FeedHenry Studio Eclipse Plugin User Guide
- This document explains how to get, configure and use the FeedHenry Studio Eclipse Plugin.
System requirements
Java 1.6 Eclipse 3.4 or above
Download and Install
The FeedHenry Studio plugin should be installed from within Eclipse by pointing Eclipse at the following update site:
http://plugins.feedhenry.com/studio/eclipse
- Once the plugin has been successfully installed, the FeedHenry icon appears on the toolbar.
If you’re not sure how to add the plugin to eclipse, you can find out here,
Eclipse Help - How to Add Update Sites
- A FeedHenry Studio Category is created in the New Menu (File->new->other).
- A FeedHenry Studio Category is also Created in the Eclipse Show View(window->show view->other)
Create a New repository
- Click on the icon or select New FeedHenry Repository from the New Menu.
A dialog window will open, requiring you to enter the following information:
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- URL: The url of the FeedHenry server you wish to connect to, such as apps.feedhenry.com NOTE: do not include the https:// part of the url – just the host portion is required.
- User Name: The email address you have registered with FeedHenry
- Password: The password for your login
- Once all of these details have been entered, Click Finish. A FeedHenry view appears at the bottom of Eclipse with the repository info
List Applications
- Right-Click on the repository information (e.g. gshen@example.org-apps.feedhenry.com), and select ‘List Apps’. All applications associated with this account are listed in this view.
Create Eclipse Project
- Right-Click on an application and select Create Project. A new Eclipse project is created containing the source code for the selected app.
Commit and Update
- To commit changes to the FeedHenry server or pull down the latest changes from the server, right-click on the project and select FeedHenry from the pop-up menu. This will show a sub menu with two options:
- Check in: Commit changes to server
- Check out: Download files from server
