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Perform project updates during/post plugin update [message #333655]

Fri, 19 December 2008 16:02

Eclipse User

When a new version of a plugin is install, what is the suggested way to
update the plugin's associated projects?

Are there hooks/APIs that the new plugin may implement that are executed
post-install?

Thank you.

Re: Perform project updates during/post plugin update [message #333734 is a reply to message #333655]

Tue, 30 December 2008 08:58

Eclipse User

Chris W wrote:
> When a new version of a plugin is install, what is the suggested way to
> update the plugin's associated projects?
>
> Are there hooks/APIs that the new plugin may implement that are executed
> post-install?

I haven't seen any, at least not exposed through p2.

Another option would be to use your plugin
org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin.getStateLocation() and check for a file,
or save the information in your dialog settings if you are a UI plugin.

Then in your start(BundleContext) method you can check to see if this is
the first run, and perform your upgrades (or schedule a Job to do so).

PW

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