org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor

Class EclipseStarter

java.lang.Object

org.eclipse.core.runtime.adaptor.EclipseStarter

public class EclipseStarter
extends Object

Special startup class for the Eclipse Platform. This class cannot be instantiated; all functionality is provided by static methods.

The Eclipse Platform makes heavy use of Java class loaders for loading plug-ins. Even the Eclipse Runtime itself and the OSGi framework need to be loaded by special class loaders. The upshot is that a client program (such as a Java main program, a servlet) cannot reference any part of Eclipse directly. Instead, a client must use this loader class to start the platform, invoking functionality defined in plug-ins, and shutting down the platform when done.

Note that the fields on this class are not API.

Since:

3.0

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static boolean	debug
protected static String	DEFAULT_ADAPTOR_CLASS string containing the classname of the adaptor to be used in this framework instance
static String	PROP_ADAPTOR
static String	PROP_ARCH
static String	PROP_BUNDLES
static String	PROP_BUNDLES_STARTLEVEL
static String	PROP_CHECK_CONFIG
static String	PROP_CLEAN
static String	PROP_CONSOLE
static String	PROP_CONSOLE_CLASS
static String	PROP_CONSOLE_LOG
static String	PROP_DEBUG
static String	PROP_DEV
static String	PROP_EXITCODE
static String	PROP_EXITDATA
static String	PROP_EXTENSIONS
static String	PROP_FRAMEWORK
static String	PROP_FRAMEWORK_SHAPE
static String	PROP_IGNOREAPP
static String	PROP_INITIAL_STARTLEVEL
static String	PROP_INSTALL_AREA
static String	PROP_LOGFILE
static String	PROP_NL
static String	PROP_NOSHUTDOWN
static String	PROP_OS
static String	PROP_REFRESH_BUNDLES
static String	PROP_SYSPATH
static String	PROP_WS

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
EclipseStarter()

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
protected static String	getSysPath()
static BundleContext	getSystemBundleContext() Returns the context of the system bundle.
static boolean	isRunning() Returns true if the platform is already running, false otherwise.
static void	main(String[] args) This is the main to start osgi.
static Object	run(Object argument) Runs the application for which the platform was started.
static Object	run(String[] args, Runnable endSplashHandler) Launches the platform and runs a single application.
static void	setInitialProperties(Map<String,String> initialProperties) Sets the initial properties for the platform.
static void	shutdown() Shuts down the Platform.
static BundleContext	startup(String[] args, Runnable endSplashHandler) Starts the platform and sets it up to run a single application.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

