On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Jeff Butler <jeffgbut...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Several topics: > 1. Java file merging > > The code for merging Java files is only in the Eclipse plugin. It uses the > Eclipse AST parser and AST rewriter and cannot run outside of Eclipse. If > you want to merge Java code, you must run in Eclipse. > > In the far future, I hope to enable Java merging outside of Eclipse. The > problem is that it's just so easy in Eclipse, and so difficult elsewhere! I > think the long term solution is to write a specialized Java parser for > Ibator using ANTLR or the like. Parsing Java source code is a non-trivial > task and I have no interest in reinventing the wheel - so probably something > like ANTLR is the right answer ultimately. If anyone is interested in > making an important contribution to Ibator this would be a good area to look > into :) > It may be possible to use AST standalone (much better than reinventing!) after navigating the licencing issues. AST is built on EMF which apparently can be used in a standalone app [1]. It would be worth it to build a sample app, to see just how tied to eclipse AST and EMF are. [1] http://wiki.eclipse.org/EMF/FAQ#How_do_I_use_EMF_in_standalone_applications_.28such_as_an_ordinary_main.29.3F
