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org.eclipse.debug.core
Interface ILaunchManager

public interface ILaunchManager

The launch manager manages the set of registered launches, maintaining a collection of active processes and debug targets. Clients interested in launch notification may register with the launch manager.

See Also:: ILaunch, ILaunchListener
Restriction:: This interface is not intended to be implemented by clients.
Restriction:: This interface is not intended to be extended by clients.

Field Summary

static String ATTR_APPEND_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES
          Launch configuration attribute name.

static String ATTR_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES
          Launch configuration attribute name.

static String DEBUG_MODE
          A launch in a special debug mode (value "debug").

static String PROFILE_MODE
          A launch in a special profile mode (value "profile").

static String RUN_MODE
          A launch in a normal, non-debug mode(value "run").

Method Summary

void addLaunch ( ILaunch launch)
          Adds the specified launch and notifies listeners.

void addLaunchConfigurationListener ( ILaunchConfigurationListener listener)
          Adds the given launch configuration listener to the list of listeners notified when a launch configuration is added, removed, or changed.

void addLaunches ( ILaunch[] launches)
          Adds the specified launch objects and notifies listeners.

void addLaunchListener ( ILaunchesListener listener)
          Adds the given listener to the collection of registered launch listeners.

void addLaunchListener ( ILaunchListener listener)
          Adds the given listener to the collection of registered launch listeners.

String generateUniqueLaunchConfigurationNameFrom ( String namePrefix)
          Return a String that can be used as the name of a launch configuration.

IDebugTarget[] getDebugTargets ()
          Returns the collection of debug targets currently registered with this launch manager.

String getEncoding ( ILaunchConfiguration configuration)
          This method returns the character encoding to use when launching the specified ILaunchConfiguration.

String[] getEnvironment ( ILaunchConfiguration configuration)
          Returns an array of environment variables to be used when launching the given configuration or null if unspecified.

ILaunchConfiguration getLaunchConfiguration ( IFile file)
          Returns a handle to the launch configuration contained in the specified file.

ILaunchConfiguration getLaunchConfiguration ( String memento)
          Returns a handle to the launch configuration specified by the given memento.

ILaunchConfiguration[] getLaunchConfigurations ()
          Returns all launch configurations defined in the workspace.

ILaunchConfiguration[] getLaunchConfigurations ( ILaunchConfigurationType type)
          Returns all launch configurations of the specified type defined in the workspace

ILaunchConfigurationType getLaunchConfigurationType ( String id)
          Returns the launch configuration type extension with the specified id, or null if it does not exist.

ILaunchConfigurationType[] getLaunchConfigurationTypes ()
          Returns all defined launch configuration type extensions

ILaunch[] getLaunches ()
          Returns the collection of launches currently registered with this launch manager.

ILaunchMode getLaunchMode ( String mode)
          Returns the launch mode registered with the given mode identifier, or null if none.

ILaunchMode[] getLaunchModes ()
          Returns all registered launch modes.

ILaunchConfiguration[] getMigrationCandidates ()
          Returns a collection of launch configurations that required migration to be compatible with current tooling.

ILaunchConfiguration getMovedFrom ( ILaunchConfiguration addedConfiguration)
          When a launch configuration is created or moved, registered launch configuration listeners (see ILaunchConfigurationListener) are notified of an add notification for the new configuration.

ILaunchConfiguration getMovedTo ( ILaunchConfiguration removedConfiguration)
          When a launch configuration is deleted or moved, registered launch configuration listeners (see ILaunchConfigurationListener) are notified of a remove notification for launch configuration that has been deleted.

Map getNativeEnvironment ()
          Returns the native system environment variables as a map of variable names and values (Strings).

Map getNativeEnvironmentCasePreserved ()
          Returns the native system environment variables as a map of variable names and values (Strings).

IProcess[] getProcesses ()
          Returns the collection of processes currently registered with this launch manager.

ISourceContainerType getSourceContainerType ( String id)
          Returns the source container type extension registered with the given unique identifier, or null if none.

