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== Abstract ==
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= EASE - Eclipse Advanced Scripting Environment =
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Scripting is about easy customization, and automation of common workflows.
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While most editors, IDE's and office tools support some sort of scripting, there is no common approach at Eclipse. Some projects exist but it's very fragmented. This effort is about getting together and unifying the efforts, such that we all get to a better solution.
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== What is EASE? ==
  
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'''Success Statement:''' Provide an installable scripting framework from Eclipse.org which satisfies most needs, such that fragmented efforts are united again.
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EASE integrates script language interpreters directly into your Eclipse application. It allows to automate common tasks, extend the IDE and to create dedicated dialects of a script language. You can write, execute, debug and integrate scripts in a single Eclipse instance.
  
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=== Mailing List ===
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== Features ==
  
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Please direct all discussions around scripting to our archived mailing list. This page will collect our current understanding of things.
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* JavaScript support
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* Jython support
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* UI integration
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* interactive / scripted mode
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* customizable DOMs
  
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* [https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/eclipse-scripting-dev eclipse-scripting-dev]
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== Try it ==
  
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=== Meetings ===
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'''Script developers:''' If you want to write scripts in either JavaScript or Jython without writing your own DOMs then the nightly update site is the first place to go:
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[http://download.eclipse.org/e4/updates/ease/eclipse-e4-ease-nightly/ http://download.eclipse.org/e4/updates/ease/eclipse-e4-ease-nightly/]
  
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* [[E4/Scripting/bofecon12]] - interested parties, list of tools, and some hands-on thoughts
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'''Script integrators:''' You want to write your own modules? Start by reading [[E4/Scripting/How to write a module]]
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* [[E4/Scripting/summit08]] - hilevel list of use-cases and thoughts
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== Use Cases ==
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'''EASE developers / early adopters:''' Want to hack into the source code? All you need is provided via Gerrit. See the [[E4/Scripting/Contribute|How to contribute]] tutorial for more information.
  
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List of use-cases for scripting, most relevant ones first
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== Documentation ==
  
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* '''UI Automation:''' add a button to perform common task, and deploy that in a team easily.
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[[E4/Scripting/Tutorials|Tutorials]]
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** open multiple Views
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** simple integrations with external tools (like "External Tools..." but better integrated eg context menu)
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** eg find-replace certain things in certain files
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** eg force-load a couple Preferences
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* '''Data Processing:''' Create a Project with certain properties, add some files / folders. Should work non-UI on commandline too.
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* '''Model Processing:''' Automate recurring activities on EMF models. Headless and UI execution are also required.
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* '''Editor Macros'''
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* Recording of steps (as a help to find ID's and edit the script afterwards)
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* Drive operation inside running Eclipse from the outside
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=== Non-functional requirements ===
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[[E4/Scripting/Metadata|Metadata]]
  
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Most important requirements first.
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== Status / News ==
  
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* '''View-Source''': make it easy to read existing scripts, and modify for my own purpose
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== Get in touch ==
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* '''Easy Sharing''': Send a script around that I like and make it super easy to deploy
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* '''Simple API for common things (DOM)''': Eclipse API is too complex for simple things. Make simple things simple, allow break-out to full Eclipse API for complex things.
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* '''Extendable''' for new commands / DOM's
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* Support '''recording of UI interaction''' in order to discover ID's and create a minimal basic frame for a script
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* Can '''drive from the outside'''
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* Works '''in non-UI mode'''
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* Multiple languages supported (everyone has their favorite ... though if there is ONE common good solution that's maybe better than yet more fragmentation)
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=== Success Criteria ===
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The [https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/eclipse-scripting-dev eclipse-scripting-dev] mailing list is our primary communication channel.
  
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Looks like Eclipse Monkey supported the first four requirements (above) already, why didn't it succeed ?
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== [[E4/Scripting/ESR_Requirements|Requirements]] ==
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* Because EclipseMonkey is working damn well? There is no need to modify a tool when it works almost as expected.
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What can be done to make a new approach succeed ?
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Focused requirements for the Eclipse Scripting revival project
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* Provide more DOMs by default (easier and quicker usage)
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* Provide more examples (easier usage)
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* Provide more scripting languages by default (easier deployment)
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* Provide a script editor with good auto-completion (javascript editor/pydev are often limited at this level) and debug capabilities (easier usage)
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* Provide a UI recording capability
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== Existing Tools ==
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== [[E4/Scripting/Use_cases|Use Cases]] ==
  
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Known software that brings scripting to Eclipse, most interesting ones first. May want to create sub-sections per tool as we collect more information about each.
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Very broad collection of scripting cases from the Community
  
