Java Runtime Classpath Providers

Identifier:

org.eclipse.jdt.launching.classpathProviders

Since:

2.1

Description:

This extension point allows clients to dynamically compute and resolve classpaths and source lookup paths for Java launch configurations. A Java launch configuration is can be associated with a custom classpath provider via the launch configuration attriubte ATTR_CLASSPATH_PROVIDER and a custom source path provider via the attribute ATTR_SOURCE_PATH_PROVIDER. When specified, the launch configuration attributes correspond to the id of a classpath provider extension.

Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (classpathProvider*)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id CDATA #IMPLIED

name CDATA #IMPLIED>

point - a fully qualified identifier of the target extension point
id - an optional identifier of the extension instance
name - an optional name of the extension instance

<!ELEMENT classpathProvider EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST classpathProvider

id CDATA #REQUIRED

class CDATA #REQUIRED>

id - a unique identifier that can be used to reference this classpath provider
class - the class that implements this classpath provider. The class must implement IRuntimeClasspathProvider

Examples:

The following is an example of a classpath provider:


 <extension point="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.classpathProviders">
  <classpathProvider
   class="com.example.ProviderImplementation"
   id="com.example.ProviderId">
  </classpathProvider>
 </extension>

Supplied Implementation:

A default implementation is provided for all launch configurations that do not specify a custom classpath provider.

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