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For example I have a non-standard build system and run builds (compiles, etc.) through the external tools interface. The build program generates error messages and I want to parse the error messages and generate tasks and markers for them just like with a normal make or java build. This would be easy if you could define some regular expressions in the external tool preferences to have eclipse go through the stdout/stderr produced by the tool, match the expressions, and generate tasks/markers as directed. Here's one possible idea for how to implement this. For an error line that looks like this: \\root\u\ebb\src\sqpolap.x(983): Error 15: invalid function call You could specify a matching pattern like "^(.*)\(([0-9]*)\): ((Error|Warning).*)" and define the filename substitution to be "\1", line number "\2", and message "\3".
This is a duplicate - but better describes the problem, so I will leave it as the master.
We do not have a regular expression facility. We may not be able to support such an extension.
This is going to be deferred for post 2.1 consideration. We do not have proper regular expression matching for 2.1. For a workaround, you can implement a console line listener. @see extension point org.eclipse.debug.ui.consoleLineTrackers There are several examples: * JavaConsoleTracker * JavacLineTracker
Re-open for 3.1 consideration and generic console work.
Regex pattern matching implemented in new IOConsole (see IPatternMatchListener, PatternMatchEvent). This functionality is not available in ProcessConsole yet. Filed separate bug #72167 to migrate that console to the new code.
Darin, please verify
The basic infrastructure is now present to perform regular expression matching in a console. What the listener does with the matches is up to the listener implementation (add markers, hyperlinks, etc). I'd rather leave the action up to a listener, rather than provide all sorts of built-in possibilties. I'm also going to suggest that we add an extension point to register regular expressions for pattern match listeners, with delegates that are instantiated lazily when a match is found. I will add this request to the bug that is still open - bug 72167. Verified (with Javadoc modifications).
