embedded Rich Client Platform (eRCP)
The intent of this project is to extend the Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP) to embedded devices. eRCP is largely a set of components which are subsets of RCP components. It basically enables the same application model used on desktop machines to be used on devices.
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What is eRCP?
eRCP consists of the following components
Core Runtime - the Eclipse Core which provides OSGI and Extension Point Framework support
eSWT - The embedded Standard Widget Toolkit which is a
subset of desktop SWT API. For deployment adaptability the API is divided
into two packages:
Core eSWT - containing the base function and simple widgets
Expanded eSWT - containing more complex widgets (Table,
Tree, WebBrowser) and additional layouts and dialogs
SWT Mobile Extensions - a set of widgets and dialogs which are mobile device specific
eJFace - a set of classes which extend eSWT to: enable eRCP applications to integrate with an eRCP workbench, and provide more complex widgets like MVC oriented viewers
eWorkbench - A UI framework which supports multiple cooperative eRCP applications, and a generic Workbench which manages launching and display of eRCP applications
eUpdate - a simplified API and interface for dynamically updating device software
microXML - a smaller, faster XML parser supporting SAX and DOM API
Note: Although package deployment options are flexible, there are two most likely configurations for eRCP - Core and Expanded "profiles". eRCP applications will generally write to one of these profiles.
Core Profile - This is the minimal profile intended for low end devices. It contains Core Runtime, Core eSWT, SWT Mobile Extensions, eJFace, and eWorkbench.
Expanded Profile - This is a profile intended for more capable devices. It contains every Core Profile package plus Expanded eSWT, and eUpdate.