bundles/org.eclipse.core.boot/src/org/eclipse/core/boot/BootLoader.java

package org.eclipse.core.boot;

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 * (c) Copyright IBM Corp 2000
 */

import org.eclipse.core.internal.boot.*;
import java.net.URL;

/**
 * Special boot loader class for the Eclipse Platform. This class cannot
 * be instantiated; all functionality is provided by static methods.
 * <p>
 * The Eclipse Platform makes heavy use of Java class loaders for
 * loading plug-ins. Even the Platform Core Runtime itself, including
 * the <code>Platform</code> class, needs to be loaded by a special 
 * class loader. The upshot is that a client program (such as a Java main
 * program, a servlet) cannot directly reference even the 
 * <code>Platform</code> class. Instead, a client must use this
 * loader class for initializing the platform, invoking functionality
 * defined in plug-ins, and shutting down the platform when done.
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform
 */
public final class BootLoader {

	/**
	 * Constant string (value "win32") indicating the platform is running on a
	 * Window 32-bit operating system (e.g., Windows 98, NT, 2000).
	 */
	public static final String OS_WIN32 = "win32";

	/**
	 * Constant string (value "linux") indicating the platform is running on a
	 * Linux-based operating system.
	 */
	public static final String OS_LINUX = "linux";

	/**
	 * Constant string (value "aix") indicating the platform is running on an
	 * AIX-based machine.
	 */
	public static final String OS_AIX = "aix";

	/**
	 * Constant string (value "solaris") indicating the platform is running on a
	 * Solaris-based machine.
	 */
	public static final String OS_SOLARIS = "solaris";

	/**
	 * Constant string (value "hpux") indicating the platform is running on an
	 * HP/UX-based machine.
	 */
	public static final String OS_HPUX = "hpux";

	/**
	 * Constant string (value "neutrino") indicating the platform is running on a
	 * Neutrino-based machine.
	 */
	public static final String OS_NEUTRINO = "neutrino";

	/**
	 * Constant string (value "unknown") indicating the platform is running on a
	 * machine running an unknown operating system.
	 */
	public static final String OS_UNKNOWN = "unknown";

	/**
	 * Constant string (value "win32") indicating the platform is running on a
	 * machine using the Windows windowing system.
	 */
	public static final String WS_WIN32 = "win32";

	/**
	 * Constant string (value "motif") indicating the platform is running on a
	 * machine using the Motif windowing system.
	 */
	public static final String WS_MOTIF = "motif";

	/**
	 * Constant string (value "gtk") indicating the platform is running on a
	 * machine using the GTK windowing system.
	 */
	public static final String WS_GTK = "gtk";

	/**
	 * Constant string (value "photon") indicating the platform is running on a
	 * machine using the Photon windowing system.
	 */
	public static final String WS_PHOTON = "photon";

