| How to link a contentType to an existing editor? [message #439875] |
Fri, 31 July 2009 06:50  |
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Originally posted by: loic.fejoz.realtimeatwork.com
Hello,
I got a simple problem about content type. Just imagine I would like to
add a new serialization type for Ecore, let's say HUTN [1]. I know how
to declare a new type content in a plugin. I know how to create a
content parser.
But, HUTN is a textual file format which is not xml. Thus the declared
HUTN content type inherit from org.eclipse.core.runtime.text and not
org.eclipse.emf.ecore (or emof).
The problem is that, now, none of the ecore editor are available even if
the content parser return an EPackage object.
I have try to declare an editor with same ID as the ecore editor with a
contentTypeBinding, but it does not appear properly as such in the gui.
Indeed the menu entry loss the icon and the translated label. This is
because the attribute name is mandatory for an editor in the plugin.xml.
Thus so far it is the best option. But still you need to do that for
every known editor.
Is there an extension to add contentTypeBinding to editor declared in
other plugins?
Is that the correct way to go?
More globally, it appears that there should be 2 hierarchies, one for
content types, one for models...
PS : I have post the same question on eclipse.tools.emf, but maybe you
will have other ideas...
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Loïc Fejoz
[1] Human-Usable Textual Notation
<http://www.omg.org/technology/documents/formal/hutn.htm>
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| Re: How to link a contentType to an existing editor? [message #468117 is a reply to message #439875] |
Tue, 04 August 2009 08:51  |
 Dani Megert
Messages: 3802
Registered: July 2009 |
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Loïc Fejoz wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I got a simple problem about content type. Just imagine I would like
> to add a new serialization type for Ecore, let's say HUTN [1]. I know
> how to declare a new type content in a plugin. I know how to create a
> content parser.
>
> But, HUTN is a textual file format which is not xml. Thus the declared
> HUTN content type inherit from org.eclipse.core.runtime.text and not
> org.eclipse.emf.ecore (or emof).
>
> The problem is that, now, none of the ecore editor are available even
> if the content parser return an EPackage object.
>
> I have try to declare an editor with same ID as the ecore editor with
> a contentTypeBinding, but it does not appear properly as such in the gui.
> Indeed the menu entry loss the icon and the translated label. This is
> because the attribute name is mandatory for an editor in the plugin.xml.
> Thus so far it is the best option. But still you need to do that for
> every known editor.
> Is there an extension to add contentTypeBinding to editor declared in
> other plugins?
No.
> Is that the correct way to go?
Yes, but unfortunately this means to copy the strings and icons and
sometimes referring to an internal class.
Dani
>
> More globally, it appears that there should be 2 hierarchies, one for
> content types, one for models...
>
> PS : I have post the same question on eclipse.tools.emf, but maybe you
> will have other ideas...
>
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| Re: How to link a contentType to an existing editor? [message #479710 is a reply to message #468117] |
Wed, 12 August 2009 07:09 |
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Originally posted by: loic.fejoz.realtimeatwork.com
Thank you.
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Loïc Fejoz
Daniel Megert a écrit :
> Loïc Fejoz wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I got a simple problem about content type. Just imagine I would like
>> to add a new serialization type for Ecore, let's say HUTN [1]. I know
>> how to declare a new type content in a plugin. I know how to create a
>> content parser.
>>
>> But, HUTN is a textual file format which is not xml. Thus the declared
>> HUTN content type inherit from org.eclipse.core.runtime.text and not
>> org.eclipse.emf.ecore (or emof).
>>
>> The problem is that, now, none of the ecore editor are available even
>> if the content parser return an EPackage object.
>>
>> I have try to declare an editor with same ID as the ecore editor with
>> a contentTypeBinding, but it does not appear properly as such in the gui.
>> Indeed the menu entry loss the icon and the translated label. This is
>> because the attribute name is mandatory for an editor in the plugin.xml.
>> Thus so far it is the best option. But still you need to do that for
>> every known editor.
>
>> Is there an extension to add contentTypeBinding to editor declared in
>> other plugins?
> No.
>> Is that the correct way to go?
> Yes, but unfortunately this means to copy the strings and icons and
> sometimes referring to an internal class.
>
> Dani
>>
>> More globally, it appears that there should be 2 hierarchies, one for
>> content types, one for models...
>>
>> PS : I have post the same question on eclipse.tools.emf, but maybe you
>> will have other ideas...
>>
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