[Infra-vmware connector]Eclipse dependencies problem with MartServer and the vmware connector about ecore HOT 3 CLOSED

A connector must NOT do UI stuff.
UI stuff must be done in the associated designer.
So dependencies to Eclipse UI libraries must NOT be added to a connector jar.
This is not specific to VMware connector, this is true for ANY connector.

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If the implementation of the connector requires Eclipse UI stuff (this is not the best thing to do) then the code of the connector must be carefully programmed to work also when Eclipse UI is not present (aka in MartServer).
So connector code like:
org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI ui = ....
... do something with ui ...
must be written in the following style:
try {
org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI ui = ....
... do something with ui ...
} catch(ClassNotFoundException cnfe) {
// do nothing because this code runs outsides Eclipse UI.
}

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I'm agree with you, the connector must not manage ui stuff. Cloud designer is done to manage ui, it may be a new feature of cloud designer to manage progress bar, dialog box and other ui stuffs.

I'm agree with you with the other solution, it's not the best thing to do, because it's like doing a try catch on a null pointer...

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