Package org.eclipse.pde.core

Interface IClasspathContributor

public interface IClasspathContributor
Implementors of this interface can contribute additional IClasspathEntry to a plug-in project as the classpath is computed. The contributor is consulted when the initial classpath for a plug-in project is calculated as well as whenever a new bundle dependency is created.

A classpath contributor is declared as an extension (org.eclipse.pde.core.pluginClasspathContributors).

The added classpath entries are only stored as long as the project classpath is and will not be considered during plug-in or feature export.

Since:
3.9

  • Method Details

    • getInitialEntries

      List<IClasspathEntry> getInitialEntries(BundleDescription project)
      Get any additional classpath entries to add to a project when its classpath is first computed. The provided BundleDescription describes the plug-in project that the classpath is being computed for. Additional PDE model information can be obtained using PluginRegistry.findModel(BundleDescription).
      Parameters:
      project - the bundle descriptor for the plug-in project having its classpath computed
      Returns:
      additional classpath entries to add to the project, possibly empty, must not be null

    • getEntriesForDependency

      List<IClasspathEntry> getEntriesForDependency(BundleDescription project, BundleDescription addedDependency)
      Get any additional classpath entries to add to a project when a new bundle is being added to the project classpath as a dependency. The BundleDescription is provided for both the plug-in that the classpath is being calculated for and the dependency being added. The dependency may be a project in the workspace or an external bundle from the target platform.
      Parameters:
      project - the bundle descriptor for the plug-in project having its classpath computed
      addedDependency - the bundle descriptor for the bundle being added to the classpath as a dependency
      Returns:
      additional classpath entries to add to the project, possibly empty, must not be null