SetUpEclipseForPlugin
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Setting up Eclipse for plug-in development
This page is intended for people who want to develop their own plug-in (e.g., tab widget, slot widget, project plug-in, etc.) and who use Eclipse as their Java development environment. This is a step-by-step guide that shows the setup of the Eclipse environment using screen shots. We will use as an example the scenario in which a developer wants to create a tab widget that displays "Hello World!". These steps can be used for developing any plug-in type.
Prerequisites
Before we start, make sure that you have the latest version of Protege 3.x and Eclipse installed.
- Download and install Eclipse from here.
- Download and install latest version of Protege 3.x from here. Let's say you have installed Protege in:
Setting up Eclipse
Step 1. Create a new Java Project
Start Eclipse. Go to File Menu -> New -> Project -> Select Java Project. Click Next. In the next panel choose a project name, say "HelloWorldTab". The screen should look like below:
Click Finish. Congratulations! You have created an empty Java project. Your screen should look like:
Step 2. Configure the project build path
This step assumes that you have Protege 3.x installed on your computer. This example assumes that Protege was installed in /work/protege/Protege_3.4 (On Windows machines, the default installation directory would be something like C:\Program Files\Protege_3.4)
Select the project name, HelloWorldTab', right click, select Build Path -> Configure Build Path.... Switch to the Libraries tab. You should see an something like this:
Click on Add External JARs... and go to the Protege installation directory. Select from there the:
- protege.jar
- looks-2.1.3.jar (version may vary)
Click OK.
If your plug-in is for OWL, you will need to include also all the jars in the protege-owl plug-in folder. Repet the same operation: Click Add External Jars, go to the Protege installation directory/plugins/edu.stanford.smi.protegex.owl and select all the jar files in that directory.
Note If your plug-in depends on other plug-ins (e.g., on the Change Management plug-in), then you need to add to the build path also all the jars in that plug-in folder.
After adding the protege jars (and the protege-owl jars), the Library tab should look like:
