Is it possible to use the CAS editor as a plugin for my existing
eclipse, rather than as an RCP? I looked briefly in the documentation
but didn't see anything about it.
The way it is packaged currently makes this difficult. But you can try
to get the plugin
form the package and put this into your eclipse. This may work. I did
not tested it.
A related question but maybe
slightly different is - can I reuse an existing eclipse workspace?
The project must have the cas editor nature.
Basically, my situtation is that I have an Eclipse workspace already,
which includes my type system (spread across multiple files in
multiple projects, using import by name). So it's not an easy thing
to externalize my type system.
During development I assumed that the type system is in a single file.
I do not know if it is possible to load a type system which uses
import by name.
If this does not work we should open an issues and I will fix it.
If there are more people who want the Cas Editor as eclipse plugin,
we can think about starting an Eclipse Uima development plugin which
reuses the editing part of the Cas Editor.
I would support his.
Jörn