debug

public static boolean debug

PROP_BUNDLES

public static final String PROP_BUNDLES

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PROP_BUNDLES_STARTLEVEL

public static final String PROP_BUNDLES_STARTLEVEL

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PROP_EXTENSIONS

public static final String PROP_EXTENSIONS

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PROP_INITIAL_STARTLEVEL

public static final String PROP_INITIAL_STARTLEVEL

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PROP_DEBUG

public static final String PROP_DEBUG

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PROP_DEV

public static final String PROP_DEV

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PROP_CLEAN

public static final String PROP_CLEAN

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PROP_CONSOLE

public static final String PROP_CONSOLE

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PROP_CONSOLE_CLASS

public static final String PROP_CONSOLE_CLASS

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PROP_CHECK_CONFIG

public static final String PROP_CHECK_CONFIG

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PROP_OS

public static final String PROP_OS

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PROP_WS

public static final String PROP_WS

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PROP_NL

public static final String PROP_NL

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PROP_ARCH

public static final String PROP_ARCH

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PROP_ADAPTOR

public static final String PROP_ADAPTOR

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PROP_SYSPATH

public static final String PROP_SYSPATH

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PROP_LOGFILE

public static final String PROP_LOGFILE

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PROP_FRAMEWORK

public static final String PROP_FRAMEWORK

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PROP_INSTALL_AREA

public static final String PROP_INSTALL_AREA

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PROP_FRAMEWORK_SHAPE

public static final String PROP_FRAMEWORK_SHAPE

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PROP_NOSHUTDOWN

public static final String PROP_NOSHUTDOWN

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PROP_EXITCODE

public static final String PROP_EXITCODE

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PROP_EXITDATA

public static final String PROP_EXITDATA

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PROP_CONSOLE_LOG

public static final String PROP_CONSOLE_LOG

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PROP_IGNOREAPP

public static final String PROP_IGNOREAPP

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PROP_REFRESH_BUNDLES

public static final String PROP_REFRESH_BUNDLES

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DEFAULT_ADAPTOR_CLASS

protected static final String DEFAULT_ADAPTOR_CLASS

string containing the classname of the adaptor to be used in this framework instance

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Constructor Detail

EclipseStarter

public EclipseStarter()

Method Detail

main

public static void main(String[] args)
                 throws Exception

This is the main to start osgi. It only works when the framework is being jared as a single jar

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Exception

run

public static Object run(String[] args,
         Runnable endSplashHandler)
                  throws Exception

Launches the platform and runs a single application. The application is either identified in the given arguments (e.g., -application <app id>) or in the eclipse.application System property. This convenience method starts up the platform, runs the indicated application, and then shuts down the platform. The platform must not be running already.

Parameters:

args - the command line-style arguments used to configure the platform

endSplashHandler - the block of code to run to tear down the splash screen or null if no tear down is required

Returns:

the result of running the application

Throws:

Exception - if anything goes wrong

isRunning

public static boolean isRunning()

Returns true if the platform is already running, false otherwise.

Returns:

whether or not the platform is already running

startup

public static BundleContext startup(String[] args,
                    Runnable endSplashHandler)
                             throws Exception

Starts the platform and sets it up to run a single application. The application is either identified in the given arguments (e.g., -application <app id>) or in the eclipse.application System property. The platform must not be running already.

The given runnable (if not null) is used to tear down the splash screen if required.

Parameters:

args - the arguments passed to the application

Returns:

BundleContext the context of the system bundle

Throws:

Exception - if anything goes wrong

run

public static Object run(Object argument)
                  throws Exception

Runs the application for which the platform was started. The platform must be running.

The given argument is passed to the application being run. If it is null then the command line arguments used in starting the platform, and not consumed by the platform code, are passed to the application as a String[].

Parameters:

argument - the argument passed to the application. May be null

Returns:

the result of running the application

Throws:

Exception - if anything goes wrong

shutdown

public static void shutdown()
                     throws Exception

Shuts down the Platform. The state of the Platform is not automatically saved before shutting down.

On return, the Platform will no longer be running (but could be re-launched with another call to startup). If relaunching, care must be taken to reinitialize any System properties which the platform uses (e.g., osgi.instance.area) as some policies in the platform do not allow resetting of such properties on subsequent runs.

Any objects handed out by running Platform, including Platform runnables obtained via getRunnable, will be permanently invalid. The effects of attempting to invoke methods on invalid objects is undefined.

Throws:

Exception - if anything goes wrong

getSysPath

protected static String getSysPath()

setInitialProperties

public static void setInitialProperties(Map<String,String> initialProperties)

Sets the initial properties for the platform. This method must be called before calling the run(String[], Runnable) or startup(String[], Runnable) methods for the properties to be used in a launched instance of the platform.

If the specified properties contains a null value then the key for that value will be cleared from the properties of the platform.

Parameters:

initialProperties - the initial properties to set for the platform.

Since:

3.2

getSystemBundleContext

public static BundleContext getSystemBundleContext()

Returns the context of the system bundle. A value of null is returned if the platform is not running.

Returns:

the context of the system bundle

Throws:

SecurityException - If the caller does not have the appropriate AdminPermission[system.bundle,CONTEXT], and the Java Runtime Environment supports permissions.