+ @Scheduled(fixedRate = 10 * 1000)
+ public void checkConfigFileChanges() {
+ long timestamp = new File(localConfigurationFilePath).lastModified();
+ if (configFileLastModification != 0 && timestamp != configFileLastModification) {
+ logger.info("Restarting due to change in the file {}", localConfigurationFilePath);
+ restartApplication();
+ }
+ configFileLastModification = timestamp;
+ }
+
+ private static void restartApplication() {
+ if (applicationContext == null) {
+ logger.info("Cannot restart in unittest");
+ return;
+ }
+ ApplicationArguments args = applicationContext.getBean(ApplicationArguments.class);
+
+ Thread thread = new Thread(() -> {
+ applicationContext.close();
+ applicationContext = SpringApplication.run(Application.class, args.getSourceArgs());
+ });
+
+ thread.setDaemon(false);
+ thread.start();
+ }