STEP 1: Download Eclipse Plugin
STEP 2: Install Eclipse Plug-in
- The CheckThread Plug-In was developed and tested on Eclipse 3.2 (Europa).
- The download includes everything you need:
- Eclipse plug-in jar file
- Java source examples
- CheckThread annotation jar file that you wil add to your Java project
- Unzip the plugin download into some directory on your file system.
- Copy the Eclipse Plug-in jar file in the plugins/ directory into ECLIPSE_INSTALL/plugins/ where ECLIPSE_INSTALL is the location of your eclipse installation.
- Alternatively, you can place the plug-in jar file into your user profile directory for Eclipse. Consult your Eclipse documentation for more information.
- Restart Eclipse
STEP 3: Import CheckThread Annotations
- The checkthread-annotation jar file is included in the Eclipse zip file download under the dist/ directory.
- Import the checkthread-annotation jar file into your Java project.
STEP 4: Enable CheckThread
- Click on the CheckThread toggle button at the top of your Eclipse toolbar (see screenshot below).
- CheckThread will run whenver Eclipse builds your Java classes.
- CheckThread errors will appear in the error strip to the left of the Editor and the Problems View window.
- Unclick the toggle button to disable CheckThread.
The following is an Eclipse screenshot showing CheckThread enabled with a sample error being reported.
