DataListPlugin.java

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package gov.redhawk.datalist.ui;


import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;
import org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin;
import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;

/**
 * The activator class controls the plug-in life cycle
 */
public class DataListPlugin extends AbstractUIPlugin {

	public static final String PLUGIN_ID = "gov.redhawk.datalist.ui"; //$NON-NLS-1$

	// The shared instance
	private static DataListPlugin plugin;


	/**
	 * The constructor
	 */
	public DataListPlugin() {
	}

	public static DataListPlugin getDefault() {
		return DataListPlugin.plugin;
	}


	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 * @see org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin#start(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext)
	 */
	@Override
	public void start(final BundleContext context) throws Exception {
		super.start(context);
		DataListPlugin.plugin = this;
	}

	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 * @see org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin#stop(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext)
	 */
	@Override
	public void stop(final BundleContext context) throws Exception {
		DataListPlugin.plugin = null;
		super.stop(context);
	}


	/**
	 * Returns an image descriptor for the image file at the given
	 * plug-in relative path
	 *
	 * @param path the path
	 * @return the image descriptor
	 */
	public static ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor(final String path) {
		return AbstractUIPlugin.imageDescriptorFromPlugin(PLUGIN_ID, path);
	}

}