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[IDV #DHW-747712]: how to include favorites directories in Plugin creator?

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  • Subject: [IDV #DHW-747712]: how to include favorites directories in Plugin creator?
  • Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2014 15:24:28 -0700
> Is there a command line way to include a whole tree in the .jar?
> What is the plugin creator selector process doing exactly?
> 
> 

I think you can do it in the command line way. Here is an example of display 
template bundle.xml:

<bundles>
  <bundle category="General" name="nam-t" type="display" 
url="Generalnam-t.xidv"/>
</bundles>


It can be very tricky when there are a lot display template bundles included. 
What you need is to generate a jar file including all display template xidv 
files and a bundle.xml
file like above 

Yuan
> 
> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:25 PM, Unidata IDV Support <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> >> Hello IDVers.
> >>
> >> I'm working on a new release of my plugin.
> >> I want to include datasources/ and displaytemplates/, but these are not 
> >> .xml files like the other parts, they are directories full of .xidv files.
> >> I can drill down and include these favorites .xidv files one by one, using 
> >> the Plugin Creator.
> >> But I want a way to include the whole folder tree.
> >>
> >>
> >> I tried this command line approach to include them:
> >> jar cvf plugin.jar *xml *rbi d*
> >> All the datasources and displaytemplates files went into the plugin.jar, I 
> >> verified.
> >> When I launch the IDV with that .jar as my plugin, it failed to show these 
> >> favorites in the Quicklinks menu.
> >> The colortables.xml and all the other plugin parts appeared normally, but 
> >> not the datasources or displaytemplates.
> >>
> >>
> >> Any help appreciated. Screen shot below of plugin creator session.
> >> No apparent way to include those folders.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Brian
> >>
> >> [cid:5877C4A1-E9D5-4286-94C7-9C3ADDBA9751@attlocal.net]
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Brian,
> >       At least the displaytemplates need to be selected one by one, 
> > otherwise, the IDV doesn't know how to categorized these bundles.
> >
> > Yuan
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: DHW-747712
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
> 
> *********************************************
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> Department of Atmospheric Sciences
> Meteorology and Physical Oceanography Program
> RSMAS, University of Miami
> 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway
> Miami, FL 33149-1098
> 
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> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: DHW-747712
Department: Support IDV
Priority: High
Status: Closed