===== Eclipse Joystick =====
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EclipseJoystick is a POC which shows that it is possible to control an Eclipse RCP application
through HTTP : a kind of "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REST|REST]] RCP Application".
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==== Demonstration ====

Download Eclipse Joystick {{:moni:demos:eclipsejoystick-20060404.zip}}

Unzip the file.

Start EclipseJoystick.exe.
Click on : 
[[http://localhost:8081/view?perspectiveId=ControllerTester.perspective&viewId=ControllerTester.view&image=images/kiss.jpg|A Kiss]] or
[[http://localhost:8081/view?perspectiveId=ControllerTester.perspective&viewId=ControllerTester.view&image=images/eclipse.jpg|Eclipse]] or
[[http://localhost:8081/view?perspectiveId=ControllerTester.perspective&viewId=ControllerTester.view&image=images/sky.jpg|The Sky]] or 
[[http://localhost:8081/view?perspectiveId=ControllerTester.perspective&viewId=ControllerTester.view&image=images/dream.jpg|Dreaming]]

==== Description ====
By sending a HTTP request an image is pushed in an Eclipse View.

==== Already done ====
  * Showing a perspective : http://localhost:8081/perspective/perspectiveID
  * Initializing a view : http://localhost:8081/view?viewId=AnId&param1=value1&param2=valu2

==== Next step ====
  * Adding filter

==== Potential ====

  * Opening an Eclipse View from a help documentation
  * Simple communication protocol between plugin
  * Scripting an Eclipse RCP application
  * Adding credentials to a Eclipse RCP application


==== Flash Movie ====

Version : 05/04/2006
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