ISourceContainerType[] getSourceContainerTypes ()
          Returns all registered source container type extensions.

ISourcePathComputer getSourcePathComputer ( ILaunchConfiguration configuration)
          Returns a source path computer to compute a default source lookup path for the given launch configuration, or null if a source path computer has not been registered for the associated launch configuration type.

ISourcePathComputer getSourcePathComputer ( String id)
          Returns the source path computer extension registered with the given unique identifier, or null if none.

boolean isExistingLaunchConfigurationName ( String name)
          Return true if there is a launch configuration with the specified name, false otherwise.

boolean isRegistered ( ILaunch launch)
          Returns whether the given launch is currently registered.

IPersistableSourceLocator newSourceLocator ( String identifier)
          Creates and returns a new source locator of the specified type.

void removeLaunch ( ILaunch launch)
          Removes the specified launch and notifies listeners.

void removeLaunchConfigurationListener ( ILaunchConfigurationListener listener)
          Removes the given launch configuration listener from the list of listeners notified when a launch configuration is added, removed, or changed.

void removeLaunches ( ILaunch[] launches)
          Removes the specified launch objects and notifies listeners.

void removeLaunchListener ( ILaunchesListener listener)
          Removes the given listener from the collection of registered launch listeners.

void removeLaunchListener ( ILaunchListener listener)
          Removes the given listener from the collection of registered launch listeners.

Field Detail

RUN_MODE

static final 
String RUN_MODE

A launch in a normal, non-debug mode(value "run").

See Also:: Constant Field Values

DEBUG_MODE

static final 
String DEBUG_MODE

A launch in a special debug mode (value "debug").

See Also:: Constant Field Values

PROFILE_MODE

static final 
String PROFILE_MODE

A launch in a special profile mode (value "profile").

Since:: 3.0
See Also:: Constant Field Values

ATTR_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES

static final 
String ATTR_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES

Launch configuration attribute name. The value is a map of environment variables passed into Runtime.exec(...) when a launch configuration is launched. Default value is null which indicates the default environment should be used.

Since:: 3.0

ATTR_APPEND_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES

static final 
String ATTR_APPEND_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES

Launch configuration attribute name. The value is a boolean value specifying whether the environment variables in a launch configuration should be appended to the native environment (i.e. when true), or if they should replace the environment (i.e. false). The default value is true.

Since:: 3.0

Method Detail

addLaunch

void addLaunch(
ILaunch launch)

Adds the specified launch and notifies listeners. Has no effect if an identical launch is already registered.

Parameters:: launch - the launch to add
Since:: 2.0

addLaunchConfigurationListener

void addLaunchConfigurationListener(
ILaunchConfigurationListener listener)

Adds the given launch configuration listener to the list of listeners notified when a launch configuration is added, removed, or changed. Has no effect if the given listener is already registered.

Parameters:: listener - launch configuration listener
Since:: 2.0

addLaunches

void addLaunches(
ILaunch[] launches)

Adds the specified launch objects and notifies listeners. Has no effect on identical launch objects already registered.

Parameters:: launches - the launch objects to add
Since:: 2.1

addLaunchListener

void addLaunchListener(
ILaunchesListener listener)

Adds the given listener to the collection of registered launch listeners. Has no effect if an identical listener is already registered.

Parameters:: listener - the listener to register
Since:: 2.1

addLaunchListener

void addLaunchListener(
ILaunchListener listener)

Adds the given listener to the collection of registered launch listeners. Has no effect if an identical listener is already registered.

Parameters:: listener - the listener to register

generateUniqueLaunchConfigurationNameFrom


String generateUniqueLaunchConfigurationNameFrom(
String namePrefix)

Return a String that can be used as the name of a launch configuration. The name is guaranteed to be unique (no existing launch configurations will have this name). The name that is returned uses the namePrefix as a starting point. If there is no existing launch configuration with this name, then namePrefix is returned. Otherwise, the value returned consists of the specified prefix plus some suffix that guarantees uniqueness.

