How to write a plugin for Eclipse? [closed]
How can I start writing a plugin for Eclipse?
I've looked for documentation, but unfortunately there is very little or it's poor, so what articles can recommended?
There are some pretty good resources and tutorials on the main Eclipse and IBM's site. One of the best ways is to pick an open source plug-in that has some similar features to what you want to do and start to dissect it.
- PDE Does Plug-ins
- Plug-in development 101, Part 1: The fundamentals
- Eclipse Plugins Exposed, Part 1: A First Glimpse
- Developing Eclipse plug-ins
Eclipse has a pretty good "Your First Plug-in" tutorial. If it is confusing, I'm sure they would greatly appreciate your feedback. Keep in mind that Eclipse is essentially Java, so if you don't have a good grasp of Java go for general Java tutorials first, and then come back to Eclipse development.
O'Reilly has two good Eclipse Plugin tutorials:
- Eclipse Plugins Exposed
- Develop Your Own Plugins for Eclipse
They not only go through the simple code examples, but give you screen shots of the process since a lot of work is done through wizard type interface windows.
If these aren't helpful, perhaps you could be more specific as to what is difficult to follow.
-Adam