more

You need to add this to your eclipse.ini:

--add-opens=java.base/java.lang=ALL-UNNAMED

because new eclipse versions only work with up-to date JVM as well.