CODEWITHSUNDEEP
eclipseeclipse-pluginp2
positron
positron

Reputation: 3693

Installing features using DirectorApplication

I need to install features from update site when my product is launched and certain criteria is met. I read up on provisioning p2 repository and using API to install IU from there. I also found DirectorApplication for director and got pretty far with it, basically:

DirectorApplication app = new DirectorApplication();
String[] args = new String[]{"-repository", "http://myRepo","-installIU", "myFeature.feature.feature.group", "-destination", "myDestination"};
app.run(args);

myFeature is being installed but is running into some issues with missing dependency plugins. I am running this code from source and installing into finished product, so perhaps something is wrong there.

My main question so far is am I on the right track? Should I be using DirectorApplicaton directly (I know about implications of using internal packages) or provisioning my update site into p2 repository and follow this documentation? If it's the latter, is there more involved documentation?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 38

Answers (1)

oberlies
oberlies

Reputation: 11723

I wouldn't use the DirectorApplication to install into the running Eclipse - AFAIK it is not meant for this. Instead, you should rather use the p2 API to manipulate the currently running installation.

Upvotes: 1

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