Parameters:: namePrefix - the String that the returned name must begin with
Returns:: launch configuration name
Since:: 2.0

getDebugTargets


IDebugTarget[] getDebugTargets()

Returns the collection of debug targets currently registered with this launch manager.

Returns:: an array of debug targets

getEnvironment


String[] getEnvironment(
ILaunchConfiguration configuration)
                        throws 
CoreException

Returns an array of environment variables to be used when launching the given configuration or null if unspecified. Each entry is of the form "var_name=value".

Parameters:: configuration - launch configuration
Returns:: an array of environment variables to use when launching the given configuration or null if unspecified
Throws:: CoreException - if unable to access associated attribute or if unable to resolve a variable in an environment variable's value
Since:: 3.0

getEncoding


String getEncoding(
ILaunchConfiguration configuration)
                   throws 
CoreException

This method returns the character encoding to use when launching the specified ILaunchConfiguration. The returned encoding can be derived from one of three places in the following order:

An attribute saved on the configuration itself (where no attribute means use the default encoding).
The mapped resources for the configuration, in the event one of them has a specific encoding that is not the workspace default. If there are more than one mapped resource we optimistically ask only the first resource for its encoding.
We ask the ResourcesPlugin for the workspace preference (which resolves back to the system property file.encoding if the user has made no changes to the workspace encoding preference).

Parameters:: configuration - the ILaunchConfiguration to get the encoding for
Returns:: the encoding to use when launching the specified ILaunchConfiguration
Throws:: CoreException
Since:: 3.4

getLaunchConfiguration


ILaunchConfiguration getLaunchConfiguration(
IFile file)

Returns a handle to the launch configuration contained in the specified file. This method does not check if the specified IFile is a launch configuration file or that it exists in the local or remote file system.

Parameters:: file - launch configuration file
Returns:: a handle to the launch configuration contained in the specified file
Since:: 2.0

getLaunchConfiguration


ILaunchConfiguration getLaunchConfiguration(
String memento)
                                            throws 
CoreException

Returns a handle to the launch configuration specified by the given memento. The configuration may not exist.

Parameters:: memento - launch configuration memento
Returns:: a handle to the launch configuration specified by the given memento
Throws:: CoreException - if the given memento is invalid or an exception occurs parsing the memento
Since:: 2.0
See Also:: ILaunchConfiguration.getMemento()

getLaunchConfigurations


ILaunchConfiguration[] getLaunchConfigurations()
                                               throws 
CoreException

Returns all launch configurations defined in the workspace.

Returns:: all launch configurations defined in the workspace
Throws:: CoreException - if an exception occurs retrieving configurations
Since:: 2.0

getLaunchConfigurations


ILaunchConfiguration[] getLaunchConfigurations(
ILaunchConfigurationType type)
                                               throws 
CoreException

Returns all launch configurations of the specified type defined in the workspace

Parameters:: type - a launch configuration type
Returns:: all launch configurations of the specified type defined in the workspace
Throws:: CoreException - if an error occurs while retrieving a launch configuration
Since:: 2.0

getLaunchConfigurationType


ILaunchConfigurationType getLaunchConfigurationType(
String id)

Returns the launch configuration type extension with the specified id, or null if it does not exist.

Parameters:: id - unique identifier for a launch configuration type extension
Returns:: the launch configuration type extension with the specified id, or null if it does not exist
Since:: 2.0

getLaunchConfigurationTypes


ILaunchConfigurationType[] getLaunchConfigurationTypes()

Returns all defined launch configuration type extensions

Returns:: all defined launch configuration type extensions
Since:: 2.0

getLaunches


ILaunch[] getLaunches()

Returns the collection of launches currently registered with this launch manager.

Returns:: an array of launches

getLaunchMode


ILaunchMode getLaunchMode(
String mode)

Returns the launch mode registered with the given mode identifier, or null if none.

