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Eclipse Platform
Release 3.5

org.eclipse.debug.ui.actions
Class AbstractLaunchHistoryAction


java.lang.Object
  extended by 
org.eclipse.debug.ui.actions.AbstractLaunchHistoryAction
All Implemented Interfaces:
org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.ILaunchHistoryChangedListener, IActionDelegate, IWorkbenchWindowActionDelegate, IWorkbenchWindowPulldownDelegate, IWorkbenchWindowPulldownDelegate2
Direct Known Subclasses:
AbstractLaunchToolbarAction

public abstract class AbstractLaunchHistoryAction
extends Object
implements IWorkbenchWindowPulldownDelegate2, org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.ILaunchHistoryChangedListener

Abstract implementation of an action that displays a drop-down launch history for a specific launch group.

Clients may subclass this class.

Since:
2.1
See Also:
LaunchingResourceManager, ILaunchLabelChangedListener

Field Summary
protected  boolean fRecreateMenu
          Indicates whether the launch history has changed and the sub menu needs to be recreated.
 
Constructor Summary
AbstractLaunchHistoryAction ( String launchGroupIdentifier)
          Constructs a launch history action.
 
Method Summary
protected  void addSeparator ( Menu menu)
          Adds a separator to the given menu
protected  void addToMenu ( Menu menu, IAction action, int accelerator)
          Adds the given action to the specified menu with an accelerator specified by the given number.
 void dispose ()
          Disposes this action delegate.
protected  void fillMenu ( Menu menu)
          Fills the drop-down menu with favorites and launch history
protected   IAction getAction ()
          Returns the action used to render this delegate.
protected   ILaunchConfiguration[] getFavorites ()
          Returns the launch favorites associated with this action's launch mode and group in user preference order.
protected   ILaunchConfiguration[] getHistory ()
          Returns the launch history associated with this action's launch mode and group in most recently launched order.
protected   ILaunchConfiguration getLastLaunch ()
          Return the last launch in this action's launch history.
protected   String getLaunchGroupIdentifier ()
          Returns the identifier of the launch group this action is associated with.
protected  org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.launchConfigurations.LaunchHistory getLaunchHistory ()
          Deprecated. this method returns a class that is not API and is not intended for clients of the debug platform. Instead, use getHistory(), getFavorites(), and getLastLaunch().
  Menu getMenu ( Control parent)
          Returns the menu for this pull down action.
  Menu getMenu ( Menu parent)
          Returns the menu for this pull down action.
protected   String getMode ()
          Returns the mode (e.g., 'run' or 'debug') of this drop down.
protected   String getToolTip ( ILaunchConfiguration configuration)
          Returns the tooltip specific to a configuration.
 void init ( IWorkbenchWindow window)
          Initializes this action delegate with the workbench window it will work in.
 void launchHistoryChanged ()
          Notification that the launch history has changed.
 void run ( IAction action)
          Performs this action.
 void selectionChanged ( IAction action, ISelection selection)
          Notifies this action delegate that the selection in the workbench has changed.
protected  void updateTooltip ()
          Updates this action's tool-tip.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang. Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

fRecreateMenu

protected boolean fRecreateMenu
Indicates whether the launch history has changed and the sub menu needs to be recreated.

Constructor Detail

AbstractLaunchHistoryAction

public AbstractLaunchHistoryAction(
String launchGroupIdentifier)
Constructs a launch history action.

Parameters:
launchGroupIdentifier - unique identifier of the launch group extension that this action displays a launch history for.
Method Detail

getAction

protected 
IAction getAction()
Returns the action used to render this delegate.

Returns:
the action used to render this delegate

addToMenu

protected void addToMenu(
Menu menu,
                         
IAction action,
                         int accelerator)
Adds the given action to the specified menu with an accelerator specified by the given number.

Parameters:
menu - the menu to add the action to
action - the action to add
accelerator - the number that should appear as an accelerator

updateTooltip

protected void updateTooltip()
Updates this action's tool-tip. The tooltip is based on user preference settings for launching - either the previous launch, or based on the selection and which configuration will be launched.

Subclasses may override as required.


getToolTip

protected 
String getToolTip(
ILaunchConfiguration configuration)
Returns the tooltip specific to a configuration.

Parameters:
configuration - a ILauncConfiguration
Returns:
the string for the tool tip

launchHistoryChanged

public void launchHistoryChanged()
Description copied from interface: org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.ILaunchHistoryChangedListener
Notification that the launch history has changed. Any of the run history, debug history or last launched items could have changed. To examine the history items, retrieve them from the DebugUIPlugin.

