Eclipse Packaging Project Update: The custom Eclipse download and extending the Usage Data Collector

1. News from EPP:
The custom Eclipse download and
extending the Usage Data Collector
Markus Knauer (EclipseSource1)
Darko Varju (EclipseSource1)
1
EclipseSource formerly known as Innoopract
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2. EPP - What's it all about?
Create a better end-user experience.
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3. EPP - What's it all about?
• Eclipse Packages Download
 coordinate, maintain, build,
configure, ...
• Usage Data Collector
 How are developers using
Eclipse?
• Eclipse Dynamic Download
 Wizard-based download
configurator
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4. Agenda...
This talk is about...
[1] The Eclipse Dynamic Download
and
[2] Embedding the Usage Data Collector in RCP/RAP
and analysing the results with VUA
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5. Eclipse Dynamic Download Wizard
• Trying to solve an old
problem:
How do users download
and install from Eclipse?
• Let's switch to a live demo
http://build.eclipse.org/eppwizard/go
• 'beta' – currently available
for Friends-of-Eclipse only
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6. Eclipse Dynamic Download Wizard
• What we have seen so far...
 It's a wizard that uses RAP-, Equinox- and p2-technology
 It's already available for Friends of Eclipse
 It lets you create a download that contains
a customized p2-installer
 It's easy to use and the downloads are very fast
• What you haven't seen...
 It's easy to configure and to deploy
 It's easy to participate as Eclipse Strategic Member with the
Eclipse Strategic Member Custom Delivery Installer Program
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7. Dynamic Download Wizard - Configuration
• eppwizard.properties
 Configuration of the wizard
model=data/model
externalServiceProviders=data/externalServiceProviders
epp.metadata=http://localhost/epp/
installer.url=installer/
baseIUs=org.eclipse.platform.ide,...
eclipse.p2.metadata=http://localhost/epp/,...
eclipse.p2.artifacts=http://download.eclipse.org/releases/ganymede/, ...
...
• installerbuilder.properties
 Configuration of the installer (some temp directories, etc.)
See http://wiki.eclipse.org/EPP/Wizard/Configuration
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8. Dynamic Download Wizard - eppmodel.xml
• Content of the wizard pages: eppmodel.xml
<eppmodel>
<structure>
<screen label=quot;Basicsquot;>
<group label=quot;Javaquot; alias=quot;Javaquot; icon=quot;java.pngquot;>
<info>The essential tools for any Java developer...</info>
<iuref refid=quot;epp.javaquot; alias=quot;Javaquot; />
</group>
<group label=quot;Java EEquot; alias=quot;JEEquot; icon=quot;jee.pngquot;>
<info>Tools for Java developers creating JEE....</info>
<iuref refid=quot;epp.jeequot; alias=quot;JEEquot; />
<iuref refid=quot;epp.wstquot; alias=quot;WSTquot; />
<iuref refid=quot;epp.rapquot; alias=quot;RAPquot; />
</group>
...
</screen>
See http://wiki.eclipse.org/EPP/Wizard/eppmodel.xml
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9. Dynamic Download Wizard -
External Services Provider
• Last wizard pages allows to add external service
providers
• User agent redirect to external URL
• Transmitting via HTTP POST
 os: platform (e.g. linux, macosx, win32)
 eclipse.p2.roots: root IU ids
selected by the user
 eclipse.p2.metadata: meta data repository URLs
 eclipse.p2.artifacts: artifact repository URLS
See http://wiki.eclipse.org/EPP/Wizard/Outgoing_links
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10. EPP Usage Data Collector
• Included in all EPP packages
• UDC available for RCP applications, but...
NEW: Extension for RAP-based environments
• UDC: Views, Perspectives, Bundles, Editors, Commands
Commands
org.eclipse.ui.file.save 87307
org.eclipse.ui.edit.text.goto.wordNext 71286
org.eclipse.ui.edit.delete 66741
org.eclipse.ui.edit.paste 57605
org.eclipse.ui.edit.text.goto.wordPrevious 51207
but this is only half of the story...
NEW: Widget based monitor
...and how do we analyse the data?
NEW: VUA – Visual Usage Analytics
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11. Inside the EPP Usage Data Collector
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12. UDC and VUA Interaction – Reference Architecture
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13. EPP Visual Usage Data Analytics (VUA)
• The VUA allows the
interactive analysis of
the usage data
• No code changes
• It only needs a
connection to the DBMS
• It can be used in both, RCP
and RAP environments
• See DEMO
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14. Further Information
EPP Project Webpage
 http://www.eclipse.org/epp
EPP Download Wizard
 http://build.eclipse.org/eppwizard/go
 http://wiki.eclipse.org/EPP/Wizard
EPP Usage Data Collector and VUA
 http://www.eclipse.org/epp/usagedata/index.php
 http://www.eclipse.org/org/usagedata/
 http://wiki.eclipse.org/EPP/Framework_for_Visual_Analytics_of_user_tracking_information
Newsgroup and Mailing List
 http://dev.eclipse.org/newslists/news.eclipse.technology.packaging/maillist.html
 https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/epp-dev
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