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How Do I Create A Non UI Plugin ? [message #156260] Sun, 11 June 2006 17:45 Go to next message
Bill Winspur is currently offline Bill WinspurFriend
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Registered: July 2009
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I have written a package having no user interface that I currently
simply include on the classpath of my mission plugin, but I'd like to
make it a plugin too, so that I can use the trace facility on it
conveniently (which requires that it become a plugin).

I tried creating a plugin project, specifying in the new project
wizard that that the plugin would make no contribution to the UI,
but the resulting project did not contain a plugin manifest which
seems a bit radical. I looked into org.eclipse.core.commands_3.1.0.jar,
and it does have a plugin.xml, albeit abbreviated:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<?eclipse version="3.0"?>
<plugin />

I've looked in the help and on the net for an article or help
on the issue, but have not found anything specific about creating
non-UI (core?) plugins. Should I post this as a bug, or is there
something I am doing wrong?

Bill.
Re: How Do I Create A Non UI Plugin ? [message #156412 is a reply to message #156260] Mon, 12 June 2006 03:38 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Bill Winspur is currently offline Bill WinspurFriend
Messages: 180
Registered: July 2009
Senior Member
Bill Winspur wrote:
> I have written a package having no user interface that I currently
> simply include on the classpath of my mission plugin, but I'd like to
> make it a plugin too, so that I can use the trace facility on it
> conveniently (which requires that it become a plugin).
>
> I tried creating a plugin project, specifying in the new project
> wizard that that the plugin would make no contribution to the UI,
> but the resulting project did not contain a plugin manifest which
> seems a bit radical. I looked into org.eclipse.core.commands_3.1.0.jar,
> and it does have a plugin.xml, albeit abbreviated:
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
> <?eclipse version="3.0"?>
> <plugin />
>
> I've looked in the help and on the net for an article or help
> on the issue, but have not found anything specific about creating
> non-UI (core?) plugins. Should I post this as a bug, or is there
> something I am doing wrong?
>
> Bill.
I should have mentioned that I'm running
Version: 3.1.0
Build id: I20050627-1435.

Bill
Re: How Do I Create A Non UI Plugin ? [message #156869 is a reply to message #156412] Wed, 14 June 2006 22:14 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Originally posted by: nospam.hotmail.com

Bill Winspur wrote:
> Bill Winspur wrote:
>> I have written a package having no user interface that I currently
>> simply include on the classpath of my mission plugin, but I'd like to
>> make it a plugin too, so that I can use the trace facility on it
>> conveniently (which requires that it become a plugin).
>>
>> I tried creating a plugin project, specifying in the new project
>> wizard that that the plugin would make no contribution to the UI,
>> but the resulting project did not contain a plugin manifest which
>> seems a bit radical. I looked into org.eclipse.core.commands_3.1.0.jar,
>> and it does have a plugin.xml, albeit abbreviated:
>>
>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
>> <?eclipse version="3.0"?>
>> <plugin />
>>
>> I've looked in the help and on the net for an article or help
>> on the issue, but have not found anything specific about creating
>> non-UI (core?) plugins. Should I post this as a bug, or is there
>> something I am doing wrong?
>>
>> Bill.
> I should have mentioned that I'm running
> Version: 3.1.0
> Build id: I20050627-1435.
>
> Bill

I've seen a working non-UI plugin and it has no plugin.xml. But it does
contain a MANIFEST.MF stating which Java-packages are exported.

hope this helps
Re: How Do I Create A Non UI Plugin ? [message #156885 is a reply to message #156869] Wed, 14 June 2006 23:35 Go to previous message
Bill Winspur is currently offline Bill WinspurFriend
Messages: 180
Registered: July 2009
Senior Member
Joe Davis wrote:
> Bill Winspur wrote:
>
>> Bill Winspur wrote:
>>
>>> I have written a package having no user interface that I currently
>>> simply include on the classpath of my mission plugin, but I'd like to
>>> make it a plugin too, so that I can use the trace facility on it
>>> conveniently (which requires that it become a plugin).
>>>
>>> I tried creating a plugin project, specifying in the new project
>>> wizard that that the plugin would make no contribution to the UI,
>>> but the resulting project did not contain a plugin manifest which
>>> seems a bit radical. I looked into org.eclipse.core.commands_3.1.0.jar,
>>> and it does have a plugin.xml, albeit abbreviated:
>>>
>>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
>>> <?eclipse version="3.0"?>
>>> <plugin />
>>>
>>> I've looked in the help and on the net for an article or help
>>> on the issue, but have not found anything specific about creating
>>> non-UI (core?) plugins. Should I post this as a bug, or is there
>>> something I am doing wrong?
>>>
>>> Bill.
>>
>> I should have mentioned that I'm running
>> Version: 3.1.0
>> Build id: I20050627-1435.
>>
>> Bill
>
>
> I've seen a working non-UI plugin and it has no plugin.xml. But it does
> contain a MANIFEST.MF stating which Java-packages are exported.
>
> hope this helps
Thanks Joe, you are correct. I got the same info from the platform
group. Its good to know that is not a problem.
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