OTEquinox/Howto Create OTEquinox App From OTApp

Change of namespace
In versions upto 1.4.0 (served from www.objectteams.org) the IDs of OT/Equionx bundles start with org.objectteams.
During the project move to Eclipse.org these are being renamed to org.eclipse.objectteams....

Convert the OT application into an eclipse plugin

Migrate the project

• "Configure > Add Object Teams Support" (from the project's context menu)

This includes the following adjustments

• Adding the required project nature
• Adding required plug-in dependencies
• Adjusting compiler preferences if necessary

Configure the plug-in

• Declare extensions ("Extensions" tab)
  • Extension point: org.objectteams.otequinox.aspectBindings
    • basePlugin: self
    • teams: adapting teams
• Export packages ("Runtime" tab)
  • all packages, which should be used in the Application project (see 2. below)

Create an Equinox-Application Project

Create a new Project:

• new -> Plug-in Project
• Choose: Target Platform: OSGI framework: Equinox
• do not generate an activator

Implement IApplication

• implement Object start(IApplicationContext context) - not returning before exit

  class Application implements IApplication {
    ...
    public Object start(IApplicationContext context) throws Exception {
      new myOTApplicationPlugin.Main().startWindow();
      Platform.endSplash();
      while(win.isVisible()) {
        Thread.sleep(500); 
      } // don't return before the window is closed.
      return IApplication.EXIT_OK; // the end.
    }
  }

  package myOTApplicationPlugin;
  // this is the original main class of the ot application
  class Main {
    ...
    public Window startWindow() {
      // call the original main method: 
      main(null);
      // return the main window of the application (has to be set somewhere): 
      return mainWindow;
    } 
  }

  Note: The type IApplication will not be known until dependece to the corresponding plugin has been declared (see next).

  Configure the plugin

  in MANIFEST.MF:

  • Add required plug-ins ("Dependencies" tab: Required Plug-ins -> Add)
    • org.eclipse.core.runtime
    • OT application plugin (see 1.) to run
  • Declare extensions ("Extensions" tab)
    • Extension point: org.eclipse.core.runtime.applications
      • new run... ...Application (run)
  • Set singleton (MANIFEST.MF):
    • Bundle-SymbolicName: <my_name>;singleton:=true

  Launch as Object Teams Eclipse Application and select the Application to run

  Notes

  Eclipse extensions:

  • Extensions can be declared to extend extension points of existing eclipse plugins.
  • If the "Extensions" tab is not shown, it can be enabled by clicking at "Extensions" in the "Overview" tab.
  • Before an extension can be declared, the plugin providing the extension point has to be declared as dependency.

  TODOs:

  • TransformerPlugin.isWaitingForTeams()
  • Listener
  • Class.forName(...)) (don't!)