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Eclipse Platform
Release 3.5

org.eclipse.update.core
Interface IFeature

All Superinterfaces:
IAdaptable, IPlatformEnvironment
All Known Implementing Classes:
Feature

Deprecated. The org.eclipse.update component has been replaced by Equinox p2. This provisional API was never promoted to stable API, and may be removed from a future release of the platform.

public interface IFeature
extends IAdaptable, IPlatformEnvironment

Feature defines the packaging "container" for a group of related plug-ins, plug-in fragments, and optionally non-plug-in files.

Features are treated purely as an installation and packaging construct. They do not play a role during Eclipse plug-in execution. They are simply an inclusive "manifest" of the plug-ins, fragments and other files that make up that feature. If features are logically made up of plug-ins from "sub-features", the top-level feature "manifest" must be fully resolved at packaging time.

Clients may implement this interface. However, in most cases clients should directly instantiate or subclass the provided implementation of this interface.

Note: This class/interface is part of an interim API that is still under development and expected to change significantly before reaching stability. It is being made available at this early stage to solicit feedback from pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.

Since:
2.0
See Also:
Feature

Field Summary
static int SEARCH_LOCATION_BOTH
          Deprecated. Indicates the one-click update will search both the location of the nesting root feature and the location defined by the feature.
static int SEARCH_LOCATION_DEFAULT
          Deprecated. Indicates the one-click update will search the location of the nesting root feature.
static int SEARCH_LOCATION_FEATURE
          Deprecated. Indicates the one-click update will search the location defined by the feature.
static int STATUS_AMBIGUOUS
          Deprecated. Indicates a 'happy' feature A feature is considered to be 'ambiguous' in the context of a local site if all the plug-ins referenced by the feature are installed on the site and other version of any of the plug-ins are installed on any other site of the local site.
static int STATUS_DISABLED
          Deprecated. Indicates a disable feature
static int STATUS_HAPPY
          Deprecated. Indicates a 'happy' feature A feature is considered to be 'happy' in the context of a local site if all the plug-ins referenced by the feature are installed on the site and no other version of any of the plug-ins are installed on any other site of the local site.
static int STATUS_UNHAPPY
          Deprecated. Indicates an 'unhappy' feature A feature is considered to be 'unhappy' in the context of this site, if some of the plug-ins referenced by the feature are not installed on this site.
 
Method Summary
  String getAffinityFeature ()
          Deprecated. Returns an optional identifier of a co-location affinity feature.
  String getApplication ()
          Deprecated. Returns an optional identifier of an application to be used when starting up the platform with this feature as the primary feature.
  IURLEntry getCopyright ()
          Deprecated. Returns the copyright information for the feature.
  IURLEntry getDescription ()
          Deprecated. Returns the feature description.
  IURLEntry[] getDiscoverySiteEntries ()
          Deprecated. Return an array of information entries referencing locations of other update sites.
 long getDownloadSize ()
          Deprecated. Returns the download size of the feature, if it can be determined.
  IFeatureContentConsumer getFeatureContentConsumer ()
          Deprecated. Returns the content consumer for this feature.
  IFeatureContentProvider getFeatureContentProvider ()
          Deprecated. Returns the content provider for this feature.
  URL getImage ()
          Deprecated. Return optional image for the feature.
  IImport[] getImports ()
          Deprecated. Return a list of plug-in dependencies for this feature.
  IIncludedFeatureReference[] getIncludedFeatureReferences ()
          Deprecated. Returns an array of feature references included by this feature filtered by the operating system, windowing system and architecture system set in SiteManager
  IInstallHandlerEntry getInstallHandlerEntry ()
          Deprecated. Returns and optional custom install handler entry.
 long getInstallSize ()
          Deprecated. Returns the install size of the feature, if it can be determined.
  String getLabel ()
          Deprecated. Returns the displayable label of the feature.
  IURLEntry getLicense ()
          Deprecated. Returns the license information for the feature.
  INonPluginEntry[] getNonPluginEntries ()
          Deprecated. Returns an array of non-plug-in entries referenced by this feature filtered by the operating system, windowing system and architecture system set in SiteManager
 int getNonPluginEntryCount ()
          Deprecated. Returns the count of referenced non-plug-in entries.
  IPluginEntry[] getPluginEntries ()
          Deprecated. Returns an array of plug-in entries referenced by this feature filtered by the operating system, windowing system and architecture system set in SiteManager
 int getPluginEntryCount ()
          Deprecated. Returns the count of referenced plug-in entries.
  String getPrimaryPluginID ()
          Deprecated. Return the identifier of the primary plugin associated to this feature or null if the feature is not a primary feature.
  String getProvider ()
          Deprecated. Returns a displayable label identifying the provider of this feature
  IImport[] getRawImports ()
          Deprecated. Return a list of plug-in dependencies for this feature.
  IIncludedFeatureReference[] getRawIncludedFeatureReferences ()
          Deprecated. Returns an array of feature references included by this feature No filtering occurs
  INonPluginEntry[] getRawNonPluginEntries ()
          Deprecated. Returns an array of non-plug-in entries referenced by this feature No filtering occurs
  IPluginEntry[] getRawPluginEntries ()
          Deprecated. Returns an array of plug-in entries referenced by this feature No filtering occurs
  ISite getSite ()
          Deprecated. Returns the site this feature is associated with.
  IURLEntry getUpdateSiteEntry ()
          Deprecated. Returns an information entry referencing the location of the feature update site.
  URL getURL ()
          Deprecated. Returns the feature URL.
  VersionedIdentifier getVersionedIdentifier ()
          Deprecated. Returns the feature identifier.
  IFeatureReference install ( IFeature targetFeature, IFeatureReference[] optionalFeatures, IVerificationListener verificationListener, IProgressMonitor monitor)
          Deprecated. Install the contents of this feature into the specified target feature.
  IFeatureReference install ( IFeature targetFeature, IVerificationListener verificationListener, IProgressMonitor monitor)
          Deprecated. Install the contents of this feature into the specified target feature.
 boolean isExclusive ()
          Deprecated. Indicates whether the feature must be processed alone during installation and configuration.
 boolean isPatch ()
          Deprecated. Returns true if this feature is patching another feature, false otherwise
 boolean isPrimary ()
          Deprecated. Indicates whether the feature can be used as a primary feature.
 void setFeatureContentProvider ( IFeatureContentProvider featureContentProvider)
          Deprecated. Sets the content provider for this feature.
 void setSite ( ISite site)
          Deprecated. Sets the site for this feature.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.update.core. IPlatformEnvironment
getNL, getOS, getOSArch, getWS
 
