[platform-debug-dev] Some questions about using the LaunchView Context s

[Jeff Turnham <turnham@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Darin/Jared,

I have a question about how to get the
LaunchView Context support to do what I'm looking for.

Basically we have some Views that we
would like to hide when there is no debug target running for which they
make sense.   So for simplicity let's consider the "Modules"
view that is used for Compiled Language Debug.   
The flow I'm trying to get to is the
following:

1.  When the user goes to a fresh
Debug Perspective the Modules View is not shown (reduction of initial clutter)
2.  When the user starts a Java
Debug Session the Modules View is not shown (not applicable yet)
3.  When the user starts a Compiled
Debug Session the Modules View is then shown.
4.  When the user decides to go
back and do some Java Debugging the Modules View does not disappear (since
the Compiled Debug Session is still running)
5.  When the user terminates the
Compiled Debug Session, the Modules View is removed.

I can get some of this working, but
am having some issues in a couple spots:

1.  It seems that on a fresh Debug
Perspective, the LauchViewContext Listener deems there to be no active
contexts so it shows all views.
4.  I can't seem to find the right
combination of autoOpen/autoClose settings to both allow the Modules view
to only open for the Compiled Debug context, but ALSO stay open when the
user selects a Java Stack Frame.   So what I think I'm asking for
is that my context bindings be respected even if my StackFrame is not selected
in the Debug View.   Just the fact that it's there, means I may want
to examine the contents of the views.  I don't necessarily want all
my Compiled Language Views to disappear when I click on a different type
of Stack Frame.   But I DO want my views to disappear when there is
no applicable Stack Frame. (does that make sense?)

Just FYI on what I'm working with:

1.  I implemented IDebugModelProvider
for our Compiled Language Stack Frame.
   It returns the following:
public
String[] getModelIdentifiers() {
         
      String modelID = new
String("com.ibm.debug.pdt");
         
      return
new
String[] {modelID};
        }

2.  Then I have the following in
the plugin.xml

   <!--
Context support -->
   <extension
         point="org.eclipse.ui.contexts">
      <context
         
  name="Debugging
Compiled Languages"
         
  description="Debugging
Compiled Languages"
         
  id="com.ibm.debug.pdt.ui.debugging">
      </context>
   </extension>
   <extension
         point="org.eclipse.debug.ui.debugModelContextBindings">
      <modelContextBinding
         
  debugModelId="com.ibm.debug.pdt"
         
  contextId="com.ibm.debug.pdt.ui.debugging">
      </modelContextBinding>
   </extension>
   <extension
         point="org.eclipse.debug.ui.contextViewBindings">
      <contextViewBinding
         
  viewId="com.ibm.debug.pdt.ui.ModulesView"
         
  contextId="com.ibm.debug.pdt.ui.debugging"
         
  autoOpen="true"
         
  autoClose="false">
      </contextViewBinding>
    </extension>

   <!--
End of Context support -->

Thanks...Jeff.