See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDSv9Tm7hGA for live recording of this talk.

1. aeri in neon
Setting up Automated Error Reporting for your own
Eclipse plug-in or Eclipse RCP application
neon

2. about me
! @marcelbruch
" marcel.bruch@codetrails.com
# de.linkedin.com/in/marcelbruch
$ xing.com/profile/Marcel_Bruch

3. what to take away
• With Eclipse Neon, every project can sign up to
receive error reports for their plug-ins.
• This webinar shows how.

4. webinar outline
1. Looking back: AERI in Eclipse Mars
2. Hands on:
1. AERI for your Eclipse IDE plug-in
2. AERI for your Eclipse RCP app
3. Set up your free error reporting service in 5’

5. looking back…

6. incoming reports
0
20.000
40.000
60.000
80.000
Xmas
Mars.0 Mars.1 Mars.2
Last updated: May 30, 2016
Sep. 2014 May 2016

7. new problems
0
250
500
750
1000
Xmas
Mars.0 Mars.1 Mars.2
Last updated: May 30, 2016
Sep. 2014 May 2016

8. problems by release
0
4.500
9.000
13.500
18.000
Mars.0 Mars.1 Mars.2
11.967
16.266
17.253
Last updated: May 30, 2016

9. java.lang.*
0
3.500
7.000
NullPointerException
ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsIndexOutOfBounds
StringIndexOutOfBounds
ClassCastExceptionArrayStoreException
j.u.ConcurrentModification
NumberFormatIllegalArgument
IllegalStateRuntimeException
LinkageErrorClassNotFound
NoClassDefFoundErrorNoSuchMethodError
197
727693
236207
477
1.646
8326653
862
151151
644
6.425

10. does reporting
make a difference?

11. does reporting make a
difference?

12. setting up aeri for
your own plug-ins

13. two flavors
100% declarative
100% code

14. 100% declarative
plugin.xml discovery.json+
setup
complete
=

15. plugin.xml

16. plugin.xml
❷
❶
❸
<extension point="org.eclipse.epp.logging.aeri.ide.servers">
<server
id="com.ctrlflow"
name="Ctrlflow"
icon16="icons/obj16/ctrlflow.png"
icon32="icons/obj32/ctrlflow.png"
class="org.eclipse.epp.internal.logging.aeri.ide.server.mars.ServerConnection"
description="Presented to the user on the project configuration page">
<!-- Links used in various places in the ui —>
<link rel="provider" title="Codetrails GmbH" href="…"/>
<link rel="privacy" title="Privacy Policy" href="…"/>
<link rel="terms-of-use" title="Terms of Use" href="…"/>
<!-- configuration in which errors this project is interested in —>
<link rel="discovery" title="Discovery URL" href="…"/>
</server>

17. discovery.json
full sources: https://dev.eclipse.org/recommenders/community/confess/v2/discovery
{
"ttl": 10080,
"submitUrl": “https://dev.eclipse.org/recommenders/community/…”,
"acceptedProducts": ["org.eclipse.*"],
"acceptedPlugins": [“org.apache.log4j.*", “org.eclipse.*"],
"requiredPackages": [“org.eclipse.*”],
"ignoredStatuses": [
":java.net.*:",
"org.eclipse.equinox.p2.*::",
"org.eclipse.jface:java.io.IOException:Unable to resolve plug-in*",
"org.eclipse.ui::Conflicting handlers for*”
]
// other configuration options left out for brevity
}
❷
❶
❸

18. 98% code
plugin.xml
MyServer
Connection.java
+
setup
complete
=

19. summary
• Unifying UI for all Eclipse IDE plug-ins
• Customizable dialogs, server communication,
and wire formats
• 100% declarative – OR – 100% Java. You
decide.
• Default implementation is remotely configurable
(filters)

20. setting up aeri for
your RCP application

21. only one flavor…

22. 100% code
plugin.xml discovery.json+
setup
complete
=

23. architecture overview
Base System
Status Filters Wire Format
Server Comm.
Mylyn Notifications
Dialogs

24. modeling an
in-house workflow
(Platform-)
LogListener.java
InHouse
Workflow.java+ «controller»
+
SilentServer
Connection.java «io»
+
E4LifeCycle.
postContextCreate() «wiring»

25. Demo
• Setting up silent error reporting for an in-house
Eclipse RCP application

26. setting up an
error reporting
server for free

27. receiving error reports
• There is no one-size-fits-all solution in sight
• Thus, server communication is exchangeable –
and so is the server
• Every provider can implement it in a way it suites
his needs…

28. maybe email suffices…

29. or a remote log file…

30. …or…

31. aer.ctrlflow.com/
signup

33. contact us
Eclipse AERI IDE Client:
% : wiki.eclipse.org/EPP/Logging
" : www.eclipse.org/forums/index.php/f/69/
 : mattermost.eclipse.org/eclipse/channels/epp-aeri
Ctrlflow Automated Error Reporting Service:
% : www.ctrlflow.com/automated-error-reporting
" : support@ctrlflow.com
! : @ctrlflow

34. thank you