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Do something right after plugin installation [message #1386500]

Tue, 17 June 2014 22:30

Stefan Surkamp

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Registered: June 2014

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Hello everyone,

I'm trying to execute a specific action right after the user installed my plugin. Is there a convenient way to do so?

My current approch is saving a isFirstStartup boolean value in the plugin's preferences - but that's rather cumbersome and not the smartest solution possible, I think.

Best regards,
Stefan

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Re: Do something right after plugin installation [message #1386610 is a reply to message #1386500]

Wed, 18 June 2014 15:21

Lorenzo Bettini

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Registered: July 2009
Location: Firenze, Italy

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On 18/06/2014 13:09, Stefan Surkamp wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I'm trying to execute a specific action right after the user installed
> my plugin. Is there a convenient way to do so?
> My current approch is saving a isFirstStartup boolean value in the
> plugin's preferences - but that's rather cumbersome and not the smartest
> solution possible, I think.

You might want to have a look at p2.inf

http://wiki.eclipse.org/Equinox/p2/Customizing_Metadata
http://eclipsesource.com/blogs/2013/05/23/custom-touchpoints-in-p2/

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