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Possible to download files other than jars through update site? [message #766459]

Thu, 15 December 2011 20:39

Roshan S.

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Hi,

I have an update site running with my features and plugins. What I wanted to know, is it possible to download a file, such as a batch file, when the user updates the plugins?

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Re: Possible to download files other than jars through update site? [message #766515 is a reply to message #766459]

Thu, 15 December 2011 23:07

Henrik Lindberg

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Registered: July 2009

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An IU can have one artifact, which typically is a jar or zip file, but
it can really be any file. You can write touchpoint instructions that
operate on the artifact when installing and uninstalling (some already
exists e.g. unzipping, cleaning up an unzip, copy, remove).

The artifact resides in an artifact repository, and it in turn point to
the actual artifact (an URL to download).

You can naturally also package your file inside the jar (or some other
jar, like a plugin that only contains resources like this...).

It all depends on what you trying to achieve.

So - Answer is 'yes'.

Hope that helps.

Regards
- henrik

On 2011-15-12 21:39, Roshan S. wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have an update site running with my features and plugins. What I
> wanted to know, is it possible to download a file, such as a batch file,
> when the user updates the plugins?

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Re: Possible to download files other than jars through update site? [message #768785 is a reply to message #766515]

Tue, 20 December 2011 19:46

Roshan S.

Messages: 125
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Thanks for the reply Henrik,

I would like to put my file on our server so: http://www.mycompany.com/eclipsec.exe but unfortunately, I don't think the copy action point will support a URL. I used:
instructions.install=org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.natives.copy(source:http${#58}//www.mycompany.com/updatesite/eclipsec.exe,target:${installFolder}/eclipsec.exe,overwrite:true);

Am I using the touchpoint incorrectly or would it be better to package the eclipsec.exe in a jar have that installed as part of the update and then unzip it using the unzip action?

Thanks,
Roshan

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Re: Possible to download files other than jars through update site? [message #768823 is a reply to message #768785]

Tue, 20 December 2011 21:55

Henrik Lindberg

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Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

You should view the exe as an artefact and have an IU that describes it.
Other IUs should depend on it.
The instructions to install it will be given the reference to the
artifact - it is in some variable (but I don't remember the name).

- henrik

On 2011-20-12 20:46, Roshan S. wrote:
> Thanks for the reply Henrik,
>
> I would like to put my file on our server so:
> http://www.mycompany.com/eclipsec.exe but unfortunately, I don't think
> the copy action point will support a URL. I used:
> instructions.install=org.eclipse.equinox.p2.touchpoint.natives.copy(source:http${#58}//www.mycompany.com/updatesite/eclipsec.exe,target:${installFolder}/eclipsec.exe,overwrite:true);
>
> Am I using the touchpoint incorrectly or would it be better to package
> the eclipsec.exe in a jar have that installed as part of the update and
> then unzip it using the unzip action?
>
> Thanks,
> Roshan

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