Stream Merger
Identifier:
org.eclipse.compare.streamMergers
Since:
3.0
Description:
This extension point allows a plug-in to register a stream merger
for specific content types. The stream merger is expected to perform a three-way merge
on three input streams and writes the result to an output stream.
The extension point must implement the interface
org.eclipse.compare.IStreamMerger.
Configuration Markup:
<!ELEMENT extension (
streamMerger* ,
contentTypeBinding*)>
<!ATTLIST extension
point CDATA #REQUIRED
id CDATA #IMPLIED
name CDATA #IMPLIED
>
Deprecated. The org.eclipse.team.core.storageMergers extension point should be used instead.
-
point - a fully qualified identifier of the target extension point
-
id - an optional identifier of the extension instance
-
name - an optional name of the extension instance
<!ELEMENT streamMerger EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST streamMerger
id CDATA #REQUIRED
class CDATA #REQUIRED
extensions CDATA #IMPLIED
>
-
id - a unique identifier that can be used to reference the stream merger
-
class - a fully qualified name of a class that implements org.eclipse.compare.IStreamMerger
-
extensions - a comma separated list of file extensions e.g. "java, properties"
<!ELEMENT contentTypeBinding EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST contentTypeBinding
contentTypeId IDREF #REQUIRED
streamMergerId IDREF #REQUIRED
>
A contentTypeBinding binds a stream merger to a content type.
-
contentTypeId - The id of a content type defined using the
org.eclipse.core.contenttype.contentTypes extension point.
-
streamMergerId - The id of a stream merger defined using the
streamMerger element of this extension point (i.e. org.eclipse.compare.streamMergers)
Examples:
The following is an example of a stream merger for property files (extension "properties"):
<extension point =
"org.eclipse.compare.streamMergers"
>
<streamMerger
id=
"org.eclipse.compare.internal.merge.TextStreamMerger"
class=
"org.eclipse.compare.internal.merge.TextStreamMerger"
extensions=
"properties"
/>
</extension>
Supplied Implementation:
The Compare UI plugin defines a stream merger for line oriented text files.
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