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Eclipse Source Code - Tutorial

Lars Vogel

Version 2.5

Copyright © 2009 - 2010 Lars Vogel

28.06.2010

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Eclipse Source Code Tutorial

This article explains how to get, navigate and access the Eclipse source code. It assumes that you are already familiar with using the Eclipse IDE and is based on Eclipse 3.5 (Eclipse Galileo).

Table of Contents

1. Eclipse Source Code
2. Import Plugins
3. Plugin Spy
3.1. Plugin Spy for UI parts
3.2. Plugin Spy for menus
3.3. SWT spy
4. Finding plugins
4.1. Open Plugin Artifact
4.2. Plugin Search
4.3. Java Search
5. Finding commands for keybindings
6. Debugging Eclipse
7. Version control
7.1. CVS
7.2. svn
7.3. git
8. Bugzilla and Mylyn
9. Thank you
10. Questions and Discussion
11. Links and Literature
11.1. Source Code
11.2. vogella Resources

1. Eclipse Source Code

Developers are frequently advised to read existing high-quality code. Eclipse is a powerful, extensible IDE for building general purpose applications. Some of the key player in creating Eclipse are also well known for their software architecture skills.

By reading the Eclipse source code you you can learn a lot. It also helps to understand the Eclipse source code to address certain problems.

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   2. Import Plugins