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Customizing the .project file [message #544778] Mon, 05 July 2010 13:42 Go to next message
Timotei Mising name is currently offline Timotei Mising nameFriend
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Hi!
We all know there is the .project file that stores some project-related info. Now, the thing is, how can I "extend" that file to allow some custom tags (made by me) so I can add extra information?

Is there any way to extend the ".project" file processor, so it can parse some extra tags?

I would like something like:

<myinfo>
my content Smile
</myinfo>

in the file, maybe at the end after .project specific tags so there isn't any conflict?

Thanks,
Timotei

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Re: Customizing the .project file [message #544983 is a reply to message #544778] Tue, 06 July 2010 09:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Timotei Mising name is currently offline Timotei Mising nameFriend
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Or, put it other way, is there any method to store some project related settings somewhere other than in auxilliary file? So when "coping" the project folder, that settings can won't lose.

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Re: Customizing the .project file [message #545150 is a reply to message #544983] Tue, 06 July 2010 19:02 Go to previous message
Konstantin Komissarchik is currently offline Konstantin KomissarchikFriend
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You cannot extend the .project file, but there is a standard location under project root (the .settings folder) that's used to store all sorts of additional project metadata. You can write to this location by either using ProjectScope class or by using standard Eclipse IFile IO operations if your requirements don't fit well with Eclipse preferences API used by ProjectScope. If you choose to do your own IO, just choose your file name wisely to avoid clashes with other plugins. A good convention to use is to incorporate your bundle or feature id into the file name.

Hope this helps.

- Konstantin

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