Site Type Factory

org.eclipse.update.core.siteTypes

The platform update mechanism supports pluggable site type implementations. A new site type can be registered in order to support alternate site layout schemes.

The siteTypes extension point allows alternate site implementations to be registered using a symbolic type identifier. Whenever the type is referenced using this identifier, the supplied factory is used to create the correct concrete site implementation.

<!ELEMENT extension (site-factory+)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id    CDATA #IMPLIED

name  CDATA #IMPLIED>


<!ELEMENT site-factory EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST site-factory

class CDATA #REQUIRED>


The following is an example of new site type registration.

   

<extension id=

"custom"

point=

"org.eclipse.update.core.siteTypes"

name=

"Custom site"

>

<site-factory class=

"com.xyz.update.CustomSiteFactory"

>

</site-factory>

</extension>

Registered factory classes must implement org.eclipse.update.core.ISiteFactory

The platform supplies two standard implementations of site types. One representing the default update server type, and the other representing the local file system site.