Is there a plugin for Eclipse which would automatically save the eclipse workspace every say 5 minutes in the background because every time eclipse crashes the entire workspace layout reverts or open files gets lost, and it is quite annoying at this point.
A:
To save the layout, just change everything the way you like and then restart. Eclipse won't corrupt its prefs after a crash, so this should work. As an additional step, you can save the current perspective under a different name and export the prefs to a file. You can then load this file in case of a disaster.
I don't have a solution for the lost files issue, though.
Aaron Digulla
2010-02-24 16:19:28
It sounds like this is the exact opposite of the solution the OP is looking for. He wants to save his workspace without having to close Eclipse.
Matt Ball
2010-02-24 16:20:21
/agree with Bears will eat you. Aside from not restarting I don't want to restart eclipse every time I open a file either so I don't have to re-open everything, etc. The layout is the least of my problems as I obviously already am in the habit of do layout, restart, because of this issue. Its just annoying to have to go from scratch every time eclipse crashes (1-2 times per day)
Dmitriy Likhten
2010-02-24 16:52:59
You just have to do this once. As I said, I have no solution for "keep files open" but closing eclipse once will at least preserve the layout of the perspectives.
Aaron Digulla
2010-02-25 09:59:48
+2
A:
Windows -> Preferences -> General -> Workspace
There is a box for the "Workspace save interval". But I am not sure that this is the thing you're looking for.
Simon
2010-02-24 16:19:46
Based on my experiences with Eclipse crashes losing my workspace, I don't think this will do it.
Matt Ball
2010-02-24 16:25:36
This does not work, always been every 5 minutes but there were no workspace saves done ever except on exit.
Dmitriy Likhten
2010-02-24 16:51:01
A:
I'm not aware of any Eclipse plugins that do this, but for devs familiar with Eclipse plugin development it shouldn't be too hard to create a plugin that does this. Example code and info from here:
It is possible for your plug-in to explicitly request a workspace save or snapshot. If you are writing an RCP Application, you are responsible for minimally invoking save before shutdown. The following example saves the workspace:
final MultiStatus status = new MultiStatus(...);
IRunnableWithProgress runnable = new IRunnableWithProgress() {
public void run(IProgressMonitor monitor) {
try {
IWorkspace ws = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace();
status.merge(ws.save(true, monitor));
} catch (CoreException e) {
status.merge(e.getStatus());
}
}
};
new ProgressMonitorDialog(null).run(false, false, runnable);
if (!status.isOK())
ErrorDialog.openError(...);
Matt Ball
2010-02-24 16:24:27