| Getting plugin location using bundle.getEntry("/") [message #267440] |
Tue, 17 August 2004 20:34  |
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In eclipse 2.1.3 version we were able to get the location (eg. C:\Program
Files\..\eclipse\plugins\com.ibm.xyz) of a plugin with the aid of pluginId
in the following way.
URL installURL =
Platform.getPluginRegistry().getPluginDescriptor(pluginId).g etInstallURL();
String location = Platform.resolve(installURL).getFile();
In eclipse 3.0, getPluginRegistry() and getInstallURL() are deprecated.
Looking at the Eclipse API docs, the solution is to use the following code
something like this...
URL installURL = Platform.getBundle(pluginId).getEntry("/");
String location = Platform.resolve(installURL).getFile();
But I observe that the Platform.resolve(installURL).getFile(), actually
resolves the plugin URL location to something like (eg. \C:\Program
Files\..\eclipse\plugins\com.ibm.xyz)
Notice the extra slash at the starting of the path, before the driver
letter.
Which causes me problems finding the dll's at the plugin location.
I am pretty sure, people might have seen this.
One solution that I can think of is using....
URL installURL = Platform.getBundle(pluginId).getEntry("/");
String location = Platform.resolve(installURL).getFile().substring(1);
To elliminate the starting slash, Is that reasonable? Any ideas in this
regard would be really appreciated. I really want to do the right thing.
Thanks for your time.
Cheers,
Pavan.
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| Re: Getting plugin location using bundle.getEntry("/") [message #267572 is a reply to message #267440] |
Wed, 18 August 2004 11:25  |
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Hello Evryone,
I have looked at the posting and responses to "Programmatically
getting plugin install location", but I still would appreciate if someone
could comment on my solution. Since I do not really want to find the file
but want to get the plugin install location and use it in bunch of
different places.
I am curious about the comments from Eclipse team regarding this topic.
Please respond. Thanks.
Note: I have gone through the Eclipse documentation on recommended changes
for Eclipse 3.0 and Eclipse API Java doc regarding this matter.
Cheers,
Pavan.
Pavan Kumar Immaneni wrote:
> In eclipse 2.1.3 version we were able to get the location (eg. C:Program
> Files..eclipsepluginscom.ibm.xyz) of a plugin with the aid of pluginId
> in the following way.
> URL installURL =
> Platform.getPluginRegistry().getPluginDescriptor(pluginId).g etInstallURL();
> String location = Platform.resolve(installURL).getFile();
> In eclipse 3.0, getPluginRegistry() and getInstallURL() are deprecated.
> Looking at the Eclipse API docs, the solution is to use the following code
> something like this...
> URL installURL = Platform.getBundle(pluginId).getEntry("/");
> String location = Platform.resolve(installURL).getFile();
> But I observe that the Platform.resolve(installURL).getFile(), actually
> resolves the plugin URL location to something like (eg. C:Program
> Files..eclipsepluginscom.ibm.xyz)
> Notice the extra slash at the starting of the path, before the driver
> letter.
> Which causes me problems finding the dll's at the plugin location.
> I am pretty sure, people might have seen this.
> One solution that I can think of is using....
> URL installURL = Platform.getBundle(pluginId).getEntry("/");
> String location = Platform.resolve(installURL).getFile().substring(1);
> To elliminate the starting slash, Is that reasonable? Any ideas in this
> regard would be really appreciated. I really want to do the right thing.
> Thanks for your time.
> Cheers,
> Pavan.
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| Re: Getting plugin location using bundle.getEntry("/") [message #267595 is a reply to message #267572] |
Wed, 18 August 2004 11:59 |
| Eclipse User |
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Originally posted by: richkulp.NO.SPAM.us.ibm.com
It depends on what you want it for. Because it may not even be a
directory on your local system. It may be a directory within a jar file,
it may be a directory accessed thru http. You don't know. A url to a
directory should only be used as a parent url to another url.
--
Thanks, Rich Kulp
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