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>

<!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      CDATA #REQUIRED

structureCreatorId CDATA #REQUIRED>

• contentTypeId -

• structureCreatorId -

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>
 

API Information:

The contributed class must implement org.eclipse.compare.structuremergeviewer.IStructureCreator

Supplied Implementation:

The Compare UI plugin defines a structure creator for zip archives.

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