The Eclipse Platform provides basic support for plug-ins, resources, and the workbench.
The Eclipse Platform itself is divided up into a number of separate plug-ins. The following table shows which API packages are found in which plug-ins as of Eclipse 3.1. This table is useful for determining which plug-ins a given plug-in should include as prerequisites.
API Package | Required plug-in id | Notes |
org.apache.tools.ant[.*] org.apache.tools.bzip2 org.apache.tools.mail org.apache.tools.tar org.apache.tools.zip |
org.apache.ant | |
org.apache.lucene[.*] | org.apache.lucene | |
org.eclipse.ant.core | org.eclipse.ant.core | |
org.eclipse.compare org.eclipse.compare.contentmergeviewer org.eclipse.compare.rangedifferencer org.eclipse.compare.structuremergeviewer |
org.eclipse.compare | |
org.eclipse.core.commands org.eclipse.core.commands.common org.eclipse.core.commands.contexts org.eclipse.core.commands.operations |
org.eclipse.core.commands | |
org.eclipse.core.expressions | org.eclipse.core.expressions | |
org.eclipse.core.filebuffers org.eclipse.core.filebuffers.manipulation |
org.eclipse.core.filebuffers | |
org.eclipse.core.resources org.eclipse.core.resources.refresh org.eclipse.core.resources.team |
org.eclipse.core.resources | |
org.eclipse.core.runtime org.eclipse.core.runtime.content org.eclipse.core.runtime.dynamichelpers org.eclipse.core.runtime.jobs org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences org.eclipse.osgi[.*] org.osgi[.*] |
org.eclipse.core.runtime | [1] |
org.eclipse.core.boot (obsolete) org.eclipse.core.runtime.model (obsolete) |
org.eclipse.core.runtime.compatibility | [2] |
org.eclipse.core.variables | org.eclipse.core.variables | |
org.eclipse.debug.core org.eclipse.debug.core.model org.eclipse.debug.core.sourcelookup org.eclipse.debug.core.sourcelookup.containers |
org.eclipse.debug.core | |
org.eclipse.debug.ui org.eclipse.debug.ui.actions org.eclipse.debug.ui.console org.eclipse.debug.ui.memory org.eclipse.debug.ui.sourcelookup |
org.eclipse.debug.ui | |
org.eclipse.help | org.eclipse.help | |
org.eclipse.help.browser org.eclipse.help.search org.eclipse.help.standalone |
org.eclipse.help.base | |
org.eclipse.help.ui org.eclipse.help.ui.browser |
org.eclipse.help.ui | |
org.eclipse.jface org.eclipse.jface.action org.eclipse.jface.action.images org.eclipse.jface.bindings org.eclipse.jface.bindings.keys org.eclipse.jface.bindings.keys.formatting org.eclipse.jface.commands org.eclipse.jface.contexts org.eclipse.jface.dialogs org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.images org.eclipse.jface.images org.eclipse.jface.operation org.eclipse.jface.preference org.eclipse.jface.preference.images org.eclipse.jface.resource org.eclipse.jface.util org.eclipse.jface.viewers org.eclipse.jface.viewers.deferred org.eclipse.jface.window org.eclipse.jface.wizard org.eclipse.jface.wizard.images |
org.eclipse.ui | [3] |
org.eclipse.jface.contentassist org.eclipse.jface.contentassist.images org.eclipse.jface.text (split) org.eclipse.jface.text.contentassist org.eclipse.jface.text.formatter org.eclipse.jface.text.hyperlink org.eclipse.jface.text.information org.eclipse.jface.text.link (split) org.eclipse.jface.text.presentation org.eclipse.jface.text.reconciler org.eclipse.jface.text.rules org.eclipse.jface.text.source (split) org.eclipse.jface.text.source.projection org.eclipse.jface.text.source.projection.images org.eclipse.jface.text.templates (split) org.eclipse.jface.text.templates.persistence |
org.eclipse.jface.text | [4] |
org.eclipse.jface.text (split) org.eclipse.jface.text.link (split) org.eclipse.jface.text.projection org.eclipse.jface.text.source (split) org.eclipse.jface.text.templates (split) org.eclipse.text.edits |
org.eclipse.text | [4] |
org.eclipse.ltk.core.refactoring org.eclipse.ltk.core.refactoring.participants |
org.eclipse.ltk.core.refactoring | |
org.eclipse.ltk.ui.refactoring | org.eclipse.ltk.ui.refactoring | |
org.eclipse.search.ui org.eclipse.search.ui.text |
org.eclipse.search | |
org.eclipse.swt org.eclipse.swt.accessibility org.eclipse.swt.awt org.eclipse.swt.browser org.eclipse.swt.custom org.eclipse.swt.dnd org.eclipse.swt.events org.eclipse.swt.graphics org.eclipse.swt.layout org.eclipse.swt.printing org.eclipse.swt.program org.eclipse.swt.widgets |
org.eclipse.ui | [5] |
org.eclipse.swt.ole.win32 | org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86 | [9] |
