Creating a plug-in dedicated to user micropatterns

A specific creation wizard is available to create this type of plug-in.

Procedure

  1. To open the creation wizard, select File > New > Project > Plug-in Project.
  2. The following two pages are standardly used to create Eclipse projects.
    Note: On the Content page, in the Options pane, you must select This plug-in will make contributions to the UI. Moreover, if you must perform specific actions upon the plug-in loading, you can also select Generate an activator.
  3. On the Templates page, select Create a plug-in using one of the templates and RPP MAF COBOL Micropattern wizard. Click Next.
  4. On the COBOL micropattern page, enter the name of the Java™ class in which you will describe your micropattern. Select the entity type in which you will be able to use the micropattern.

Results

The plug-in in which you can develop your micropattern has been created in Eclipse. You can see it in the Project Explorer view of the Resource perspective.
The plugin.xml file contains the micropattern extension point.
Figure 1. Micropattern extension point
<extension 
      point="com.ibm.pdp.framework.microPattern">
     <handler
            refPatternId="com.ibm.pdp.pacbase.batch"
            class="com.micropattern.sample.UserMicroPattern">
     </handler>
</extension>

To develop your micropattern, open the plug-in and the Java class generated from the name you specified in the creation wizard.


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