[Eclipse plug-in Development Guide] 2.2 create a plug-in Project

The first step is to use the Wizard Page of eclipse to create a project (new project. In addition to creating a project, there are many configuration items that generate different codes on the Wizard Page to generate a Simple plug-in code, such as views, editors, and actions ). To simplify things, let's focus on creating a plug-in. Select the plug-in and a view option, which will be discussed in the following chapter.

2.2.1 create a plug-in Project Wizard Page

From the File menu, select new> project to run the Wizard Page (Figure 2-1) of the new project ). On the first page of the Wizard Page, select plug-in project from the list and click Next.

Figure 2-1. Select a project type on page 1 of the new Wizard (based on eclipse3.5)

On the next page of The Wizard Page (Figure 2-2), enter the project name, for example, Com. qualitypeeclipse. favorites. This looks like a common plug-in identifier. In Chapter 3rd, Eclipse plug-in structure overview, we will discuss plug-in identifiers and more details about other plug-in structures. Enter other fields as shown in the figure and click Next.

Figure 2-2 new Project Wizard Page 2 named Project (based on eclipse3.5)

A project can be named casually, but it is easy to name it like a plug-in ID. As a professional habit, eclipse organizations use them to work. This is the naming rule for plug-in development. Because of this, the project name on the new project navigation page is the same as the plug-in ID.

2.2.2. Define a plug-in

Each plug-in has a META-INF/manifest. MF file. In addition, it may include a plugin. xml file and a Java class for plug-in programming. The page on the next navigation page shows the configuration plug-in list and some options of the plug-in Java class. Provide the plug-in identifier, plug-in version, plug-in name, or more for the plug-in, as shown in Figure 2-3. Then click Next.

Figure 2-3 new project navigation page 3 plug-in description

Next, the new plug-in project page displays many types of automatically generated plug-ins (Figure 2-4 ). there are many different options here to quickly generate streamlined code. It is helpful to test these options and check the generated code. In this example, select plug-in with a view and click Next.

Figure 2-4 Create a plug-in project page 4 select a plug-in type

2.2.3 define View

The next step is to select the Automatic Code Generation option. Enter a value on this page (Figure 2-5). Do not select the check box Add the view to the resource perspective to simplify the file for generating the plug-in list, and then click Next.

Figure 2-5 new plug-in Project 5 view definition

Note: This figure is based on 3.2. If this option is not available in 3.5, use the default settings.

Finally, do not select any item (Figure 2-6) on the final navigation page. Each check box is part of a common view that generates code. These will be discussed in subsequent chapters. When you click Finish, a new plug-in project is created and the plug-in List editor is automatically opened.

Figure 2-6 options for Automatic Code Generation in the view on the new plug-in project page 6

Note: This figure is based on 3.2. If this option is not available in 3.5, use the default settings.

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