Parameters:: mode - mode identifier
Returns:: launch mode or null
Since:: 3.0

getLaunchModes


ILaunchMode[] getLaunchModes()

Returns all registered launch modes.

Returns:: all registered launch modes
Since:: 3.0

getMigrationCandidates


ILaunchConfiguration[] getMigrationCandidates()
                                              throws 
CoreException

Returns a collection of launch configurations that required migration to be compatible with current tooling.

Returns:: a collection of launch configurations that required migration
Throws:: CoreException - if an exception occurs determining migration candidates
Since:: 3.2

getMovedFrom


ILaunchConfiguration getMovedFrom(
ILaunchConfiguration addedConfiguration)

When a launch configuration is created or moved, registered launch configuration listeners (see ILaunchConfigurationListener) are notified of an add notification for the new configuration. If the notification is the result of a move this method will return a handle to the launch configuration that the added launch configuration was moved from. This method returns null if the added launch configuration was not the result of a rename or move. This information is only available during the add notification call back launchConfigurationAdded.

Renaming a configuration is considered the same as moving a configuration.

Parameters:: addedConfiguration - a launch configuration for which an add notification is being broadcast
Returns:: the launch configuration that the added launch configuration was moved from, or null if the add notification is not the result of a move
Since:: 2.1

getMovedTo


ILaunchConfiguration getMovedTo(
ILaunchConfiguration removedConfiguration)

When a launch configuration is deleted or moved, registered launch configuration listeners (see ILaunchConfigurationListener) are notified of a remove notification for launch configuration that has been deleted. If the notification is the result of a move this method will return a handle to the launch configuration that the removed launch configuration was moved to. This method returns null if the removed launch configuration was not the result of a rename or move. This information is only available during the add notification call back launchConfigurationRemoved.

Renaming a configuration is considered the same as moving a configuration.

Parameters:: removedConfiguration - a launch configuration for which a remove notification is being broadcast
Returns:: the launch configuration that the removed launch configuration was moved to, or null if the add notification is not the result of a move
Since:: 2.1

getNativeEnvironment


Map getNativeEnvironment()

Returns the native system environment variables as a map of variable names and values (Strings).

Note that WIN32 system environment preserves the case of variable names but is otherwise case insensitive. Depending on what you intend to do with the environment, the lack of normalization may or may not be create problems. On WIN32, this method normalizes mixed-case keys variable names to upper case. Use getNativeEnvironmentCasePreserved() instead to get a WIN32 system environment where the keys are the mixed-case variable names recorded by the OS.

Returns:: the native system environment variables; on WIN32, mixed-case variable names (keys) have been normalized to upper case (key type: String; value type: String)
Since:: 3.0

getNativeEnvironmentCasePreserved


Map getNativeEnvironmentCasePreserved()

Returns the native system environment variables as a map of variable names and values (Strings).

Note that WIN32 system environment preserves the case of variable names but is otherwise case insensitive. Depending on what you intend to do with the environment, the lack of normalization may or may not be create problems. This method returns mixed-case keys using the variable names recorded by the OS. Use getNativeEnvironment() instead to get a WIN32 system environment where all keys have been normalized to upper case.

Returns:: the native system environment variables; on WIN32, mixed-case variable names (keys) are returned without normalization (key type: String; value type: String)
Since:: 3.1

getProcesses


IProcess[] getProcesses()

Returns the collection of processes currently registered with this launch manager.

Returns:: an array of processes

getSourceContainerType


ISourceContainerType getSourceContainerType(
String id)

Returns the source container type extension registered with the given unique identifier, or null if none.

Parameters:: id - unique identifier of a source container type extension
Returns:: the source container type extension registered with the given unique identifier, or null if none
Since:: 3.0

getSourceContainerTypes


ISourceContainerType[] getSourceContainerTypes()

Returns all registered source container type extensions.

