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An Introduction to Eclipse

Feng Lue

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Agenda

A little HistoryPlug-in ArchitectureEclipse PlatformPlug-ins for diverse DevelopmentsConclusion and Future

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A little history

What should an IDE be? Editor, Compiler, Code Generation, Project Management, Team Support, UML, Refactoring, Sever Manipulation, Email Reception, MP3, …

1983, Turbo Pascal --> 1994, Visual C/C++ --> 2001, Eclipse

“Eclipse is an open extensible IDE for anything and nothing in particular. “Platform Independent, Plug-in Architecture

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Plug-in Architecture

Plug-in is the smallest function unit that can developed and delivered separately

A system can be extended by adding on modular pieces Core application Plug-ins at well known extension

points

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Plug-in Architecture (cont’d)

Advantages o flexibleo maintainableo well adapted for distributed

developmentso “on-the-fly” modification

Disadvantageso performance

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The Eclipse Platform

Main Componento Runtimeo Workspaceo Workbencho SWT/JFace

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The Eclipse Platform (cont’d)

Platform Runtimeo The small kernel to manage plug-ins

Workspaceo Consists of projectso Regular files for user, history, marker

SWT JFace Workbencho An extensible UI structureo SWT: graphic library for native OSo JFace: for common UI programming (viewer,

action…)o Workbench (Editor, View, Perspective, Wizard…)

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JDT for Java Developer

Java project management Editing (Syntax highlighting, formatter, Auto completion,

API tooltips …) Search Refactoring Compile, Run, Debug

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Plug-in Development

Using PDE Process

o Creating new plug-in Projecto Editing manifest file (Dependencies, Extensions,

Runtime)o Codingo Testing and Deploying plug-in

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For C/C++ Developer

Using CDT plug-inMulti-language supportEditor, Debugger, Launcher, Parser,Makefile generatorContent Assist Provider

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For J2EE Developer

MyEclipse plug-insFull J2EE development life-cycle support;

code, deploy, test & debugIntegrated Struts, JSF and XML

development Database explorerMore on www.myeclipse.com

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Conclusion

Advanced Architecture Flexible and extensible Over 500 plug-ins now Supported by more and more vendors