A feature project is used in Eclipse to create, test, and export features. Features are used to group many plug-ins together into a coherent unit. For example, the JDT feature consists of 25 separate plug-ins. Features are also used in the construction of update sites, which are covered later in this chapter.
Create a feature project by going to File | New | Project... and then selecting Feature Project.
Name the project
com.packtpub.e4.feature
, which will also be used as the default name for the Feature ID. As with plug-ins, they are named in reverse domain name format, though typically they end withfeature
to distinguish them from the plug-in that they represent. The version number defaults to1.0.0.qualifier
. The feature name is used for the text name shown to the user when it's installed, and will default to the last segment of the project name:Click on Next and it will prompt to choose plug-ins. Choose
com.packtpub.e4.clock.ui
from the list:Click...