Bundle Importers
This extension point is internal
Identifier:
org.eclipse.pde.core.bundleImporters
Since:
3.6
Description:
EXPERIMENTAL. This extension point has been added as part of a work in progress. There is no guarantee that this API will work or that it will remain the same in future releases. Please do not use this API without consulting with the PDE team.
A bundle importer is capable of creating a project in the workspace based on a bundle manifest. For example, the CVS bundle importer leverages the 'Eclipse-SourceReferences' header to import projects from CVS.
Configuration Markup:
<!ELEMENT extension (importer)+>
<!ATTLIST extension
point CDATA #REQUIRED
id CDATA #IMPLIED
name CDATA #IMPLIED
>
<!ELEMENT importer EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST importer
class CDATA #REQUIRED
id CDATA #REQUIRED
description CDATA #IMPLIED
name CDATA #REQUIRED
>
- class - Fully qualified name of a Java class providing an implementation of
org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.importing.provisional.IBundleImporterDelegate
for this handler.
- id - Unique identifier for this project factory extension.
- description - A short description of this importer suitable for display to the end user.
- name - The name of this bundle importer, suitable for display to an end user.
Examples:
The following is an example of a bundle importer extension.
<extension point="org.eclipse.pde.core.bundleImporters">
<importer
id="com.example.ExampleIdentifier"
class="com.example.ExampleBundleImporter">
</importer>
</extension>
API Information:
Value of a importer's class attribute must be a fully qualified name of a Java class that implements the interface org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.importing.provisional.IBundleImporterDelegate.
Supplied Implementation:
PDE provides a bundle importer extension capable of importing projects from CVS referenced by 'Eclipse-SourceReferences' headers.
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