Specified by:
launchHistoryChanged in interface org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.ILaunchHistoryChangedListener
See Also:
ILaunchHistoryChangedListener.launchHistoryChanged()

dispose

public void dispose()
Description copied from interface: IWorkbenchWindowActionDelegate
Disposes this action delegate. The implementor should unhook any references to itself so that garbage collection can occur.

Specified by:
dispose in interface IWorkbenchWindowActionDelegate
See Also:
IWorkbenchWindowActionDelegate.dispose()

getLastLaunch

protected 
ILaunchConfiguration getLastLaunch()
Return the last launch in this action's launch history.

Returns:
the most recent configuration that was launched from this action's launch history that is not filtered from the menu

getMenu

public 
Menu getMenu(
Control parent)
Description copied from interface: IWorkbenchWindowPulldownDelegate
Returns the menu for this pull down action. This method will only be called if the user opens the pull down menu for the action. Note that it is the responsibility of the implementor to properly dispose of any SWT menus created by this method.

Specified by:
getMenu in interface IWorkbenchWindowPulldownDelegate
Returns:
the menu
See Also:
IWorkbenchWindowPulldownDelegate.getMenu(org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Control)

getMenu

public 
Menu getMenu(
Menu parent)
Description copied from interface: IWorkbenchWindowPulldownDelegate2
Returns the menu for this pull down action. This method will only be called if the user opens the pull down menu for the action. Note that it is the responsibility of the implementor to properly dispose of any SWT menus created by this method.

Specified by:
getMenu in interface IWorkbenchWindowPulldownDelegate2
Returns:
the menu
See Also:
IMenuCreator.getMenu(org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Menu)

fillMenu

protected void fillMenu(
Menu menu)
Fills the drop-down menu with favorites and launch history

Parameters:
menu - the menu to fill

addSeparator

protected void addSeparator(
Menu menu)
Adds a separator to the given menu

Parameters:
menu -

run

public void run(
IAction action)
Description copied from interface: IActionDelegate
Performs this action.

This method is called by the proxy action when the action has been triggered. Implement this method to do the actual work.

Note: If the action delegate also implements IActionDelegate2, then this method is not invoked but instead the runWithEvent(IAction, Event) method is called.

Specified by:
run in interface IActionDelegate
Parameters:
action - the action proxy that handles the presentation portion of the action
See Also:
IActionDelegate.run(org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction)

selectionChanged

public void selectionChanged(
IAction action,
                             
ISelection selection)
Description copied from interface: IActionDelegate
Notifies this action delegate that the selection in the workbench has changed.

Implementers can use this opportunity to change the availability of the action or to modify other presentation properties.

When the selection changes, the action enablement state is updated based on the criteria specified in the plugin.xml file. Then the delegate is notified of the selection change regardless of whether the enablement criteria in the plugin.xml file is met.

Specified by:
selectionChanged in interface IActionDelegate
Parameters:
action - the action proxy that handles presentation portion of the action
selection - the current selection, or null if there is no selection.
See Also:
IActionDelegate.selectionChanged(org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction, org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ISelection)

init

public void init(
IWorkbenchWindow window)
Description copied from interface: IWorkbenchWindowActionDelegate
Initializes this action delegate with the workbench window it will work in.

Specified by:
init in interface IWorkbenchWindowActionDelegate
Parameters:
window - the window that provides the context for this delegate
See Also:
IWorkbenchWindowActionDelegate.init(org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow)

getLaunchHistory

protected org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.launchConfigurations.LaunchHistory getLaunchHistory()
Deprecated. this method returns a class that is not API and is not intended for clients of the debug platform. Instead, use getHistory(), getFavorites(), and getLastLaunch().

Returns the launch history associated with this action's launch group.

Returns:
the launch history associated with this action's launch group

getHistory

protected 
ILaunchConfiguration[] getHistory()
Returns the launch history associated with this action's launch mode and group in most recently launched order. Configurations associated with disabled activities are not included in the list. As well, configurations are filtered based on workspace preference settings to filter configurations from closed projects, deleted projects, working sets and to filter specific launch configuration types.

Returns:
launch history
Since:
3.3

getFavorites

protected 
ILaunchConfiguration[] getFavorites()
Returns the launch favorites associated with this action's launch mode and group in user preference order. Configurations associated with disabled activities are not included in the list. As well, configurations are filtered based on workspace preference settings to filter configurations from closed projects, deleted projects, working sets and to filter specific launch configuration types.

Returns:
favorite launch configurations
Since:
3.3

getMode

protected 
String getMode()
Returns the mode (e.g., 'run' or 'debug') of this drop down.

Returns:
the mode of this action

getLaunchGroupIdentifier

protected 
String getLaunchGroupIdentifier()
Returns the identifier of the launch group this action is associated with.

Returns:
the identifier of the launch group this action is associated with

Eclipse Platform
Release 3.5

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