org.eclipse.gmt.weaver.plugin
Class WeaverPlugin

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin
      extended by org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin
          extended by org.eclipse.gmt.weaver.plugin.WeaverPlugin
All Implemented Interfaces:
org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator

public class WeaverPlugin
extends org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin

The main plugin class to be used in the desktop.

Since:
1.0

Field Summary
 java.util.Map images
           
 
Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin
PLUGIN_PREFERENCE_SCOPE, PREFERENCES_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_BASE_NAME, PREFERENCES_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_FILE_NAME
 
Constructor Summary
WeaverPlugin()
          Returns the singleton instance of the Eclipse plugin
 
Method Summary
protected  java.lang.Object doGetImage(java.lang.String key)
          Does the work of fetching the image associated with the key.
static WeaverPlugin getDefault()
          Returns the shared instance.
 org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image getImage(java.lang.String key)
          This get a .gif from the image registry, which caches the icons folder.
 org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor(java.lang.String key)
          This gets a .gif from the icons folder.
 java.lang.Object getImageObj(java.lang.String key)
           
static WeaverPlugin getPlugin()
          Get the singleton instance.
 java.util.ResourceBundle getResourceBundle()
          Returns the plugin's resource bundle,
static java.lang.String getResourceString(java.lang.String key)
          Returns the string from the plugin's resource bundle, or 'key' if not found.
 java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key)
           
 java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object s1)
           
 java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object[] array)
           
 java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key, java.lang.Object s1, java.lang.Object s2)
           
 void start(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
          This method is called upon plug-in activation
 void stop(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
          This method is called when the plug-in is stopped
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin
createImageRegistry, getDialogSettings, getImageRegistry, getPreferenceStore, getWorkbench, imageDescriptorFromPlugin, initializeDefaultPluginPreferences, initializeDefaultPreferences, initializeImageRegistry, loadDialogSettings, loadPreferenceStore, refreshPluginActions, saveDialogSettings, savePreferenceStore, shutdown, startup
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin
find, find, getBundle, getDescriptor, getLog, getPluginPreferences, getStateLocation, internalInitializeDefaultPluginPreferences, isDebugging, openStream, openStream, savePluginPreferences, setDebugging, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

images

public java.util.Map images
Constructor Detail

WeaverPlugin

public WeaverPlugin()
Returns the singleton instance of the Eclipse plugin.

Method Detail

getPlugin

public static WeaverPlugin getPlugin()
Get the singleton instance.


start

public void start(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
           throws java.lang.Exception
This method is called upon plug-in activation

Specified by:
start in interface org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator
Overrides:
start in class org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin
Throws:
java.lang.Exception

stop

public void stop(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
          throws java.lang.Exception
This method is called when the plug-in is stopped

Specified by:
stop in interface org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator
Overrides:
stop in class org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin
Throws:
java.lang.Exception

getDefault

public static WeaverPlugin getDefault()
Returns the shared instance.


getResourceString

public static java.lang.String getResourceString(java.lang.String key)
Returns the string from the plugin's resource bundle, or 'key' if not found.


getResourceBundle

public java.util.ResourceBundle getResourceBundle()
Returns the plugin's resource bundle,


getString

public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key)

getString

public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key,
                                  java.lang.Object s1)

getString

public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key,
                                  java.lang.Object s1,
                                  java.lang.Object s2)

getString

public java.lang.String getString(java.lang.String key,
                                  java.lang.Object[] array)

getImageDescriptor

public org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor(java.lang.String key)
This gets a .gif from the icons folder.


getImage

public org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Image getImage(java.lang.String key)
This get a .gif from the image registry, which caches the icons folder.


getImageObj

public java.lang.Object getImageObj(java.lang.String key)

doGetImage

protected java.lang.Object doGetImage(java.lang.String key)
                               throws java.io.IOException
Does the work of fetching the image associated with the key. It ensures that the image exists.

Parameters:
key - the key of the image to fetch.
Returns:
the description of the image associated with the key.
Throws:
java.io.IOException - if an image doesn't exist.