RCPTT/Common launch issues

Aspects are not initialized

Symptoms

Remote Application Under Test launch configuration fails to connect to remote AUT. Following erro appears in AUT's Error Log:

RCPTT aspects plugin "org.eclipse.rcptt.tesla.swt.aspects" is not initialized. Could not continue...

Solution

Configure plugin org.eclipse.equinox.weaving.aspectj to autostart in AUT

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Application under test configuration

Bundle org.eclipse.equinox.weaving.hook not found

Symptoms

Sometimes launch of custom target platform with AspectJ fails:

!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2016-09-05 14:28:10.634
!MESSAGE Bundle org.eclipse.equinox.weaving.hook not found.

Solution

Ensure there is only one org.eclipse.osgi plugin enabled in your target platform:

NPE in ModelServiceImpl

Symptoms

!ENTRY org.eclipse.osgi 4 0 2017-03-31 12:32:12.426
!MESSAGE Application error
!STACK 1
java.lang.NullPointerException
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.ModelServiceImpl.<init>(ModelServiceImpl.java:122)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.E4Application.createDefaultContext(E4Application.java:511)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.E4Application.createE4Workbench(E4Application.java:204)
	at org.eclipse.e4.ui.internal.workbench.swt.E4Application.start(E4Application.java:149)

Solution

Add org.eclipse.equinox.event plugin to launch configuration.