Getting a list of all plugins installed at runtime

bhobbs · **Getting a list of all plugins installed at runtime -** 07-11-2008, 10:16 AM

Hi There,

I've been hunting around trying to find an answer for this, but unless I'm missing something obvious I've been unable to get an answer.

So, I have a java application (Swing based, not RCP), that uses the eclipse plugin framework & extension points. This goes as far as letting customers extend our application using our extension points.

What I'd like to be able to do is provide an AboutBox that lists the names of all plugins & their version to allow people to easily see what they have installed - including all customer specific plugins.

Using Eclipse 3.3, the Platform class has a getBundle(name) method, but of course that's only helpful if you know the name and we don't know what the customers are (or will be!) calling their plugins.

So, does anyone know a way to return all installed bundles, or, I guess, a way to return all symbolNames?

Thanks,

Brian