The Parallel Tools Platform External Tools Framework Feedback view provides an eclipse view, exposing information found e.g. in an XML file, with convenient mapping and navigation to source lines referenced in the XML file. For example, a compiler or analysis tool may expose items of interest in an XML file and list the filename and line number (or range of lines, or character region) applicable to the item found. A performance tool may note regions of interest with source code lines that are referenced.
The PTP ETFw Feedback view plug-in that is included with PTP is the abstract code only, and does not contain any concrete data or views. To see a sample plug-in of a simple XML file and associated Feedback view, check out the sample project from the Eclipse repository, as described below.
This is an initial release of the ETFw feedback view code. These APIs should be considered provisional, and could change without notice.
The PTP ETFw Feedback view allows a convenient way to expose this information in a way that allows the user to easily navigate to the source code lines in the user's source code.
As an example, check out the org.eclipse.ptp.etfw.feedback.sample project from CVS:
Launch a development eclipse workspace
The items are initially all collapsed. You can expand individual parent nodes, or use the "Expand All" button in the view's toolbar (see red arrow in middle of image above\) to see more information.
Another extension point allows for a user class to be invoked as an action when an item
in the view is selected.
For more information, see the ETFw Feedback view page on the PTP wiki.