Re: [pde-ui-dev] OSGi Frameworks Extension point

["Alin Dreghiciu" <adreghiciu@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Brian,

I did this yesterday is possible in a very clean way (at least to get
a Tab displayed on the osgi framework launch config page). But I
stopped going further as I have for the moment other priorities.
Thanx, for your suggestion. I will let you guys know how this turns
out.

Alin

On Dec 4, 2007 6:10 PM, Brian Bauman <baumanbr@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Alin,
>
> I don't believe there is a way to add a tab with the current framework.  One
> thing you might consider doing is to make another launcher (OSGi Pax
> Launcher) similar to PDE's that includes your extra tabs/configuration data.
> This is more or less the idea behind the J-Unit Plug-in Launch Configuration
> (added a J-Unit tab to the Eclipse Application launch configuration).  All
> the PDE tabs should be API, so you should be able to add them to your tab
> group.
>
>  Brian Bauman
>      IBM Software Group - Austin, TX
>      Eclipse Committer
>      baumanbr@xxxxxxxxxx
>      (512) 838 -2938 (T/L 678-2938)
>
>
>
>
>  From:
> "Alin Dreghiciu" <adreghiciu@xxxxxxxxx>
>  To: "Eclipse PDE UI developers list." <pde-ui-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>  Date: 12/03/2007 02:04 PM
>  Subject: Re: [pde-ui-dev] OSGi Frameworks Extension point
>  ________________________________
>
>
>
>
>
> I'm not sure that I really get your point. Pax Cursor IS an extension
>  to all of the frameworks using the extension point you mention. And is
>  already working, so if you just go to the page, use the update site
>  and you will see all the frameworks there.
>
>  Now, what I want to do in plus beside this osgi frameworks extensions
>  I would like to contribute a tab. The tab as much as I have the
>  knowledge now it will not mess with anything because it will be an
>  extension on launchConfigurationTabs extension point that will add
>  easy setup for pax runner goodies. In the current version of pax
>  cursor you have to set all this "goodies" by using the settings
>  tab/program options and I want to let the user using a gui instead.
>
>  This kind of goodies are:
>  - profiles: you can select a web, logging, config admin profile (or
>  combine them selecting as many as you want) and you will directly get
>  in the launched framework bundles that does http service, logging or
>  config admin. very useful.
>  - add provisioning url's based on pax scanners. So for example beside
>  many others you can just specify a folder where you keep your bundles
>  and you will get all of those bundles provisioned in the launched
>  framework. Compare this with setting a target platform. Or you can
>  have pre-build simple text files that contains on each line urls for
>  bundles to be provisioned. And as pax runner adds url handlers you can
>  use maven urls, on the fly wrapping and in the future obr, ivy. E.g by
>  just using an url as mvn:org.ops4j.pax.web/pax-web-service you you get
>  a http service provisioned even if you do not have maven or the bundle
>  on you local machine. if will be automatically downloaded for you.
>  - maybe more...
>
>  Alin
>
>
>  On Dec 3, 2007 9:43 PM, Chris Aniszczyk <zx@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>  >
>  >
>  > How about just using the osgiFrameworks extension point instead of
> messing
>  > with tabs?
>  >
>  >
>  >
> http://help.eclipse.org/help33/topic/org.eclipse.pde.doc.user/reference/extension-points/org_eclipse_pde_ui_osgiFrameworks.html
>  >
>  >  I'd create an extension for each of the various framework that act as a
>  > facade to Pax Cursor? So something like Felix (Pax), Knoplerfish (Pax),
> that
>  > way everything can coincide happily together.
>  >
>  >  Cheers,
>  >
>  >  ---
>  >  Chris Aniszczyk | IBM Lotus | Eclipse Committer |
>  > http://mea-bloga.blogspot.com | +1.860.839.2465
>  >
>  >  "Alin Dreghiciu" ---12/03/2007 09:37:36 AM---Hi guys, First time I'm
>  > posting here, but I guess there is a time for everything :)
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >  From:
>  >  "Alin Dreghiciu" <adreghiciu@xxxxxxxxx>
>  >
>  >  To:
>  >  pde-ui-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
>  >
>  >  Date:
>  >  12/03/2007 09:37 AM
>  >
>  >  Subject:
>  >  [pde-ui-dev] OSGi Frameworks Extension point
>  > ________________________________
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >  Hi guys,
>  >
>  >  First time I'm posting here, but I guess there is a time for everything
> :)
>  >  So, I developed a new plugin Pax Cursor
>  >  (http://wiki.ops4j.org/confluence/x/0QBN) that adds extension points
>  >
>  >
>  >  for all major OSS frameworks: Equinox, Felix, Knopflerfish, Concierge,
>  >  and it does that by using Pax Runner.
>  >
>  >  What I want to archive next in this plugin is to add an extra tab in
>  >  the OSGi Frameworks Launch configuration dialog that will enable some
>  >  easy setting of the estra settings Pax Runner provides beside those
>  >  that are already there by default. So, I'm wondering if this is
>  >  possible in an easy way. I do not have to much knowledge on plugin
>  >  development but I will learn, no problem. But first I want to check
>  >  with you if it is possible to contribute such a new tab.
>  >
>  >  Thanx,
>  >  Alin Dreghiciu
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