[news.eclipse.platform.rcp] Re: How to set services into handler

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Paul Webster schrieb:
> Well ...
> Currently when the handler executes, it gets the ExecutionEvent and from 
> that can get the application context.  That's an IEvaluationContext.  
>  From there you have access to any variables coming from a source 
> provider (like the ones listed in org.eclipse.ui.ISources).
>
> As for services, there are 2 kinds.
>
> 1) OSGi services.  They can be requested from your 
> BundleContext/ServiceTracker, usually be interacting with your Activator.

Thats it! Thanks for advice!

I will use OSGi services in conjunction with Spring DM because I already 
have some application contexts on my client. So the only thing I need to 
do: publish them as OSGi-Services.

Advice for followers: I found easy to use information on 
http://springosgi.googlepages.com/ch03.html.

> 2) eclipse framework services.  They're contributed through the 
> org.eclipse.ui.services EP and retrieved through an IServiceLocator.  
> Current IServiceLocators are any editor or view site, the workbench 
> windows, and the workbench (PlatformUI.getWorkbench()) itself.

I will rethink that option for controlling views and presentation logic.