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UP - Create and use a UP addon plugin

UP - Create and use a UP addon plugin

Owned by René Zwingli
Last updated: 12 Dec, 2024 by Kay Vonarburg
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If you have created an extension project for UP and want to use it in UP as a versioned plugin, follow these instructions:

Convert to plugin project

Convert the desired project into a plugin project:

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Set the name for the plugin and the version in the manifest:

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Set the necessary extensions in the manifest:

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Register asrc folder:

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Register built-In dependency:

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Select asrc, META-INF und plugin.xml for binary build:

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Export plugin:

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How to use the plugin

Option 1 - Use default dropins folder:

If not already present, a folder with the name 'dropins' can be created in the UPstudio directory. The plugins in this folder will be used automatically.

 

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Option 2 - Define additional dropins folder in the UPstudio.ini file:

-Dorg.eclipse.equinox.p2.reconciler.dropins.directory=path/to/plugins
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Activate the built-in dependency in the desired project:

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