Updating plugins without restarting.

I was just wondering is there a way to allow plugins to be replaced without stopping the server and replacing the plugin? I am on a PC and every time i try it says the file is in use so i can not do anything to it. Is there a way to do this? Basically if i have a plugin called PIE which is version 1.2.3 and i just got PIE 1.3 and i want to update it I have to stop the server update it then start it again. Is there a way so i dont have to restart the server or force the file to delete the one in use? I am on windows 7.

 

Nope.

 

/reload which can cause memory leaks. So, just restart.

 

I mean to delete a running plugin and put in its updated version

 

No, you can't do this.

 

impossible but good idea maybe It will be implemented one day.

 

Yes, maybe. But now it can't be done

 

Actually it's very easy to do this. (As a plugin developer this is how I test changes to my plugin, by updating it live every time I change a bit of code, sometimes every few seconds lol)

Use the plugin "PlugMan" from here: http://dev.bukkit.org/server-mods/plugman/

When you want to update a plugin, do this command on the console or from ingame: /plugman unload PluginName

it will properly disable the plugin then unload it from memory, at which point you can copy/replace the file in your plugins folder.

Then /plugman load PluginName
and you're back in business!

 

Hehe lol

Nice!
I'm going to give this a try!