Re: [wtp-incubator-dev] XPath Content Assistance

[David Carver <d_a_carver@xxxxxxxxx>]

DOUG SATCHWELL wrote:
> A core xpath plugin is a good idea.
>  
> The XML format looks fine to me, but there may be one point to 
> consider. The number of functions added to the extension point could 
> potentially be quite high, which means a lot more parsing for Eclipse 
> to do when it loads plugin.xml, which could slow down Eclipse startup 
> times even more! If instead we were to put the XML into a separate 
> file that is only loaded when the plugin is activated, then this would 
> not affect Eclipse's startup time.
>  
> What do you think?
>  
That works well for me, and was my original thought.  The XML Templates 
support does something similar with being able to add the other templates.

Dave