Comments on: Writing your own plugins for the Flex Builder debugger, part 2: a fully functional sample http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/ Mike Morearty's blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:15:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: judah’s blog » Blog Archive » Extending Flex Builder - some resources http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/comment-page-1/#comment-57483 judah’s blog » Blog Archive » Extending Flex Builder - some resources Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:34:11 +0000 http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/#comment-57483 [...] on creating your first Flex Builder Plug in - preface - link out of [...] [...] on creating your first Flex Builder Plug in – preface – link out of [...]

]]> By: mike http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/comment-page-1/#comment-51654 mike Tue, 23 Sep 2008 05:23:23 +0000 http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/#comment-51654 You don't need to modify any of the settings on that page. I don't know, perhaps you clicked Finish instead of Next when going through the wizard, and are assuming that the "Main View Settings" dialog shown above no longer exists, and has been replaced by the one you linked to. You don’t need to modify any of the settings on that page. I don’t know, perhaps you clicked Finish instead of Next when going through the wizard, and are assuming that the "Main View Settings" dialog shown above no longer exists, and has been replaced by the one you linked to.

]]> By: judah http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/comment-page-1/#comment-51652 judah Tue, 23 Sep 2008 01:32:23 +0000 http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/#comment-51652 Hi Mike, Thanks so much. But I didn't even get that far. What I need help is in getting the project setup to begin with. I'm having trouble knowing where to map all these values in your example here to where they should go here, http://judahfrangipane.com/temp/plugin.png. Hi Mike,
Thanks so much. But I didn’t even get that far. What I need help is in getting the project setup to begin with. I’m having trouble knowing where to map all these values in your example here to where they should go here, http://judahfrangipane.com/temp/plugin.png.

]]> By: mike http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/comment-page-1/#comment-51618 mike Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:27:55 +0000 http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/#comment-51618 Judah, I just re-read this old blog post, and the only things that have changed are: - The main class name of the plugin has changed from ExpressionTrackerPlugin.java to Activator.java - The package name for ExpressionTrackerView.java now needs to be expressiontracker.views, with a lower case "t", instead of the old expressionTracker.views. In addition, it looks like I forgot to mention that you need to make your plugin depend on Eclipse's org.eclipse.debug.core and org.eclipse.debug.ui plugins. You do this by double-clicking META-INF/MANIFEST.MF, going to the Dependencies tab, and clicking Add. With these changes, the original sample works for me. Judah, I just re-read this old blog post, and the only things that have changed are:

- The main class name of the plugin has changed from ExpressionTrackerPlugin.java to Activator.java

- The package name for ExpressionTrackerView.java now needs to be expressiontracker.views, with a lower case "t", instead of the old expressionTracker.views.

In addition, it looks like I forgot to mention that you need to make your plugin depend on Eclipse’s org.eclipse.debug.core and org.eclipse.debug.ui plugins. You do this by double-clicking META-INF/MANIFEST.MF, going to the Dependencies tab, and clicking Add.

With these changes, the original sample works for me.

]]> By: judah’s blog » Blog Archive » $100 to the first person to create a Flex or AIR app http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/comment-page-1/#comment-51527 judah’s blog » Blog Archive » $100 to the first person to create a Flex or AIR app Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:15:56 +0000 http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/#comment-51527 [...] Builder Plug in and I’ve had no luck. The closest thing to any working tutorial I found is here. I have some great ideas I’d like to create. And although Eclipse has some great features it [...] [...] Builder Plug in and I’ve had no luck. The closest thing to any working tutorial I found is here. I have some great ideas I’d like to create. And although Eclipse has some great features it [...]

]]> By: judah http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/comment-page-1/#comment-51510 judah Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:22:54 +0000 http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/#comment-51510 Hi Mike, I'm trying to get this to work but the screens have changed so much I have no idea how to start. I downloaded eclipse yesterday as you advised to get the plug in development environment. Could you create a super simple no frills basic example? I personally don't need screen shots but just the steps I need to get to a point where I can copy and paste your code and not get 100 errors. Hi Mike,

I’m trying to get this to work but the screens have changed so much I have no idea how to start. I downloaded eclipse yesterday as you advised to get the plug in development environment. Could you create a super simple no frills basic example? I personally don’t need screen shots but just the steps I need to get to a point where I can copy and paste your code and not get 100 errors.

]]> By: mike http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/comment-page-1/#comment-2800 mike Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:43:47 +0000 http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/#comment-2800 Ido, you're right it shouldn't matter if it's Java or C++. But I've never tried the CDT, so I'm not sure why it's failing. Ido, you’re right it shouldn’t matter if it’s Java or C++. But I’ve never tried the CDT, so I’m not sure why it’s failing.

]]> By: Ido http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/comment-page-1/#comment-2798 Ido Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:46:43 +0000 http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/#comment-2798 Hi Mike, I tried that, But when I am debuggin a c++ program it only works for step over events. When I do resume (till the next breakpoint) I Can't evaluate the watch expression value anymore. It doesn't happen when I debug a regular java program only a c++ program but I thought it shouldn't matter. Do you have any idea why? Hi Mike,
I tried that, But when I am debuggin a c++ program it only works for step over events. When I do resume (till the next breakpoint) I Can’t evaluate the watch expression value anymore. It doesn’t happen when I debug a regular java program only a c++ program but I thought it shouldn’t matter. Do you have any idea why?

]]> By: mike http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/comment-page-1/#comment-2797 mike Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:41:19 +0000 http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/#comment-2797 Ido, What you're describing is the right way to do it -- adding logic to the debug handler in handleDebugEvents(). You would then need to tell every expression to re-evaluate and display the new value. Ido,

What you’re describing is the right way to do it — adding logic to the debug handler in handleDebugEvents(). You would then need to tell every expression to re-evaluate and display the new value.

]]> By: Ido http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/comment-page-1/#comment-2795 Ido Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:29:17 +0000 http://www.morearty.com/blog/2006/06/07/writing-your-own-plugins-for-the-flex-builder-debugger-part-2-a-fully-functional-sample/#comment-2795 Hi Mike, Thanks for the post. It's great. I need to make something similar to what you need only I need the variable to referesh themself on every break point. I tried to add an event on the DebugHandler but it just doesn't seems to work. any idea? Thanks again, Ido Hi Mike,
Thanks for the post. It’s great.
I need to make something similar to what you need only I need the variable to referesh themself on every break point. I tried to add an event on the DebugHandler but it just doesn’t seems to work. any idea?

Thanks again,
Ido

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