Eclipse is one of the most popular development platforms. Because of that we were looking for a way to access the eXist database directly from Eclipse in a convenient way. The result of our thoughts is the eXist Eclipse Plugin.
So far the following core functionalities are provided by the plugin:
- Multiple Connections: In the Browse View you can administrate your eXist-connections. You're able to have several open connections at the same time, so that you can browse through the data of more than just one database.
- Collection and Document Administration: You're able to add, remove or alter collections and documents. By double-clicking one of the collections, you'll get displayed the documents that are located in the collection. The documents can be opened with your preferred editor via context menu.
- Queries: By right-clicking one of the collections, the entry Run Query let's you open the Query View. In there you can run a query for the according collection.
The following picture illustrates the mentioned functionalities:
The plugin can be installed as follows:
- In the Eclipse menu you can open a wizard via Help - Software Updates... where you can administrate Add-ons.
- Mark the new entry and click on the "Install..." button.
- You will be guided through the installation process.