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EclEmma: Java code coverage tool for Eclipse

Posted by resmo on June 10, 2009 under Java, OSS

EclEmma [1] is a free Java code coverage tool for Eclipse [2], available under the Eclipse Public License. Internally it is based on the great EMMA Java code coverage tool, trying to adopt EMMA’s philosophy for the Eclipse workbench:

  • Fast develop/test cycle: Launches from within the workbench like JUnit [3] test runs can directly be analyzed for code coverage.
  • Rich coverage analysis: Coverage results are immediately summarized and highlighted in the Java source code editors.
  • Non-invasive: EclEmma does not require modifying your projects or performing any other setup.

The Eclipse integration has its focus on supporting the individual developer in an highly interactive way.

The update site for EclEmma is http://update.eclemma.org/.

See also installation howto.

[1] http://www.eclemma.org
[2] http://www.eclipse.org
[3] http://www.junit.org

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Eclim: Eclipse in Vim

Posted by resmo on November 17, 2008 under GNU/Linux, Java, OSS

The primary goal of eclim [1] is to bring Eclipse functionality to the Vim editor. The initial goal was to provide Eclipse’s java functionality in vim, but support for various other languages (php, python, css, html, xml, etc.) have been added and several more are planned.

Eclim is less of an application and more of an integration of two great projects. The first, Vim, is arguably one of the best text editors in existence. The second, Eclipse, provides many great tools for development in various languages. Each provides many features that can increase developer productivity, but both still leave something to be desired. Vim lacks native Java support and many of the advanced features available in Eclipse. Eclipse, on the other hand, still requires the use of the mouse for many things, and when compared to Vim, provides a less than ideal interface for editing text.

That is where eclim comes into play. Instead of trying to write an IDE in Vim or a Vim editor in Eclipse, eclim provides an Eclipse plug-in that exposes Eclipse features through a server interface, and a set of Vim plug-ins that communicate with Eclipse over that interface.

[1] http://eclim.sourceforge.net/

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