core/org.eclipse.ptp.services.ui/src/org/eclipse/ptp/services/ui/Activator.java

package org.eclipse.ptp.services.ui;


import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
import org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin;
import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;

/**
 * <strong>EXPERIMENTAL</strong>. This class or interface has been added as
 * part of a work in progress. There is no guarantee that this API will work or
 * that it will remain the same. Please do not use this API without consulting
 * with the RDT team.
 * 
 * The activator class controls the plug-in life cycle
 */
public class Activator extends AbstractUIPlugin {

	// The plug-in ID
	public static final String PLUGIN_ID = "org.eclipse.ptp.services.ui"; //$NON-NLS-1$

	// The shared instance
	private static Activator plugin;

	/**
	 * The constructor
	 */
	public Activator() {
	}

	@Override
	public void start(BundleContext context) throws Exception {
		super.start(context);
		plugin = this;
	}

	@Override
	public void stop(BundleContext context) throws Exception {
		plugin = null;
		super.stop(context);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the shared instance
	 *
	 * @return the shared instance
	 */
	public static Activator getDefault() {
		return plugin;
	}

	public void log(Throwable e) {
		log(new Status(IStatus.ERROR, PLUGIN_ID, IStatus.ERROR, "Error", e)); //$NON-NLS-1$
	}

	public void log(IStatus status) {
		getLog().log(status);
	}
	
	public void log(String message) {
		log(new Status(IStatus.ERROR, PLUGIN_ID, IStatus.ERROR, message, null));
	}

}