com.diffplug.gradle.eclipserunner

Class EquinoxLauncher

java.lang.Object

com.diffplug.gradle.eclipserunner.EquinoxLauncher

public class EquinoxLauncher
extends Object

Given a directory containing osgi jars, this class verifies that the core bundles are available, and provides an API for instantiating the OSGi runtime and accessing its BundleContext.

See setProps(Map) for precise details on the default framework properties.

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
class	EquinoxLauncher.Running Represents a running instance of the equinox OSGi container.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
EquinoxLauncher(File installationRoot) Wraps a directory of jars in the launcher API, and ensures the the directory contains the plugins required to run a barebones equinox instance.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
EquinoxLauncher.Running	open() Opens the eclipse runtime, and returns an instance of EquinoxLauncher.Running which allows access to the underlying BundleContext.
void	run() Runs the equinox launcher (calls open() and immediately closes it).
EquinoxLauncher	setArgs(List<String> args) Sets the application arguments which will be passed to the runtime.
EquinoxLauncher	setProps(Map<String,String> props) Sets the system properties which will be set on the runtime.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

EquinoxLauncher

public EquinoxLauncher(File installationRoot)

Wraps a directory of jars in the launcher API, and ensures the the directory contains the plugins required to run a barebones equinox instance.

Method Detail

setArgs

public EquinoxLauncher setArgs(List<String> args)

Sets the application arguments which will be passed to the runtime.

setProps

public EquinoxLauncher setProps(Map<String,String> props)

Sets the system properties which will be set on the runtime.

Available options here.

This should usually not need to be set. Below are the default properties. To unset one of the defaults, set its value to the empty string and it will be cleared.

map.put("osgi.framework.useSystemProperties", "false");
map.put("osgi.install.area", <installation root>);
map.put("osgi.noShutdown", "false");
// enable 
map.put("equinox.use.ds", "true");
map.put("osgi.bundles", Joiner.on(", ").join(
    // automatic bundle discovery and installation
    "org.eclipse.equinox.common@2:start",
    "org.eclipse.update.configurator@3:start",
    // support eclipse's -application argument
    "org.eclipse.core.runtime@4:start",
    // declarative services
    "org.eclipse.equinox.ds@5:start"));
        map.put(EclipseStarter.PROP_FRAMEWORK, <path to plugin "org.eclipse.osgi">);

open

public EquinoxLauncher.Running open()
                             throws Exception

Opens the eclipse runtime, and returns an instance of EquinoxLauncher.Running which allows access to the underlying BundleContext.

Throws:

Exception

run

public void run()
         throws Exception

Runs the equinox launcher (calls open() and immediately closes it).

Throws:

Exception