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using the plugin architecture [message #257276]

Wed, 30 June 2004 18:59

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: jose.perez.alliensoft.com

Hi

Is it posible to use the plugin archtecture of eclipse to use plugins for
my own java aplication? I mean, can I make a java app that loads and uses
plugins made for it, using the eclipse plugin creation tools?

thanks

Re: using the plugin architecture [message #257299 is a reply to message #257276]

Wed, 30 June 2004 20:13

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: pascal.ibm.canada

I would say yes, although I did not really understand your question :-)
Everything is possible with eclipse :-)

The plugin model is totally independent of what is being built on top of
it. The plugins org.eclipse.osgi and org.eclipse.core.runtime "provides"
the plugin model and you can only uses those if you want.

PaScaL

jose wrote:

> Hi
>
> Is it posible to use the plugin archtecture of eclipse to use plugins for
> my own java aplication? I mean, can I make a java app that loads and uses
> plugins made for it, using the eclipse plugin creation tools?
>
> thanks
>

Re: using the plugin architecture [message #257359 is a reply to message #257276]

Thu, 01 July 2004 03:06

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: ramim.kauhajoki.fi

Hi,

Yes you can ... depending on what you're doing. An good example of this
approach is the SWT framework (=plugin) which comes in one single JAR file
(swt.jar). You can use the Eclipse widgets in your own Java Applications.
Using JFace framework in external application I'm not sure. I guess it's
possible since I've seen some explorer examples done using JFace's
TreeViewer widget.

I think you do pretty much everything with Eclpse's Plug-ins... thanks to
the Eclipse Architecture :)

jose wrote:

> Hi

> Is it posible to use the plugin archtecture of eclipse to use plugins for
> my own java aplication? I mean, can I make a java app that loads and uses
> plugins made for it, using the eclipse plugin creation tools?

> thanks

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