[news.eclipse.platform] Re: getService() without the UI?!

[Karl Koster <klkoster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jan

I use the Apache Commons Discover component that leverages the Java SPI 
specification fairly successfully.

Karl

Jan Kohnert wrote:
> Hello,
>
> currently I'm using PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getService() a lot, using 
> the extensionpoint "org.eclipse.ui.services".
>
> In general itïs working fine. But it suffers a bit from its bondage to 
> the UI. Why is something so general like a servicelocator bound to the 
> UI anyway? Every Plugin I create that uses this servicelocator has to 
> have "org.eclipse.ui" as a dependency. Even if it is a model plugin 
> (EMF) thats only dependencie to the UI would be the servicelocator.
>
> Would'nt it be nice to have a UI-less servicelocator?
> Aspecially since currently it is not possible to use services as long 
> the workbench has not been started. Likewise when opening a login dialog 
> within Application.start() and the connection to a database is 
> controlled by a ConnectionService... :)
>
> Jan Kohnert