	/**
	 * Constant string (value "unknown") indicating the platform is running on a
	 * machine running an unknown windowing system.
	 */
	public static final String WS_UNKNOWN = "unknown";
/**
 * Private constructor to block instance creation.
 */
private BootLoader() {
}
/**
 * Returns whether the given location (typically a directory in the
 * local file system) contains the saved data for a platform. The
 * saved data for the platform is recognizable by the presence of
 * a special platform metadata subdirectory; however, this metadata
 * directory is not usually created unless there is some reason to do so
 * (for example, so that an active plug-in can save its state).
 *
 * @return <code>true</code> if the location contains the 
 *		saved data for a platform, and <code>false</code> otherwise
 */
public static boolean containsSavedPlatform(String location) {
	return InternalBootLoader.containsSavedPlatform(location);
}
/**
 * Returns the command line args provided to the platform when it was first run.
 * Note that individual platform runnables may be provided with different arguments
 * if they are being run individually rather than with <code>Platform.run()</code>.
 * 
 * @return the command line used to start the platform
 */
public static String[] getCommandLineArgs() {
	return InternalBootLoader.getCommandLineArgs();
}
/**
 * Returns the installation information for this invocation of the platform.
 *
 * @return the installation information.
 */
public static IInstallInfo getInstallationInfo() {
	return InternalBootLoader.getInstallationInfo();
}
/**
 * Returns URL at which the Platform runtime executables and libraries are installed.
 * The returned value is distinct from the location of any given platform's data.
 *
 * @return the URL indicating where the platform runtime is installed.
 */
public static URL getInstallURL() {
	return InternalBootLoader.getInstallURL();
}
/**
 * Returns the string name of the current locale for use in finding files
 * whose path starts with <code>$nl$</code>.  <code>null</code> is returned
 * if the locale cannot be determined.
 *
 * @return the string name of the current locale or <code>null</code>
 */
public static String getNL() {
	return InternalBootLoader.getNL();
}
/**
 * Returns the string name of the current operating system for use in finding files
 * whose path starts with <code>$os$</code>.  <code>OS_UNKNOWN</code> is returned
 * if the operating system cannot be determined.  The value may indicate one of the following
 * operating systems known to the platform (<code>OS_WIN32</code>, <code>OS_LINUX</code>,
 * <code>OS_AIX</code>, <code>OS_SOLARIS</code>, <code>OS_HPUX</code> or
 * a user-defined string if the operating system name is specified on the command line.
 *
 * @return the string name of the current operating system
 * 
 */
public static String getOS() {
	return InternalBootLoader.getOS();
}
/**
 * Returns the complete plugin path defined by the file at the given location.
 * If the given location is <code>null</code> or does not indicate a valid 
 * plug-in path definition file, <code>null</code> is returned.
 *
 * @return the complete set of URLs which locate plug-ins
 */
public static URL[] getPluginPath(URL pluginPathLocation) {
	return InternalBootLoader.getPluginPath(pluginPathLocation);
}
/**
 * Instantiates and returns an instance of the named application's 
 * runnable entry point.
 * <code>null</code> is returned if the runnable cannot be found.
 *
 * @param applicationName the fully qualified name of an 
 * 		extension installed in the platform's <code>applications</code> 
 *		extension point (i.e., <code>org.eclipse.core.applications</code>).
 * @return a platform runnable
 * @exception Exception if there is a problem instantiating the specified runnable
 */
public static IPlatformRunnable getRunnable(String applicationName) throws Exception {
	return InternalBootLoader.getRunnable(applicationName);
}
/**
 * Instantiates and returns an instance of the named class.  The class
 * must implement <code>IPlatformRunnable</code>.
 * If the class implements <code>IExecutableExtension</code>, the created
 * instance is initialized with the given arguments.
 * <code>null</code> is returned if the runnable cannot be found.
 *
 * @param pluginId the unique identifier of the plug-in containing the given class
 * @param className the fully qualified name of the class to instantiate
 * @param args the initialization arguments passed to the new instance
 * @return a platform runnable, or <code>null</code> if the runnable cannot
 *    be found
 * @exception Exception if there is a problem instantiating the specified runnable
 */
public static IPlatformRunnable getRunnable(String pluginId, String className, Object args) throws Exception {
	return InternalBootLoader.getRunnable(pluginId, className, args);
}
/**
 * Returns the string name of the current window system for use in finding files
 * whose path starts with <code>$ws$</code>.  <code>null</code> is returned
 * if the window system cannot be determined.
 *
 * @return the string name of the current window system or <code>null</code>
 */
public static String getWS() {
	return InternalBootLoader.getWS();
}
/**
 * Returns <code>true</code> if the platform is currently running in 
