[e4-dev] Workbench Model Contributions: Fragments, Snippets & Processors

["Toedter, Kai" <kai.toedter@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

Currently I am developing several test contributions for the e4 contacts demo. I am using the extension point "org.eclipse.e4.workbench.model" with a fragment to contribute a new part to an already existing part stack. Works fine so far ☺

But to fully understand that, here are a few questions:

- What is the difference between a snippet and a fragment?
- What are processors for?
- What are the recommended best practices for ids, both xmi:id and elementId
  - If a create a fragment.xmi manually, what should I use as xmi:id?
  - What are xmi:ids currently used for?

Thanks

Kai
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Kai Tödter

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