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Extension Points for the Oxygen Eclipse Plugin
A list of extension points available for the Oxygen Eclipse plugin

Introduction
Welcome to the User Manual of Oxygen XML Developer Eclipse plugin 26.1
Getting Started
Information and resources to help you get started using Oxygen XML Developer Eclipse plugin as quickly as possible
Installation
The requirements and installation instructions for each platform
Configuration
Description of all of the options that allow you to configure Oxygen XML Developer Eclipse plugin
Perspectives
The Editor, XSLT Debugger, XQuery Debugger, and Database perspectives
Editing Modes
The Text, Grid, , and Schema Design editing modes
Working With Documents
General information about features available when working with documents
Editing Supported Document Types
Details about the various types of supported documents and their unique editing features
Built-in Frameworks (Document Types)
The editing frameworks that are supported in Oxygen XML Developer Eclipse plugin
Additional XML Editing Frameworks (Document Types)
The custom frameworks that are supported in Oxygen XML Developer Eclipse plugin
Publishing
Details about transformation scenarios and customizing various types of output
Working with XPath Expressions
Information about using XPath Expressions in Oxygen XML Developer Eclipse plugin
Working with Archives
Describes how to use the Archive Browser to work with various type of archives
Databases and SharePoint
Connecting to supported databases and integrating Oxygen XML Developer Eclipse plugin with SharePoint
Importing Data
Information about how to import data from external sources into XML documents
XSLT/XQuery Debugging
The debugging interface that detects problems with XSLT and XQuery transformations
Extension Points for the Oxygen Eclipse Plugin
A list of extension points available for the Oxygen Eclipse plugin
Tools
Specifics about the various tools that are included in Oxygen XML Developer Eclipse plugin
Troubleshooting
A compilation of common problems and their solutions
Scripting Oxygen
Details about the scripting possibilities that are available with Oxygen XML Developer Eclipse plugin
Glossary
Copyright
Legal information

Extension Points for the Oxygen Eclipse Plugin

The Oxygen XML Developer Eclipse plugin includes a number of extension points, which can be implemented by other Eclipse plugins that depend on it. All of them are listed in the plugin.xml file, along with samples of usage code. The following is a list with short descriptions for some of the most useful extension points:

Extension point: XMLRefactoringContributor

Contributes a folder that contains the additional XML Refactoring operation descriptor files and XQuery scripts that can be used by the batch XML refactoring actions. Its EXSD schema can be found in: OXYGEN_PLUGIN_DIR/exsd-schema/xmlRefactoringContributor.exsd.

Extension point: workspaceAccessPlugin

Use this extension point to be notified when Oxygen XML Developer Eclipse plugin has started. Its EXSD schema can be found in: OXYGEN_PLUGIN_DIR/exsd-schema/exsd-schema/workspaceAccessExtension.exsd.