 * debug mode.  The platform is run
 * in debug mode using the "-debug" command line argument.
 *
 * @return whether or not the platform is running in debug mode
 */
public static boolean inDebugMode() {
	return InternalBootLoader.inDebugMode();
}
/**
 * Returns <code>true</code> if the platform is currently running in 
 * development mode.  That is, if special procedures are to be 
 * taken when defining plug-in class paths.  The platform is run
 * in development mode using the "-dev" command line argument.
 *
 * @return whether or not the platform is running in development mode
 */
public static boolean inDevelopmentMode() {
	return InternalBootLoader.inDevelopmentMode();
}
/**
 * Returns whether the platform is running.
 * The <code>startup</code> method starts the platform running;
 * the <code>shutdown</code> method stops it.
 *
 * @return <code>true</code> if the platform is running, 
 *		and <code>false</code> otherwise
 * @see #startup
 * @see #shutdown
 */
public static boolean isRunning() {
	return InternalBootLoader.isRunning();
}
/**
 * Launches the Platform to run a single application. 
 * This convenince method starts up the Platform,
 * runs the indicated application, and then shuts down
 * the Platform. The Platform must not be running already.
 *
 * @param applicationName The fully qualified name of an 
 * 		extension installed in the Platform plug-in's <code>applications</code> 
 *		extension-point (i.e., <code>org.eclipse.core.runtime.applications</code>).
 * @param pluginPathLocation the URL of the plug-in path; this is where
 *		the Platform is to find the code for plug-ins
 * @param location the location (usually a string path in the local file
 *		file system) for the saved platform state
 * @param args the array of command-line style argments which are passed
 *		to the Platform on initialization.  The arguments which are consumed by the
 * 		Platform's initialization are removed from the arg list.  This modified arg list is
 *		the return value of this method.  
 *@return the list of <code>args</code> which were supplied but not consumed
 *		by this method.  
 * @return the result, or <code>null</code> if none
 * @exception Exception if anything goes wrong
 * @see #startup
 */
public static Object run(String applicationName, URL pluginPathLocation, String location, String[] args) throws Exception {
	return InternalBootLoader.run(applicationName, pluginPathLocation, location, args);
}
/**
 * Shuts down the Platform. The Platform must be running. In the process,
 * each active plug-in is told to shutdown via <code>Plugin.shutdown</code>.
 * <p>
 * Note that the state of the Platform is not automatically saved
 * before shutting down.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * On return, the Platform will no longer be running (but could
 * be re-launched with another call to <code>startup</code>). 
 * Any objects handed out by running Platform, including
 * Platform runnables obtained via <code>getRunnable</code>,
 * will be permanently invalid. The effects of attempting to invoke
 * methods on invalid objects is undefined.
 * </p>
 * @exception Exception if there were problems shutting down
 */
public static void shutdown() throws Exception {
	InternalBootLoader.shutdown();
}
/**
 * Launches the Eclipse Platform. The Platform must not be running.
 * <p>
 * The location of the started Platform is defined as follows:
 * <ul>
 * <li>If the <code>location</code> argument is specified, that value is used.  
 * <li>If <code>location</code> is <code>null</code> but <code>args</code> 
 *		contains a <code>-platform &ltlocation&gt</code> pair, then the given value is used.  
 * <li> If neither is specified, <code>System.getProperty("user.dir")</code> is used.
 * </ul>
 * The plug-in path of the started Platform is defined as follows:
 * <ul>
 * <li>If the <code>pluginPathLocation</code> argument is specified, that value is tried.
 * <li>If <code>pluginPathLocation</code> is <code>null</code> but <code>args</code> 
 *		contains a <code>-plugins &ltlocation&gt</code> pair, then the given value is tried.  
 * <li>If neither value is specified or a given location does not exist, 
 * 		the Platform's location is searched.  
 * <li>Finally, the default plug-in path is used.  This value identifies the plug-ins in the 
 *		Platform's install location.
 * </ul>
 * @param pluginPathLocation the URL of the plug-in path; this is where
 *		the Platform is to find the code for plug-ins
 * @param location the location (usually a string path in the local file
 *		file system) for the saved Platform state
 * @param args the array of command-line style argments which are passed
 *		to the platform on initialization.  The arguments which are consumed by the
 * 		Platform's initialization are removed from the arg list.  This modified arg list is
 *		the return value of this method.  
 *	@return the list of <code>args</code> which were supplied but not consumed
 *		by this method.  
 * @exception Exception if there are problems starting the platform
 */
public static String[] startup(URL pluginPathLocation, String location, String[] args) throws Exception {
	return InternalBootLoader.startup(pluginPathLocation, location, args);
}
}