Mac - TFS - Eclipse Error : unable to instantiate class "com.microsoft.tfs.client.common.ui.views.TeamExplorerView

Question

Requirement: Install TFS in eclipse

Methods Followed: Installed software from the following URL http://dl.microsoft.com/eclipse/tfs.

Once the software is installed, Team Explorer opened with following steps. Clicked on Window -> Show Item ->Team Foundation Server - > Team Explorer

Issue : Following error message is shown when i tried to open Team Explorer

Plug-in "com.microsoft.tfs.client.common.ui" was unable to instantiate class "com.microsoft.tfs.client.common.ui.views.TeamExplorerView".

Softwares Used:

Eclipse IDE for Eclipse Committers

Version: 2019-12 (4.14.0), Build id: 20191212-1212

Java version "13.0.1"

Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 13.0.1+9)

Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 13.0.1+9, mixed mode, sharing),

OS : MacOS Mojave

Am I missing something? Is it happening to everyone? Does java version matter?

Answer 1

This linked helped me to fix the same issue. https://github.com/microsoft/team-explorer-everywhere/issues/285

Download 14.135.0 from - https://github.com/Microsoft/team-explorer-everywhere/releases

• Open Eclipse.
• On the Help menu, click Install New Software.
• The Install dialog box appears.
• Choose the Add button.
• The Add Site dialog box appears.
• For the name, enter “TFS plug-in for Eclipse”.
• Under the Locations Click Archive and browse through the TFSEclipsePlugin-UpdateSiteArchive-14.135.0.zip file.
• Install TFS packages.
• Restart

Answer 2

According to the reviews on the Eclipse Marketplace Team Explorer Everywhere entry, the plug-in no longer works with current Eclipse versions.

Unfortunately, the current Team Explorer Everywhere version seems to be from 2018. It might be that the plug-in uses internal classes from the Eclipse platform, which would explain why it does not work even though it can be installed. See the error log for details.