Re: [ide-dev] Auto-configuring projects when opening editors

[Mickael Istria <mistria@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jan 10, 2018 at 10:29 AM, Ed Willink <ed@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Suggest that an optional "extensions" element for an "org.eclipse.core.resources.natures" extension point could identify the file extensions to which an auto-add-nature could apply.

I think natures are too restraining here. While it's used in most cases, there are other ways an editor can configure a projet or its own enablement (preferences, project settings, a builder, starting a Run configuration, show a wizard...). I believe the diversity of possible actions makes it almost impossible to find a generic solution to this problem that can cover all legacy and future stories.

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Mickael Istria

Eclipse IDE developer, at Red Hat Developers community

Elected Committer Representative at the Eclipse Foundation board of directors