Returns:: all registered source container type extensions
Since:: 3.0

getSourcePathComputer


ISourcePathComputer getSourcePathComputer(
ILaunchConfiguration configuration)
                                          throws 
CoreException

Returns a source path computer to compute a default source lookup path for the given launch configuration, or null if a source path computer has not been registered for the associated launch configuration type.

Parameters:: configuration - a launch configuration
Returns:: a source path computer registered for the associated launch configurations type, or null if unspecified
Throws:: CoreException - if an exception occurs while instantiating a source path computer
Since:: 3.0

getSourcePathComputer


ISourcePathComputer getSourcePathComputer(
String id)

Returns the source path computer extension registered with the given unique identifier, or null if none.

Parameters:: id - source path computer identifier
Returns:: the source path computer extension registered with the given unique identifier, or null if none
Since:: 3.0

isExistingLaunchConfigurationName

boolean isExistingLaunchConfigurationName(
String name)
                                          throws 
CoreException

Return true if there is a launch configuration with the specified name, false otherwise.

Parameters:: name - the name of the launch configuration whose existence is being checked
Returns:: whether a launch configuration already exists with the given name
Throws:: CoreException - if unable to retrieve existing launch configuration names
Since:: 2.0

isRegistered

boolean isRegistered(
ILaunch launch)

Returns whether the given launch is currently registered.

Parameters:: launch - a launch
Returns:: whether the launch is currently registered
Since:: 3.1

newSourceLocator


IPersistableSourceLocator newSourceLocator(
String identifier)
                                           throws 
CoreException

Creates and returns a new source locator of the specified type.

Parameters:: identifier - the identifier associated with a persistable source locator extension
Returns:: a source locator
Throws:: CoreException - if an exception occurs creating the source locator
Since:: 2.0

removeLaunch

void removeLaunch(
ILaunch launch)

Removes the specified launch and notifies listeners. Has no effect if an identical launch is not already registered.

Parameters:: launch - the launch to remove
Since:: 2.0

removeLaunchConfigurationListener

void removeLaunchConfigurationListener(
ILaunchConfigurationListener listener)

Removes the given launch configuration listener from the list of listeners notified when a launch configuration is added, removed, or changed. Has no effect if the given listener is not already registered.

Parameters:: listener - launch configuration listener
Since:: 2.0

removeLaunches

void removeLaunches(
ILaunch[] launches)

Removes the specified launch objects and notifies listeners. Has no effect on identical launch objects that are not already registered.

Parameters:: launches - the launch objects to remove
Since:: 2.1

removeLaunchListener

void removeLaunchListener(
ILaunchesListener listener)

Removes the given listener from the collection of registered launch listeners. Has no effect if an identical listener is not already registered.

Parameters:: listener - the listener to unregister
Since:: 2.1

removeLaunchListener

void removeLaunchListener(
ILaunchListener listener)

Removes the given listener from the collection of registered launch listeners. Has no effect if an identical listener is not already registered.

Parameters:: listener - the listener to unregister

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org.eclipse.debug.core Interface ILaunchManager

RUN_MODE

DEBUG_MODE

PROFILE_MODE

ATTR_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES

ATTR_APPEND_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLES

addLaunch

addLaunchConfigurationListener

addLaunches

addLaunchListener

addLaunchListener

generateUniqueLaunchConfigurationNameFrom

getDebugTargets

getEnvironment

getEncoding

getLaunchConfiguration

getLaunchConfiguration

getLaunchConfigurations

getLaunchConfigurations

getLaunchConfigurationType

getLaunchConfigurationTypes

getLaunches

getLaunchMode

getLaunchModes

getMigrationCandidates

getMovedFrom

getMovedTo

getNativeEnvironment

getNativeEnvironmentCasePreserved

getProcesses

getSourceContainerType

getSourceContainerTypes

getSourcePathComputer

getSourcePathComputer

isExistingLaunchConfigurationName

isRegistered

newSourceLocator

removeLaunch

removeLaunchConfigurationListener

removeLaunches

removeLaunchListener

removeLaunchListener

org.eclipse.debug.core
Interface ILaunchManager