Extension points for Oxygen XML Author plugin
The Oxygen XML Author plugin includes a number of extension points, which can be implemented by
other Eclipse plugins that depend on it. All of them are listed in the
plugin.xml file, along with samples of usage code. The following is a
list with short descriptions for some of the most useful extension points:
Extension point: ditaKeyDefinitionManager
It can be used to provide an external keys manager, responsible of providing DITA
keys that
are then used for editing and resolving referenced content. Its EXSD
schema can be found in:
OXYGEN_PLUGIN_DIR/exsd-schema/ditaKeyDefinitionManager.exsd.
Extension point: actionBarContributorCustomizer
A very useful extension point that can add or remove actions from various menus, contextual
menus, and toolbars that are contributed by the Oxygen XML Author plugin. Its
EXSD schema can be found in:
OXYGEN_PLUGIN_DIR/exsd-schema/actionBarContributorCustomizer.exsd.
Extension point: customEditorInputCreator
Create your custom editor input for a certain resource that will be opened by the
Oxygen XML Author plugin when clicking links. Its EXSD schema can be found
in: OXYGEN_PLUGIN_DIR/exsd-schema/customEditorInputCreator.exsd.
Extension point: editorAdapterContributor
When an adapter is requested to the opened XML editor you can provide your custom
adapter
from your external plugin. Its EXSD schema can be found in:
OXYGEN_PLUGIN_DIR/exsd-schema/editorAdapterContributor.exsd.
Extension point: extensionsBundleContributor
Provide your own ExtensionsBundle implementation for a certain opened
XML resource. Its EXSD schema can be found in:
OXYGEN_PLUGIN_DIR/exsd-schema/extensionsBundleContributor.exsd.
Extension point: stylesFilterContributor
Provide your own StylesFilter implementation for special visual
rendering when an XML resource is opened in the Author editing mode.
Its EXSD schema can be found in:
OXYGEN_PLUGIN_DIR/exsd-schema/stylesFilterContributor.exsd.
Extension point: XMLRefactoringContributor
Contribute a folder that contains the additional XML Refactoring operation descriptor
files
and XQuery scripts that can be used by the batch XML refactoring actions. Its
EXSD schema can be found in:
OXYGEN_PLUGIN_DIR/exsd-schema/xmlRefactoringContributor.exsd.
Extension point: AuthorStylesheet
Use this extension point to provide a stylesheet layer that will be used when rendering
any
XML document in Author mode. Its EXSD schema can
be found in:
OXYGEN_PLUGIN_DIR/exsd-schema/authorStylesheetContributor.exsd.