[platform-vcm-dev] Adding/Refreshing CVS resources programmatically

[birdo@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Roberto Scaramuzzi)]

We are writing an Eclipse 2.0 plugin. Our plugin generates configuration 
files that are stored in a separate directory under the project root. These 
files are usually created when the user presses OK in a Preference or 
Properties page.

We would like to be able to add the configuration directory and any new 
configuration files that are generated to CVS (or whatever VCM provider is in 
use for the project) when they are created.

If this is not possible, we would like to make it so that Eclipse will inform 
the user (maybe by generating a task) when these files are created, so that 
the user can add them manually.

As far as I can tell, all the CVS functionality is in internal packages, and 
the Team plugin does not provide any methods for adding/updating etc. files 
and directories programmatically, so the only solution I see is for our 
plugin to generate cvsmarkers when new files are created or changed. I am not 
happy with this solution because it will only work with CVS and not other VCM 
providers.

Is this correct, or am I missing something?

-- 
Roberto Scaramuzzi
System Engineer
Parasoft, Inc.