[platform-debug-dev] Lanuch configuration resource mappings and migratio

[Darin Wright <Darin_Wright@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Debug implementors,

Support to map launch configurations
with resources has been added in 3.2. The following entries have been added
to the 3.2 migration guide.

 

Launch configuration resource mapping

Eclipse 3.2 provides new infrastructure
for associating launch configurations with resources. This mapping allows
the platform to perform resource based filtering on launch configurations
and allows the platform to optionally delete launch configurations when
an associated project is deleted. The launch dialog has been enhanced to
support a set of filters to optionally hide configurations associated with
closed and deleted projects. As well, the launch dialog supports filtering
based on selected working sets in the active workbench window, which can
also be selected in the launch dialog.

It is a client responsibility to manage
the resource mapping for launch configurations. API has been added to ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy
to set the resources associated with a configuration, and API has been
added to ILaunchConfiguration to get the resources associated with a configuration.

Launch configuration migration support

Eclipse 3.2 provides new infrastructure
for migrating launch configurations to be compatible with new tooling.
For example, in Eclipse 3.2, support has been added to perform resource
based filter on launch configurations. Launch configurations need to be
upgraded to provide resource mappings in to leverage this new feature.
Users can manually migrate launch configurations in their workspace from
the Run/Debug > Launching > Launch Configurations preference page,
by pressing the Migrate button.

An new optional migration delegate attribute
has been added to the launchConfigurationTypes extension point, specifying
a class that implements the new interface ILaunchConfigurationMigrationDelegate.
A migration delegate is responsible for identifying migration candidates
and migrating them.



Darin Wright