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Use commands from parent plugin [message #1384141]

Wed, 28 May 2014 04:25

Eclipse User

Hi there,

I have a plugin with abstract implementations containing stuff that is needed in many places. For instance I have an abstract DetailsPart implementation because all my models can be rendered equally.

Besides some Part implementations I also hav some Handlers that may be used by different fragment projects for example.

My problem is, that I cannot find a way to make Commands and Handlers, that I define in my abstract plugins fmodel fragment usable in fragment projects, that use my abstract plugin as host plugin. If I would create new Commands and Handlers in all fragments, they would match 100% an therefor be redundant.

At least the implementation can be reused, but I would like to reuse the Command and Handler hooks of my Application Model as well, so I dont have to create lots of redundant XML code.

Hopefully someone understands my concern despite my unpracticed english :)

Greetings and thanks :)
Shane

Re: Use commands from parent plugin [message #1384677 is a reply to message #1384141]

Fri, 30 May 2014 05:54

Eclipse User

Hello Shane,

in fact Fragments and Host-Plugins are merged together at runtime. So it is as if the Fragments were parts of the Host-Plugin.

Because of that you should be easily able to reuse those commands you defined in the Host-Plugin.

How do you exactly want to reuse the Commands and Handlers of the Host-Plugin?

Best regards,

Simon

Re: Use commands from parent plugin [message #1384848 is a reply to message #1384677]

Mon, 02 June 2014 09:58

Eclipse User

Hello Simon,

I am trying to do most of the UI work through the dev tools, so I am using the Application Model Editor to define Commands and Handler.

So I define a Command within my abstract fragment project and want to bind it to a handled menu item within one of the other fragments. In the user interface of the Application Model Editor there is a field to choose the Command that should be bound to the handled menu item. But here i can not choose a Command of the other fragments or the host-fragment.

I tried to modify the XML manually which did not work either.

thanks for your reply,

Shane

Re: Use commands from parent plugin [message #1695516 is a reply to message #1384848]

Fri, 15 May 2015 10:40

Eclipse User

By the way, I managed to solve this by importing the desired commands to the fragment.e4xmi I wanted to use them in.

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