Testing Plugins and Java Extensions
In the various procedures for creating a plugin, you are usually instructed to copy your plugin folder to the
[OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR]/plugins/
directory. If you want to test the code in your plugin without copying it to that folder,
follow this procedure:
- Create a file called plugin.redirect that contains the full file path references to your project (for example, C:\Users\john_doe\Documents\sample-plugin-folder).
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Save that file in any folder (for example, called sample_test_folder) inside the [OXYGEN_INSTALL_DIR]/plugins/ directory.
Step Result: Oxygen XML Author will automatically load the plugin from your project location.
- Now you can modify the Java code, the IDE will automatically compile it, and if the plugin.xml file has a classpath reference to the compiled classes folder, you can restart Oxygen XML Author and test your changes.