org.eclipse.team.core org.eclipse.team.core.subscribers org.eclipse.team.core.synchronize org.eclipse.team.core.variants |
org.eclipse.team.core | |
org.eclipse.team.ui org.eclipse.team.ui.synchronize |
org.eclipse.team.ui | |
org.eclipse.ui.browser | org.eclipse.ui.browser | |
org.eclipse.ui.cheatsheets | org.eclipse.ui.cheatsheets | |
org.eclipse.ui.console org.eclipse.ui.console.actions |
org.eclipse.ui.console | |
org.eclipse.ui.editors.text org.eclipse.ui.editors.text.templates org.eclipse.ui.texteditor (split) |
org.eclipse.ui.editors | [6] |
org.eclipse.ui.forms org.eclipse.ui.forms.editor org.eclipse.ui.forms.events org.eclipse.ui.forms.widgets |
org.eclipse.ui.forms | |
org.eclipse.ui (split) org.eclipse.ui.about org.eclipse.ui.actions (split) org.eclipse.ui.activities org.eclipse.ui.application org.eclipse.ui.branding org.eclipse.ui.browser org.eclipse.ui.commands org.eclipse.ui.contexts org.eclipse.ui.dialogs (split) org.eclipse.ui.handlers org.eclipse.ui.help org.eclipse.ui.intro org.eclipse.ui.keys org.eclipse.ui.model (split) org.eclipse.ui.operations org.eclipse.ui.part (split) org.eclipse.ui.plugin org.eclipse.ui.preferences org.eclipse.ui.presentations org.eclipse.ui.progress org.eclipse.ui.testing org.eclipse.ui.themes org.eclipse.ui.views org.eclipse.ui.wizards |
org.eclipse.ui | [7,8] |
org.eclipse.ui (split) org.eclipse.ui.actions (split) org.eclipse.ui.dialogs (split) org.eclipse.ui.ide org.eclipse.ui.ide.dialogs org.eclipse.ui.model (split) org.eclipse.ui.part (split) org.eclipse.ui.views.bookmarkexplorer org.eclipse.ui.views.framelist org.eclipse.ui.views.markers org.eclipse.ui.views.navigator org.eclipse.ui.views.properties org.eclipse.ui.views.tasklist org.eclipse.ui.wizards.datatransfer org.eclipse.ui.wizards.newresource |
org.eclipse.ui.ide | [8] |
org.eclipse.ui.intro.config | org.eclipse.ui.intro | |
org.eclipse.ui.views.contentoutline org.eclipse.ui.views.properties |
org.eclipse.ui.views | |
org.eclipse.ui.contentassist org.eclipse.ui.texteditor (split) org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.link org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.quickdiff org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.spelling org.eclipse.ui.texteditor.templates |
org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor | [6] |
org.eclipse.update.configurator | org.eclipse.update.configurator | |
org.eclipse.update.configuration org.eclipse.update.core org.eclipse.update.core.model org.eclipse.update.operations org.eclipse.update.search org.eclipse.update.standalone |
org.eclipse.update.core | |
org.eclipse.update.ui | org.eclipse.update.ui |
Note 1: Plug-ins needing access to the Eclipse runtime API must list org.eclipse.core.runtime (or org.eclipse.core.runtime.compatibility) as a prerequisite plug-in. org.eclipse.core.runtime re-exports API from the OSGi-specific plug-ins (e.g., org.eclipse.osgi). The OSGi plug-ins should never be explicitly listed as prerequisites.
Note 2: These pre-3.0 API packages are obsolete and have been moved to the org.eclipse.core.runtime.compatibility plug-in.
Note 3: Plug-ins needing access to the JFace API must list org.eclipse.ui as a prerequisite plug-in. org.eclipse.ui re-exports API from the JFace plug-in. The org.eclipse.jface plug-in should never be explicitly listed as a prerequisite.
Note 4: Some of the JFace text packages are split between the org.eclipse.jface.text and the org.eclipse.text plug-ins.
Note 5: Plug-ins needing access to the SWT API must list org.eclipse.ui as a prerequisite plug-in. org.eclipse.ui re-exports API from the SWT plug-in. The org.eclipse.swt plug-in should never be explicitly listed as a prerequisite.
Note 6: The org.eclipse.ui.texteditor package is split between the org.eclipse.ui.editors and the org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor plug-ins.
Note 7: Plug-ins needing access to the Workbench UI API must list org.eclipse.ui as a prerequisite plug-in. org.eclipse.ui re-exports API from the org.eclipse.ui.workbench plug-in. The org.eclipse.ui.workbench plug-in should never be explicitly listed as a prerequisite.
Note 8: Some of the UI packages are split between the org.eclipse.ui and the org.eclipse.ui.ide plug-ins.
Note 9: The plug-in org.eclipse.swt.win32.win32.x86 is available on Win32/x86 platforms only.