Structure Creators
Identifier:
org.eclipse.compare.structureCreators
Description:
This extension point allows a plug-in to register a structure creator
for specific content types. The structure creator is expected to create
a tree of
IStructureComparators for a given content.
This tree is used as the input for the structural compare.
The extension point must implement the interface
org.eclipse.compare.structuremergeviewer.IStructureCreator.
Configuration Markup:
<!ELEMENT extension (
structureCreator* ,
contentTypeBinding*)>
<!ATTLIST extension
point CDATA #REQUIRED
id CDATA #IMPLIED
name CDATA #IMPLIED
>
-
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 structureCreator EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST structureCreator
id CDATA #REQUIRED
class CDATA #REQUIRED
extensions CDATA #IMPLIED
>
-
id - a unique identifier that can be used to reference the structure creator
-
class - a fully qualified name of a class that implements org.eclipse.compare.structuremergeviewer.IStructureCreator
-
extensions - a comma separated list of file extensions e.g. "java, properties"
<!ELEMENT contentTypeBinding EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST contentTypeBinding
contentTypeId IDREF #REQUIRED
structureCreatorId IDREF #REQUIRED
>
A contentTypeBinding binds a structure creator to a content type.
-
contentTypeId - The id of a content type defined using the
org.eclipse.core.contenttype.contentTypes extension point.
-
structureCreatorId - The id of a structure creator defined using the
structureCreator element of this extension point (i.e. org.eclipse.compare.structureCreators)
Examples:
The following is an example of a structure creator for
java files (extension "java"):
<extension point =
"org.eclipse.compare.structureCreators"
>
<structureCreator
id=
"org.eclipse.compare.JavaStructureCreator"
class=
"org.eclipse.compare.JavaStructureCreator"
extensions=
"java"
/>
</extension>
Supplied Implementation:
The Compare UI plugin defines a structure creator for zip archives.
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