Creating a plug-in project (I)
26 January 2008In this post, I will show you step by step how to create a plugin project.
To create a plug-in project, bring up the New Plug-in Project creation wizard via File > New > Plug-in Project.
It is a convention that plug-in project names are the same as plug-in IDs, but they can be different.
The plug-in project can be created in one of two flavors: a Java project or a simple project. Most plug-ins are meant to contain executable Java code and must therefore be housed in a Java project. On the other hand, if, for example, you are creating a documentation plug-in, then a simple project will suffice.
A plug-in with an OSGi bundle manifest is the recommended plug-in format. In addition to faster startup and classloading, it allows the plug-in to take advantage to many new runtime capabilities.
Click Next.
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