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Observations on extending the VTP [message #12616]

Thu, 30 March 2006 13:46

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: mshaw.tesco.net

This message is a response to Brent's 22nd March posting asking for
feedback on extending the VTP. It seamed better to start a new thread...

My experiences relate to implementing a launch configuration that
permitted DTMF input to a voice modem via the VTP's VoiceXML Browser
Input view. I decided to build a modem dialer as I work with IVR
systems over the internal and PSTN phone systems and wished for a plugin
that would behave in a similar manner to the Skype dialer.

The first problem was finding the extension points I needed to use and
the interfaces that required implementing. This took a long time as I
was working through the Tell Me example looking for hints. What I
really needed was a document that would show me which interfaces I had
to implement and how the resulting objects interacted.

Once I got my launch configuration to show in the drop down it was
fairly easy to see how input from the DTMF buttons was passed into my
code, but I couldn't work out how to terminate a launch and had to post
to this group. Again, this turned out to be quite straight forward and
could be covered in a short Eclipse Corner article.

Overall my experience with extending the VTP is very positive, but there
is a requirement for more "How to do it" guides.

Marcus Shaw.

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Re: Observations on extending the VTP [message #12639 is a reply to message #12616]

Fri, 31 March 2006 02:38

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: bdmetz.us.ibm.com.spam

Thanks for the feedback. Would you say that beyond a guide that some sort of
index of the major extension points/classes involved would be needed? You
bring up a great point about "discoverability".

"Marcus Shaw" <mshaw@tesco.net> wrote in message
news:e0gnfn$oeb$1@utils.eclipse.org...
> This message is a response to Brent's 22nd March posting asking for
> feedback on extending the VTP. It seamed better to start a new thread...
>
> My experiences relate to implementing a launch configuration that
> permitted DTMF input to a voice modem via the VTP's VoiceXML Browser Input
> view. I decided to build a modem dialer as I work with IVR systems over
> the internal and PSTN phone systems and wished for a plugin that would
> behave in a similar manner to the Skype dialer.
>
> The first problem was finding the extension points I needed to use and the
> interfaces that required implementing. This took a long time as I was
> working through the Tell Me example looking for hints. What I really
> needed was a document that would show me which interfaces I had to
> implement and how the resulting objects interacted.
>
> Once I got my launch configuration to show in the drop down it was fairly
> easy to see how input from the DTMF buttons was passed into my code, but I
> couldn't work out how to terminate a launch and had to post to this group.
> Again, this turned out to be quite straight forward and could be covered
> in a short Eclipse Corner article.
>
> Overall my experience with extending the VTP is very positive, but there
> is a requirement for more "How to do it" guides.
>
>
> Marcus Shaw.
>
>

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Re: Observations on extending the VTP [message #12660 is a reply to message #12639]

Fri, 31 March 2006 09:30

Eclipse User

Originally posted by: mshaw.tesco.net

An index would be a great help. Something where a user could see a
brief description of each extension point and have links to a detailed
description and the JavaDoc for the required interfaces would be
extremely useful.

Marcus.

Brent D. Metz wrote:
> Thanks for the feedback. Would you say that beyond a guide that some sort of
> index of the major extension points/classes involved would be needed? You
> bring up a great point about "discoverability".

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