Eclipse Update Site

The update site for possibly millions of plug-ins. Current number: 2

Getting Started

Update Site: http://github.com/slothsoft/eclipse-update-site/raw/master/

(Note that this URL will not work inside the browser, but will work in Eclipse.)

1. Open your Eclipse IDE
2. Open the "Install" dialog (Help -> Install New Software)
3. Enter the URL of the update site
4. Select the plug-ins you wish to install; you might need to deselect "Group items by category" for the plug-ins to show up
5. Select and install via "Finish"

Plug-ins

Plug-in	Documentation	Description
Builder Pattern	Wiki	A small plug-in that helps you create not only getters and setters, but fluent methods, too.
Maven View	Wiki	A plug-in that recreates IntelliJ IDEA's Maven View for Eclipse.

How to Add New Plug-in / Version

1. Put the relevant JARs into the folder dropin/features/ and dropin/plugin/
2. Run create_repository.bat
3. Check that the features and plug-ins where copied to features/ and plugin/ and the artifacts.xml and content.xml was changed accordingly
4. Test the local repository out in Eclipse
5. Commit and push
6. Test the GitHub repository out in Eclipse

(If it breaks gain, check out this guide or search for org.eclipse.equinox.p2.publisher.FeaturesAndBundlesPublisher!)