Methods inherited from interface org.eclipse.core.runtime. IAdaptable
getAdapter
 

Field Detail

STATUS_HAPPY

static final int STATUS_HAPPY
Deprecated. 
Indicates a 'happy' feature A feature is considered to be 'happy' in the context of a local site if all the plug-ins referenced by the feature are installed on the site and no other version of any of the plug-ins are installed on any other site of the local site.

Since:
2.0
See Also:
IConfiguredSite.getBrokenStatus(IFeature), Constant Field Values

STATUS_AMBIGUOUS

static final int STATUS_AMBIGUOUS
Deprecated. 
Indicates a 'happy' feature A feature is considered to be 'ambiguous' in the context of a local site if all the plug-ins referenced by the feature are installed on the site and other version of any of the plug-ins are installed on any other site of the local site.

See Also:
IConfiguredSite.getBrokenStatus(IFeature), Constant Field Values

STATUS_UNHAPPY

static final int STATUS_UNHAPPY
Deprecated. 
Indicates an 'unhappy' feature A feature is considered to be 'unhappy' in the context of this site, if some of the plug-ins referenced by the feature are not installed on this site.

Since:
2.0
See Also:
IConfiguredSite.getBrokenStatus(IFeature), Constant Field Values

STATUS_DISABLED

static final int STATUS_DISABLED
Deprecated. 
Indicates a disable feature

Since:
2.0.2
See Also:
IConfiguredSite.getBrokenStatus(IFeature), Constant Field Values

SEARCH_LOCATION_DEFAULT

static final int SEARCH_LOCATION_DEFAULT
Deprecated. 
Indicates the one-click update will search the location of the nesting root feature.

Since:
2.0.1
See Also:
Constant Field Values

SEARCH_LOCATION_FEATURE

static final int SEARCH_LOCATION_FEATURE
Deprecated. 
Indicates the one-click update will search the location defined by the feature.

Since:
2.0.1
See Also:
Constant Field Values

SEARCH_LOCATION_BOTH

static final int SEARCH_LOCATION_BOTH
Deprecated. 
Indicates the one-click update will search both the location of the nesting root feature and the location defined by the feature.

Since:
2.0.1
See Also:
Constant Field Values
Method Detail

getVersionedIdentifier


VersionedIdentifier getVersionedIdentifier()
Deprecated. 
Returns the feature identifier.

Returns:
the feature identifier.
Since:
2.0

getSite


ISite getSite()
Deprecated. 
Returns the site this feature is associated with.

