Activator.java

package fr.inria.diverse.k3.ui.templates;

import java.net.URL;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
import org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin;
import org.osgi.framework.BundleContext;

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

	// The plug-in ID
	public static final String PLUGIN_ID = "fr.inria.diverse.k3.ui.templates"; //$NON-NLS-1$

	
	public static String getPluginId() {
		return getDefault().getBundle().getSymbolicName();
	}
	
	// The shared instance
	private static Activator plugin;
	
	/**
	 * The constructor
	 */
	public Activator() {
	}

	public URL getInstallURL() {
		return getDefault().getBundle().getEntry("/"); //$NON-NLS-1$
	}
	
	/*
	 * (non-Javadoc)
	 * @see org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin#start(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext)
	 */
	public void start(BundleContext context) throws Exception {
		super.start(context);
		plugin = this;
	}

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

	/**
	 * Returns the shared instance
	 *
	 * @return the shared instance
	 */
	public static Activator getDefault() {
		return plugin;
	}

	/**
	 * This method logs an error message and an associated exception (as a trace)
	 * @param message String
	 */
	public static void logErrorMessage(String message, Throwable e) {
		if (message == null)
			message= "";
		// eclipse logger
		getDefault().getLog().log(new Status(IStatus.ERROR, PLUGIN_ID, IStatus.ERROR, message, e));		
	}
}