Developing with RCP

The Developing with RCP course will help you understand how to implement your own application based on Eclipse RCP. It will explain the core frameworks in Eclipse, the plug-in architecture, extension points, and scenarios for building on the common configurations of Eclipse technology. Participants will begin working with simple examples, which will become more complex as the course progresses.

• Format: Four-day instructor-led class with at least 50% hands-on labs and tutorials
• Audience: Software developers and architects
• Prerequisites: Experience with Eclipse, strong knowledge of Java and design patterns, GUI development experience and XML knowledge
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Eclipse 4 RCP application development

The Eclipse 4 RCP application development course will help you understand how to implement your own application based on the Eclipse 4 platform. The Eclipse 4 release significantly changes the programming model for Eclipse RCP development. The course explains the existing core frameworks in Eclipse, e.g. SWT, databinding, plug-in architecture, extension point, etc. as well as the new Eclipse 4 platform concepts, e.g. dependency injection, declarative styling, service consumption, the application model, the rendering framework, etc. This course also covers application lifecycle questions, like application updates and headless builds. Participants will create a complete standalone application to familiarizing themselves with the different concepts.

• Format: Five-day instructor-led class with at least 50% hands-on labs and tutorials
• Audience: Software developers and architects
• Prerequisites: Experience with Eclipse, strong knowledge of Java
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Building OSGi / RCP applications with Maven / Tycho

The “building OSGi and RCP applications with Maven / Tycho” training will teach you how to build bundles, features, products, p2 repositories, ... in a fully automated way using Tycho, a Maven-based build system from the Eclipse ecosystem. After having taken you from introduction to all the good practices to follow in production, the course will conclude with how Tycho integrates with continuous integration.

• Format: 1 day instructor-led class with at least 50% hands-on labs and tutorial.
• Audience: Release engineers, software developers and architects
• Prerequisites: Limited understanding of OSGi bundle metadata. No previous knowledge of Maven is necessary.
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Modeling

The modeling class consists of 3 components: Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF), Graphical Editor Framework (GEF) and Graphical Modeling Framework (GMF).

EMF is a modeling framework and code generation facility for building tools and other applications based on a structured data model. From a model specification described in XMI, EMF provides tools and runtime support to produce a set of Java classes for the model, a set of adapter classes that enable viewing and command-based editing of the model and a basic editor. Models can be specified using annotated Java, XML documents or modeling tools like Rational Rose, then imported into EMF. Most important of all, EMF provides the foundation for interoperability with other EMF-based tools and applications. The course will cover advanced concepts in developing Eclipse plug-ins using EMF.

GEF provides a foundation for building rich, interactive user interfaces, which are not easily built using native widgets found in the base Eclipse platform. GEF is based on MVC architecture. Every GEF-based application uses a model to represent the state of the diagrams being created and edited. The course will cover advanced concepts in developing Eclipse plug-ins using GEF.

GMF provides a generative component and runtime infrastructure for developing graphical editors based on EMF and GEF. The course will give an overview about its concepts and interaction. You will practice GMF-use and learn about GMF prospects in real world projects.

• Format: 2-5 day course that is instructor-led with at least 50% hands-on labs
• Audience: Java developers, project managers, tool developers, tool vendors and plugin developers
• Prerequisites: Advanced Java programming and acquaintance with modeling techniques (any platform)
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