Eclipse Plugin: Q-U-I-G-E-N

News and Changes:

01.09.2004: New version 0.2-1 released

• Created the plugin UpdateSite
  
  
• OutputView
  
  • replaced by the standard Eclipse Console
    
  
  
• Debugging
  
  • Inspect an expression
    
  • Temporary variables are displayed in the context view after generation run
    
  
  
• SmartContentAssist
  
  • Fast-Access to XML-Contents (via proposed XPath expressions)
    
  • Fast-Access to Map-contents
    
  • Getter Methods are invoked to get their Values
    
  • Array-Contents are reflected
    
  
  
• EclipseUtil added to initial context. Initially it delivers access to:
  
  • Workspace
    
  • Workbench
    
  
  
• Created a Quigen development perspective
  
  
• An additionally added JavaClass (AdditionalContextEntry) contains now the following Models
  
  • $javaclass.doclet - QDox JavaClass Model
    
  • $javaclass.eclipseModel - Eclipse CompilationUnit Model
    
  • $javaclass.value - Object Instance (Created with Default Constructor)
    
  • $javaclass.source - SourceCode as text
    
  
  
• Changes on ContentAssistant
  
  • Proposals sorted
    
  • Some Bugfixes
    
  • Parameters in JavaMethods lost their packagename
    
  • Get a look inside XML-Structures and Properties or Maps
    
  • Support for temporary and variables inside of #foreach-loops
    
  
  
• Added other Utils to the initial context: Velocity GenericTools, JXPath, JavaUtil, RegexUtil (see Documentation)
  Facility to add AdditionalContextEntries dynamically (from within the template)
  
  
• Used the plugin, created some Sample-Templates, checked in: Folder templates
  
  
• Extended the CodeAssistant: Support for XML-Input, Properties and Maps
  
  
• The TemplateManager is deprecated. It's not handy enough.
  ContextInfos and other template properties are bound as PersistentProperties directly at the resource
  
  

29.06.2004: New version 0.1-3 released

• Perspective, ContextDetailView, TemplateManager
  
  
• Velocity Editor Plugin integrated and extended by some features in code assisting
  
  
• Basic plugin for Eclipse 3.0