Hi Vijayindu,
Here are some highlight possibilities for improving the template
(which is here [1] btw):
1) The current template has only two fields on the wizard page
(for host)...i.e. 'service.exported.configs' and 'ECF Generic
Server URL'. It could have a listbox or a drop down list box for
the service.exported.configs...so that all ECF provider
alternatives were presented...and the user could select one. The
ECF Generic Server URL could be broken down into it's constituent
parts...e.g. ${host}:${port}${/path} and presented as separate
fields...so that the user wouldn't have to create the full URL
2) It would be nice if the template also included a
product.configuration...and perhaps created a feature project...so
that people could (using PDE build) easily create a standalone,
runnable host/client application (instead of just the one bundle).
3) It would be nice if folks could optionally (e.g. via additional
templates or more options on the existing templates) create a more
sophisticated remote service...e.g. and create/define their down
service interface...rather than use the 'IHello' service interface
example.
As the template gets more sophisticated, at a certain point this
gets closer to a 'new remote service wizard'. Actually, this
might be a good idea in general...i.e. a wizard that would go
under File->New and allow people to have assistance creating a
new remote service (host and/or consumer). Actually, this could
also perhaps be generalized to support the creation of new OSGi
services in general (not just remote services).
If others have suggestions for what would be good to add to the
template...or the notion of an 'new OSGi remote services
wizard'...please chime in here. It would be good to hear from
others what they would like to see in terms of additional support
for learning and using OSGi remote services.
Thanks,
Scott
BTW...the git repo location for the existing template plugin is
here:
[1]
http://git.eclipse.org/c/ecf/org.eclipse.ecf.git/tree/tooling/plugins/org.eclipse.ecf.remoteservices.tooling.pde
On 7/16/2013 11:36 PM, Suneth Vijayindu wrote: