U2logic

XLr8 Eclipse Plug-ins and Features

U2logic XLr8 toolset consist of plugins and features to the Eclipse development platform. Eclipse provides a single platform to develop U2 web applications.

Plug-ins are code modules that add function to the Eclipse platform. Plug-ins reside in the eclipse/plugins/ directory of an Eclipse installation.

Features are an Eclipse construct that define a list of Eclipse plug-ins that make up a total product or system. A feature can consist of a number of plug-ins. They are found in the eclipse/features/ directory of an Eclipse installation.

The arrangement of plug-ins and features is a development design issue. In general, the user of outside plug-ins sees the feature descriptions and not the individual plug-ins. It is possible to make a product that consists of numerous plug-ins (arranged by function) but only one or a small number of features is visible to the user.

Features
ID	Name
U2Editor	XLr8 Editor
com.u2logic.xlr8.feature	XLr8 Developer - depends on XLr8 Editor
XLr8 Editor	XLr8 Installer - depends on XLr8 Editor
com.u2logic.xlr8.resizer	XLr8 Resizer - depends on XLr8 Editor

Plug-ins
ID	Name
com.u2logic.u2editor	XLr8 Editor
com.u2logic.xlr8.developer	XLr8 Developer
com.u2logic.Xlr8.Installer	XLr8 Installer
com.u2logic.xlr8.resizer	XLr8 Resizer
com.u2logic.xlr8.framework	XLr8 Framework - optional

Plug-in Functions

com.u2logic.u2editor - Main plug-in provides bulk of Eclipse - U2 access and support API

U2 database connectivity through UniObjects
API for read, write, commands, lists to U2 databases
Connection management
Wizards and API for registering U2 Servers and Accounts
Provides Basic compile errors and warnings View
Provides XLr8 Editor File List View
Provides XLr8 Editor Server Communication View
Provides XLr8 Error Log View
Provides XLr8 Navigator View
Basic and general purpose Eclipse Editor for U2 databases
Dictionary Editor
Support for "Servers" project and "U2Project" projects
Framework support for data and GUI models for the Developer and Resizer
Other...

com.u2logic.xlr8.developer - Provides the XLr8 Developer tools

XLr8 Form Developer
XLr8 Object Developer

com.u2logic.Xlr8.Installer - Provides the XLr8 Installer tool

XLr8 Installer Builder
XLr8 Installer Runner

com.u2logic.xlr8.resizer - Provides the XLr8 Resizer tool

XLr8 Resizer Editor

com.u2logic.xlr8.framework - Optional Experimental and Development plug-in

Experimental connection to the standard Eclipse Project Explorer View
XLr8 Model Explorer View - provides view of the internal data model
Possible future location of framework packages from the main plug-in

The main plug-in can be stand-alone. It does not depend on any of the other plug-ins. The Developer, Installer and Resizer depend on the main plug-in.