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* [https://github.com/xored/ecl Eclipse Command Language (ECL)]. Core is Open Source. Commercial [https://github.com/xored/q7.extensions.ecl extensions] used by Xored in Q7 for [http://www.xored.com/products/q7/q7-discover/eclipse-command-language/ test automation].
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== Meetings ==
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** Every command created manually as an EMF object, data passed as EMF. Pipes and functional programming.
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* [[E4/Scripting/telcon20131002]] - Eclipse Scripting revival - Progress meeting
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** Supports recording of UI interaction into the scripts in Q7.
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* [[E4/Scripting/telcon20130925]] - Eclipse Scripting revival - Progress meeting
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* [[Eclipse_Monkey_Overview|Eclipse Monkey (archived)]] - the original approach contributing menus through metadata in scripts residing in the workspace. Javascript only.
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* [[E4/Scripting/telcon20130916]] - Eclipse Scripting revival - Progress meeting
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** [http://groovy.codehaus.org/Groovy+Monkey Groovy Monkey] - The successor of Eclipse Monkey, supporting Groovy, Beanshell, Ruby or Python.
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* [[E4/Scripting/telcon20130911]] - Eclipse Scripting revival - Technical meeting
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** [http://code.google.com/p/jrfonseca/wiki/PythonMonkey Python Monkey] - Python Monkey adds support for Python language to Eclipse Monkey, using Jython.
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* [[E4/Scripting/telcon20130904]] - Eclipse Scripting revival - Technical meeting
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** [http://www.topcased.org/ TOPCASED] supports Javascript/Python scripting based on unmodified Eclipse Monkey + Python Monkey and specific DOMs for modeling. Eclipse Monkey has been cloned to work around its archived status. See also [http://gforge.enseeiht.fr/docman/view.php/28/3554/EclipseMonkeyUserGuide.pdf TOPCASED scripting guide].
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* [[E4/Scripting/telcon20130820]] - Eclipse Scripting revival - Kickoff
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** [http://www.viplugin.com/scripteclipse/ ScriptEclipse] - Another sequel of Eclipse Monkey it seems. ''Details TBD''.
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* [[E4/Scripting/bofecon12]] - interested parties, list of tools, and some hands-on thoughts
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* [http://www.eclipsecon.org/2012/sessions/modular-and-extensible-osgi-shell OSGi Shell] in Equinox 3.8 Juno and newer
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* [[E4/Scripting/summit08]] - hilevel list of use-cases and thoughts
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** Builtin commands for OSGi interactions and basic manipulation. Telnet and SSH connectivity. Contribute commands as OSGi Services.
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** Too hard to add new commands which are scripts themselves. No UI integration.
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* [http://www.jython.org/ Jython] - Drive Java from Python. Used in commercial test tool [http://www.qfs.de/ QF-Test].
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* Eclipse E4 Live Editor - Has a Javascript console embedded, and supports the E4 Application Model as DOM.
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* [https://wiki.appcelerator.org/display/tis/Creating+a+new+Ruble Aptana: Rubles] - Ruby bundles to extend the IDE. Modeled after the [http://macromates.com/ TextMate] editor.
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* [http://www.mulgasoft.com/ Emacs+] - Editor scripting through Emacs emulation.
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* GroovyEclipse (Editor scripting)
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* DLTK - Console for running scripts
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* Javascript / Rhino engine
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* Java 6 and later - scripting interface (being used in several approaches above)
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* BeanScripting foundation for WebSphere
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** Scala etc in plugins
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** Mohammed's old extension point infrastructure
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=== Automated Recording ===
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* Not perfect, but may help finding ID's etc.
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** SWTBot
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** [http://eclipse.org/jubula/ Jubula] - does not record into scripts
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** WindowTester
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** Xored Q7 / Eclipse Command Language (ECL) - see above
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== Next Steps ==
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* Get in touch with more interested parties
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* Collect very concrete use-cases
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* Find candidate tools to look at in more detail
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Revision as of 09:06, 22 April 2014

EASE - Eclipse Advanced Scripting Environment

What is EASE?

EASE integrates script language interpreters directly into your Eclipse application. It allows to automate common tasks, extend the IDE and to create dedicated dialects of a script language. You can write, execute, debug and integrate scripts in a single Eclipse instance.

Features

  • JavaScript support
  • Jython support
  • UI integration
  • interactive / scripted mode
  • customizable DOMs

Try it

Script developers: If you want to write scripts in either JavaScript or Jython without writing your own DOMs then the nightly update site is the first place to go: http://download.eclipse.org/e4/updates/ease/eclipse-e4-ease-nightly/

Script integrators: You want to write your own modules? Start by reading E4/Scripting/How to write a module

EASE developers / early adopters: Want to hack into the source code? All you need is provided via Gerrit. See the How to contribute tutorial for more information.

Documentation

Tutorials

Metadata

Status / News

Get in touch

The eclipse-scripting-dev mailing list is our primary communication channel.

Requirements

Focused requirements for the Eclipse Scripting revival project

Use Cases

Very broad collection of scripting cases from the Community

Meetings

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