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Activate plugin after installation without restart [message #333377]

Mon, 08 December 2008 10:32

Markus Schindler

Messages: 30
Registered: July 2009

Member

Hello,

how can I activate a plugin after installation without a restart?

If I use
OperationsManager.getOperationFactory().createInstallOperati on(...) the
feature is installed, but I don't know how to activate it directly. My old
code was using org.eclipse.update.standalone.InstallCommand, and I could
be activated after installation with applyChangedNow().

So has anybody a idea how to a activate a installed
IInstallFeatureOperation. I tried IConfigFeatureOperation, but it doesn't
works.

Thanks for your help,
Markus

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Re: Activate plugin after installation without restart [message #333378 is a reply to message #333377]

Mon, 08 December 2008 10:51

Thomas Schindl

Messages: 6651
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

You can programmatically start/stop a bundle using.

Platform.getBundle("my.bundle.id").start();

Tom

Markus Schindler schrieb:
> Hello,
>
> how can I activate a plugin after installation without a restart?
>
> If I use
> OperationsManager.getOperationFactory().createInstallOperati on(...) the
> feature is installed, but I don't know how to activate it directly. My
> old code was using org.eclipse.update.standalone.InstallCommand, and I
> could be activated after installation with applyChangedNow().
>
> So has anybody a idea how to a activate a installed
> IInstallFeatureOperation. I tried IConfigFeatureOperation, but it
> doesn't works.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Markus
>

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Re: Activate plugin after installation without restart [message #333379 is a reply to message #333378]

Mon, 08 December 2008 13:13

Markus Schindler

Messages: 30
Registered: July 2009

Member

Thanks, for your reply.
But this doesn't work.
Platform.getBundle("my.plugin") is null, after installation. So non of the
perspectives or menues appear after installation.
-> After a restart all works fine

It looks like the features are only copied to the filesystem, and an entry
in an configuration is made, which tells eclipse after a restart to enable
these plugins.
Is there a way to enable them without an restart?

Btw. InstallCommand and applyChangesNow was doing this, but
IInstallFeatureOperation execute, and IConfigFeatureOperation execute are
not.

regards,
Markus

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