A touchpoint is a P2 configuration option that specifies an action to be performed when a feature is installed/configured or unconfigured/uninstalled. This can be used to add additional flags to the Eclipse configuration file, making directories, updating permissions on files, as well as installing bundles and features.

There are two default categories of touchpoint actions:

Touchpoints are stored in touchpoint advice files called p2.inf that can be stored in one of the following three locations:

The touchpoint advice is added to the bundle, feature, or product when it is...