Eclipse Plugin Development

Resolve the target platform, execution environment, and affected OSGi bundles. Compile against the declared target. Align MANIFEST.MF, plugin.xml, and build.properties.

Read [runtime and distribution][ref-1] for identity, imports/exports, target resolution, Tycho, and p2. Read jobs and resources for SWT, scheduling rules, cancellation, services, and persistence.

Keep activation cheap. Bind listeners, jobs, services, and owned SWT resources to their lifecycle. Update widgets on their Display thread. Re-check disposal before queued UI work. Avoid model-lock/UI wait cycles.

Run checks for changed bundle behavior. Use API baselines for exported API changes and clean-target resolution for p2 changes. Inspect packaged assets. Use the [Tycho starter][ref-2] for scaffolding.