Returns:
the site for this feature
Since:
2.0

getLabel


String getLabel()
Deprecated. 
Returns the displayable label of the feature.

Returns:
feature label, or null.
Since:
2.0

getURL


URL getURL()
Deprecated. 
Returns the feature URL. This is the URL that was used to create the feature. The interpretation of the URL is dependent on the concrete feature implementation. *

Returns:
feature URL
Since:
2.0

getUpdateSiteEntry


IURLEntry getUpdateSiteEntry()
Deprecated. 
Returns an information entry referencing the location of the feature update site. The update site can be accessed to obtain feature updates for this feature.

Returns:
update site entry, or null.
Since:
2.0

getDiscoverySiteEntries


IURLEntry[] getDiscoverySiteEntries()
Deprecated. 
Return an array of information entries referencing locations of other update sites. This mechanism can be used by features to distribute location information about general update sites to clients.

Returns:
an array of site entries, or an empty array.
Since:
2.0

getProvider


String getProvider()
Deprecated. 
Returns a displayable label identifying the provider of this feature

Returns:
provider label, or null.
Since:
2.0

getInstallHandlerEntry


IInstallHandlerEntry getInstallHandlerEntry()
Deprecated. 
Returns and optional custom install handler entry.

Returns:
install handler entry, or null if none was specified
Since:
2.0

getDescription


IURLEntry getDescription()
Deprecated. 
Returns the feature description.

Returns:
feature description, or null.
Since:
2.0

getCopyright


IURLEntry getCopyright()
Deprecated. 
Returns the copyright information for the feature.

Returns:
copyright information, or null.
Since:
2.0

getLicense


IURLEntry getLicense()
Deprecated. 
Returns the license information for the feature.

Returns:
feature license, or null.
Since:
2.0

getImage


URL getImage()
Deprecated. 
Return optional image for the feature.

Returns:
the URL pointing to the image, , or null.
Since:
2.0

getImports


IImport[] getImports()
Deprecated. 
Return a list of plug-in dependencies for this feature. A plug-in dependency is a reference to a plug-in required for feature execution that is not packaged as part of the feature. filtered by the operating system, windowing system and architecture system set in SiteManager

Returns:
the list of required plug-in dependencies, or an empty array.
Since:
2.0

getRawImports


IImport[] getRawImports()
Deprecated. 
Return a list of plug-in dependencies for this feature. A plug-in dependency is a reference to a plug-in required for feature execution that is not packaged as part of the feature. No filtering occurs

Returns:
the list of required plug-in dependencies, or an empty array.
Since:
2.1

getPrimaryPluginID


String getPrimaryPluginID()
Deprecated. 
Return the identifier of the primary plugin associated to this feature or null if the feature is not a primary feature. If the primary plugin id is not specified and the feature is a primary feature, returns the feature identifier.

Returns:
the identifier of the associated primary plugin or null
Since:
2.1

install


IFeatureReference install(
IFeature targetFeature,
                          
IVerificationListener verificationListener,
                          
IProgressMonitor monitor)
                          throws 
InstallAbortedException,
                                 
CoreException
Deprecated. 
Install the contents of this feature into the specified target feature. All optional features will be installed

Parameters:
targetFeature -
verificationListener -
monitor -
Throws:
InstallAbortedException - when the user cancels the install
CoreException
Since:
2.0

install


IFeatureReference install(
IFeature targetFeature,
                          
IFeatureReference[] optionalFeatures,
                          
IVerificationListener verificationListener,
                          
IProgressMonitor monitor)
                          throws 
InstallAbortedException,
                                 
CoreException
Deprecated. 
Install the contents of this feature into the specified target feature. Only the listed optional features will be installed.

Parameters:
targetFeature -
optionalFeatures - the optional features to be installed
verificationListener -
monitor -
Throws:
InstallAbortedException - when the user cancels the install
CoreException
Since:
2.0.1

getIncludedFeatureReferences


IIncludedFeatureReference[] getIncludedFeatureReferences()
                                                         throws 
CoreException
Deprecated. 
Returns an array of feature references included by this feature filtered by the operating system, windowing system and architecture system set in SiteManager

Returns:
an array of feature references, or an empty array.
Throws:
CoreException
Since:
2.0

getRawIncludedFeatureReferences


IIncludedFeatureReference[] getRawIncludedFeatureReferences()
                                                            throws 
CoreException
Deprecated. 
Returns an array of feature references included by this feature No filtering occurs

Returns:
an array of feature references, or an empty array.
Throws:
CoreException
Since:
2.0

getPluginEntries


IPluginEntry[] getPluginEntries()
Deprecated. 
Returns an array of plug-in entries referenced by this feature filtered by the operating system, windowing system and architecture system set in SiteManager

Returns:
an array of plug-in entries, or an empty array.
Since:
2.0

getRawPluginEntries


IPluginEntry[] getRawPluginEntries()
Deprecated. 
Returns an array of plug-in entries referenced by this feature No filtering occurs

Returns:
an array of plug-in entries, or an empty array.
Since:
2.1

getPluginEntryCount

int getPluginEntryCount()
Deprecated. 
Returns the count of referenced plug-in entries.

