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GILD Infrastructure

GILD Infrastructure. Purpose – present “infrastructure” that has potential for the GILD project Java, “open-source”, mature Eclipse plug-ins or non-plug-ins. Overview. Eclipse Platform Infrastructure User Assistance/Help Markers Decorators Project Nature

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GILD Infrastructure

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  1. GILD Infrastructure • Purpose – present “infrastructure” that has potential for the GILD project • Java, “open-source”, mature • Eclipse plug-ins or non-plug-ins

  2. Overview • Eclipse Platform Infrastructure • User Assistance/Help • Markers • Decorators • Project Nature • Koi – Collaborative Infrastructure (Eclipse plug-in) • ANTS – Collaborative Infrastructure (not plug-in) • Development Tools

  3. Eclipse User Assistance/Help • Integrated, Stand-alone, or Infocenter • “Doc” plug-ins (zip file) • Browser-based (HTML, etc) • IE (best), Mozilla (better), others (ok) • Navigation tree from XML, can merge • hypermedia • Text Search (powered by Lucene)

  4. Eclipse User Assistance/Help cont… • Context-sensitive help • Info pops (F1): description and links (XML) • Active Help • JavaScript link in HTML help file • Launches workbench actions

  5. Eclipse Markers • Resource annotation • Currently: problems, tasks, bookmarks, breakpoints • Can extend from these • Can control “pop-up” • GILD Markers?

  6. Eclipse Decorators • Visual cues, useful state information • 2 types • Text label decorations (prefix and suffix) • Image decorations (superimposed image on an icon) • GILD Decorators?

  7. Eclipse Project Nature • Concrete link between a project and tools or feature set • Ex. Java Nature > JDT • Determines lifecycle of tool’s interaction with a project • Icons, actions, etc, reflect project nature • Can control under what circumstances a project nature enabled

  8. Koi • Collaborative Infrastructure for Eclipse (?) • Connections of pieces through extensions • client/server (JDBC DB for persistence) • Web Services RPC communications model > SOAP • core services: user, permission, message, storage • Good docs, but “prototype” • Server security = “none”

  9. ANTS Collaborative Framework • Not “ANT”, not eclipse plugin • Session, places (rooms), links (portals), users (avatars), models (things) • uses J2EE app server (Orion), JavaBeans, etc • 3 years old, Beta 4, Java, open-source • good docs, research papers, sample apps • ants.etse.urv.es

  10. Development Tools • Eclipse + plug-ins • EASIE • Eclipse plugin for managing a J2EE application server from within Eclipse • www.genuitec.com/products_easie.htm • IBM’s WSAD – an extension of eclipse (free for us?) • Others

  11. Discussion • What’s missing? • What about the infrastructure contained within existing tools? • What makes something “Eclipse?” • Do we need client-server, peer-to-peer, or both? • What can we lean from existing CSCL (Computer Supported Collaborative Learning) tools?

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