Eclipse Plug-in Development Beginner's Guide - Second Edition

Develop skills to build powerful plug-ins with Eclipse IDE through examples About This Book • Create useful plug-ins to make Eclipse work for you • Learn how to migrate Eclipse 3.x plug-ins to Eclipse 4.x • From automation to testing find out how to get your IDE performing at an impressive standard Who This Book Is For This book is for Java developers familiar with Eclipse who need more from the IDE. This book will sharpen your confidence and make you a more productive developer with a tool that supports rather than limits you. What You Will Learn • Create plug-ins for Eclipse 4.x • Test plug-ins automatically with JUnit • Display tree and table information in views • Upgrade Eclipse 3.x plug-ins to Eclipse 4.x • Find out how to build user interfaces from SWT and JFace • Run tasks in the background and update the user interface asynchronously • Automate builds of plug-ins and features • Automate user interface tests with SWTBot In Detail Eclipse is used by everyone from indie devs to NASA engineers. Its popularity is underpinned by its impressive plug-in ecosystem which allows it to be extended to meet the needs of whoever is using it. This book shows you how to take full advantage of the Eclipse IDE by building your own useful plug-ins from start to finish. Taking you through the complete process of plug-in development from packaging to automated testing and deployment this book is a direct route to quicker cleaner Java development. It may be for beginners but were confident that youll develop new skills quickly. Pretty soon youll feel like an expert in complete control of your IDE. Dont let Eclipse define you - extend it with the plug-ins you need today for smarter happier and more effective development. Style and approach Packed with plenty of examples so youre never stuck or never left simply reading instructions this book encourages you to get started immediately. This book is for developers who want to develop not just learn.