Returns:
plug-in entry count
Since:
2.0

getNonPluginEntries


INonPluginEntry[] getNonPluginEntries()
Deprecated. 
Returns an array of non-plug-in entries referenced by this feature filtered by the operating system, windowing system and architecture system set in SiteManager

Returns:
an array of non-plug-in entries, or an empty array.
Since:
2.0

getRawNonPluginEntries


INonPluginEntry[] getRawNonPluginEntries()
Deprecated. 
Returns an array of non-plug-in entries referenced by this feature No filtering occurs

Returns:
an array of non-plug-in entries, or an empty array.
Since:
2.1

getNonPluginEntryCount

int getNonPluginEntryCount()
Deprecated. 
Returns the count of referenced non-plug-in entries.

Returns:
non-plug-in entry count
Since:
2.0

getDownloadSize

long getDownloadSize()
Deprecated. 
Returns the download size of the feature, if it can be determined.

Returns:
download size of the feature in KiloBytes, or an indication the size could not be determined
Since:
2.0
See Also:
ContentEntryModel.UNKNOWN_SIZE

getInstallSize

long getInstallSize()
Deprecated. 
Returns the install size of the feature, if it can be determined.

Returns:
install size of the feature in KiloBytes, or an indication the size could not be determined
Since:
2.0
See Also:
ContentEntryModel.UNKNOWN_SIZE

isPrimary

boolean isPrimary()
Deprecated. 
Indicates whether the feature can be used as a primary feature.

Returns:
true if this is a primary feature, otherwise false
Since:
2.0

isExclusive

boolean isExclusive()
Deprecated. 
Indicates whether the feature must be processed alone during installation and configuration. Features that are not exclusive can be installed in a batch.

Returns:
true if feature requires exclusive processing, false otherwise.
Since:
2.1

getApplication


String getApplication()
Deprecated. 
Returns an optional identifier of an application to be used when starting up the platform with this feature as the primary feature. The application identifier must represent a valid application registered in the org.eclipse.core.runtime.applications extension point.

Returns:
application identifier, or null
Since:
2.0

getAffinityFeature


String getAffinityFeature()
Deprecated. 
Returns an optional identifier of a co-location affinity feature.

Returns:
feature identifier, or null.
Since:
2.0

getFeatureContentProvider


IFeatureContentProvider getFeatureContentProvider()
                                                  throws 
CoreException
Deprecated. 
Returns the content provider for this feature. A content provider is an abstraction of each feature internal packaging structure. It allows the feature content to be accessed in a standard way regardless of the internal packaging. All concrete features need to be able to return a content provider.

Returns:
feature content provider
Throws:
CoreException
Since:
2.0

getFeatureContentConsumer


IFeatureContentConsumer getFeatureContentConsumer()
                                                  throws 
CoreException
Deprecated. 
Returns the content consumer for this feature. A content consumer is an abstraction of each feature internal packaging mechanism. It allows content to be stored into a feature in a standard way regardless of the packaging mechanism used. Only concrete features that support storing need to implement a content consumer. The platform implements at least one feature type supporting content consumer. This is the feature type representing a locally-installed feature.

Returns:
feature content consumer
Throws:
CoreException
UnsupportedOperationException
Since:
2.0

setSite

void setSite(
ISite site)
             throws 
CoreException
Deprecated. 
Sets the site for this feature. This is typically performed as part of the feature creation operation. Once set, the site should not be reset.

Parameters:
site - the site
Throws:
CoreException - site for this feature is already set
Since:
2.0

setFeatureContentProvider

void setFeatureContentProvider(
IFeatureContentProvider featureContentProvider)
Deprecated. 
Sets the content provider for this feature. This is typically performed as part of the feature creation operation. Once set, the provider should not be reset.

Parameters:
featureContentProvider - content provider
Since:
2.0

isPatch

boolean isPatch()
Deprecated. 
Returns true if this feature is patching another feature, false otherwise

Returns:
boolean
Since:
2.1

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