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Dependent class compilation [message #915798]

Mon, 17 September 2012 21:18

Tom Ball
Messages: 3
Registered: July 2009

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Is there a way to detect when dependent classes are compiled? By dependent classes, I mean those classes that weren't specified, but get compiled because the specified classes depend on them.

We're using JDT as the front-end of a translator, and our users want the translator to have the same behavior. I don't know any sort of compiler listener interface, or some other way to be notified that a dependent class is getting compiled. Perhaps ASTParser.createASTs() returns more compilation units than the number of source files? ProgressMonitor hack, perhaps?

Any help would be appreciated,
Tom

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Re: Dependent class compilation [message #920881 is a reply to message #915798]

Sun, 23 September 2012 11:07

Stephan Herrmann
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Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

If your tool is an Eclipse plug-in one option could be to register a CompilationParticipant, see:
http://help.eclipse.org/juno/topic/org.eclipse.jdt.doc.isv/reference/extension-points/org_eclipse_jdt_core_compilationParticipant.html?cp=3_1_1_4

You could then do your work in #buildStarting()

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