Package org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin

Class TargetPlatform

  • public class TargetPlatform
extends java.lang.Object
    The central class for the plug-in development target platform. This class cannot be instantiated or subclassed by clients; all functionality is provided by static methods. Features include:
    • the target platform's OS/WS/ARCH
    • the default application and product
    • the available applications and products

    Since:
    3.3

    Restriction:
    This class is not intended to be subclassed by clients.
    Restriction:
    This class is not intended to be instantiated by clients.

    • Constructor Summary

      Constructors 
      Constructor Description
      TargetPlatform()  

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Deprecated Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      static void createPlatformConfiguration​(java.io.File location, IPluginModelBase[] plugins, IPluginModelBase brandingPlugin)
      Deprecated.
      Old Update Manager is planned for removal and so it this API.
      static java.lang.String[] getApplications()
      Returns a list of identifiers for all available applications (i.e.
      static java.lang.String getBundleList()
      The comma-separated list of bundles which are automatically installed and optionally started.
      static java.lang.String getDefaultApplication()
      Returns the ID for the default application (org.eclipse.core.runtime.applications extension) for the current target platform.
      static java.lang.String getDefaultLocation()
      Returns the location of the default target platform, namely the location of the host (running) instance of Eclipse.
      static java.lang.String getDefaultProduct()
      Returns the ID for the default product (org.eclipse.core.runtime.products extension) for the current target platform, or null if none can be determined.
      static java.lang.String getLocation()
      Returns the target platform's main location.
      static java.lang.String getNL()
      Returns the target locale as specified on the Environment tab of the Plug-in Development > Target Platform preference page.
      static java.lang.String getOS()
      Returns the target operating system as specified on the Environment tab of the Plug-in Development > Target Platform preference page.
      static java.lang.String getOSArch()
      Returns the target system architecture as specified on the Environment tab of the Plug-in Development > Target Platform preference page.
      static java.lang.String[] getProducts()
      Returns a list of identifiers for all available products (i.e.
      static java.lang.String getWS()
      Returns the target windowing system as specified on the Environment tab of the Plug-in Development > Target Platform preference page.

      • Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

    • Constructor Detail

      • TargetPlatform

        public TargetPlatform()

    • Method Detail

      • getLocation

        public static java.lang.String getLocation()
        Returns the target platform's main location. As target platforms may contain multiple locations it is recommended that you use ITargetPlatformService instead.
        Returns:
        the target platform's main location

      • getDefaultLocation

        public static java.lang.String getDefaultLocation()
        Returns the location of the default target platform, namely the location of the host (running) instance of Eclipse.
        Returns:
        the location of the default target platform

      • getOS

        public static java.lang.String getOS()
        Returns the target operating system as specified on the Environment tab of the Plug-in Development > Target Platform preference page.
        Returns:
        the target operating system

      • getWS

        public static java.lang.String getWS()
        Returns the target windowing system as specified on the Environment tab of the Plug-in Development > Target Platform preference page.
        Returns:
        the target windowing system

      • getNL

        public static java.lang.String getNL()
        Returns the target locale as specified on the Environment tab of the Plug-in Development > Target Platform preference page.
        Returns:
        the target locale

      • getOSArch

        public static java.lang.String getOSArch()
        Returns the target system architecture as specified on the Environment tab of the Plug-in Development > Target Platform preference page.
        Returns:
        the target system architecture

      • getApplications

        public static java.lang.String[] getApplications()
        Returns a list of identifiers for all available applications (i.e. org.eclipse.core.runtime.applications extensions) declared in the workspace and target platform plug-ins.

        If a workspace plug-in has the same ID as a plug-in in the target platform, the extensions declared in the target counterpart are ignored.

        Returns:
        a list of identifiers for all available applications

      • getProducts

        public static java.lang.String[] getProducts()
        Returns a list of identifiers for all available products (i.e. org.eclipse.core.runtime.products extensions) declared in the workspace and target platform plug-ins.

        If a workspace plug-in has the same ID as a plug-in in the target platform, the extensions declared in the target counterpart are ignored.

        Returns:
        a list of identifiers for all available products

      • getDefaultProduct

        public static java.lang.String getDefaultProduct()
        Returns the ID for the default product (org.eclipse.core.runtime.products extension) for the current target platform, or null if none can be determined. If any of the
        Returns:
        the ID for the default product or null if none could be determined

      • getDefaultApplication

        public static java.lang.String getDefaultApplication()
        Returns the ID for the default application (org.eclipse.core.runtime.applications extension) for the current target platform.

        If none could be determined, then org.eclipse.ui.ide.workbench application is returned.

        Returns:
        the default application to run when launching an Eclipse application

      • createPlatformConfiguration

        @Deprecated
public static void createPlatformConfiguration​(java.io.File location,
                                               IPluginModelBase[] plugins,
                                               IPluginModelBase brandingPlugin)
                                        throws CoreException
        Deprecated.
        Old Update Manager is planned for removal and so it this API.
        Creates a platform configuration to be used when launching an Eclipse application that uses Update Manager as a configurator
        Parameters:
        location - the location where the configuration should be persisted
        plugins - the list of plug-ins that make up the configuration
        brandingPlugin - if specified, a entry for the feature containing the branding plug-in will be created in the platform configuration
        Throws:
        CoreException - an exception is thrown if there was a problem writing the platform configuration file
        Restriction:
        Old Update Manager is planned for removal and so it this API. See bug 527378 for details.

      • getBundleList

        public static java.lang.String getBundleList()
        The comma-separated list of bundles which are automatically installed and optionally started.

        Each entry if of the form <bundleID>[@ [<startlevel>] [":start"]] If the startlevel is omitted then the framework will use the default start level for the bundle. If the "start" tag is added then the bundle will be marked as started after being installed.

        The list computed is based on the osgi.bundles key found in the config.ini file of the target platform. If no such key is found, then a suitable list is computed based on the target platform version.

        Returns:
        a comma-separated list of bundles that are automatically installed and optionally started when a runtime Eclipse application is launched.