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49 changes: 49 additions & 0 deletions ISSUE_UI_SCREENSHOT_IMPROVEMENT.md
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# Improve UI screenshot generation for PR documentation

## Problem

The current approach to generating screenshots for UI components using Python/PIL produces white/blank images that don't accurately represent the Eclipse UI.

## Proposed Solutions

### 1. SWT Snippet Approach
Create small SWT snippets that can render the UI components. However, this requires complex setup for many components that depend on Eclipse platform infrastructure.

### 2. MCP Server with Eclipse Install (Recommended)
Create a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that includes a full Eclipse installation. This would allow:
- Programmatic access to Eclipse UI components
- Automated screenshot capture of actual rendered UI
- Better representation of Eclipse styling and themes
- Reusable infrastructure for future UI documentation

## Context

This issue was identified while implementing the Source Lookups preference page (see related PR for #2073). The generated screenshot using Python/PIL doesn't accurately show how the preference page would look in a real Eclipse environment.

## Benefits of MCP Server Approach

- **Accuracy**: Screenshots show actual Eclipse UI rendering with proper fonts, colors, and styling
- **Reusability**: Can be used for all future UI-related PRs and documentation
- **Automation**: Can be integrated into CI/CD pipeline for automatic screenshot generation
- **Quality**: Better documentation quality improves contributor and user experience

## Implementation Ideas

1. Create a headless Eclipse installation in a container
2. Build an MCP server that can:
- Launch Eclipse workbench programmatically
- Navigate to specific UI components (dialogs, preference pages, views, etc.)
- Capture screenshots using SWT/platform APIs
- Return screenshots as base64 or file paths
3. Integrate with Copilot workflow for automatic screenshot generation

## Labels

- `enhancement`
- `documentation`
- `tooling`

## Related

- Source Lookups preference page PR
- Issue #2073
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<locator
class="org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.LocalMavenPluginSourcePathLocator"
complexity="low"/>
<locator
class="org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.ExternalPluginSourcePathLocator"
complexity="high"/>
</extension>
<extension
point="org.eclipse.pde.core.targetLocations">
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/*******************************************************************************
* Copyright (c) 2025 Christoph Läubrich and others.
*
* This program and the accompanying materials
* are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License 2.0
* which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
* https://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-2.0/
*
* SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
*
* Contributors:
* Christoph Läubrich - initial API and implementation
*******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.pde.internal.core;

import java.io.File;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
import java.util.Set;

import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform;
import org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata.Version;
import org.eclipse.equinox.spi.p2.publisher.PublisherHelper;
import org.eclipse.jface.preference.IPreferenceStore;
import org.eclipse.pde.core.IPluginSourcePathLocator;
import org.eclipse.pde.core.plugin.IPluginBase;
import org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.copyfrom.oomph.P2Index;
import org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.copyfrom.oomph.P2Index.Repository;
import org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.copyfrom.oomph.P2IndexImpl;
import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.IPreferenceConstants;
import org.eclipse.pde.internal.ui.PDEPlugin;

/**
* A plugin source path locator that queries external repositories and the
* Eclipse index for source bundles based on the configured preferences.
* <p>
* This locator checks the Source Lookups preference page settings and performs
* lookups according to the configured order.
* </p>
*
* @since 3.17
*/
public class ExternalPluginSourcePathLocator implements IPluginSourcePathLocator {

// Source lookup strategy identifiers
private static final String STRATEGY_REPOSITORIES = "REPOSITORIES"; //$NON-NLS-1$
private static final String STRATEGY_TARGETS = "TARGETS"; //$NON-NLS-1$
private static final String STRATEGY_INDEX = "INDEX"; //$NON-NLS-1$
private static final String STRATEGY_SITES = "SITES"; //$NON-NLS-1$

private P2Index p2Index;

@Override
public IPath locateSource(IPluginBase plugin) {
IPreferenceStore store = PDEPlugin.getDefault().getPreferenceStore();

// Check if source lookup is enabled
if (!store.getBoolean(IPreferenceConstants.SOURCE_LOOKUP_ENABLED)) {
return null;
}

// Get the lookup order
List<String> lookupOrder = getLookupOrder(store);

// Execute lookups in the configured order
for (String strategy : lookupOrder) {
IPath result = null;
switch (strategy) {
case STRATEGY_REPOSITORIES:
result = searchInRepositories(plugin, getConfiguredRepositories(store));
break;
case STRATEGY_TARGETS:
result = searchInTargets(plugin, getSelectedTargets(store));
break;
case STRATEGY_INDEX:
result = queryEclipseIndex(plugin);
break;
case STRATEGY_SITES:
result = queryAvailableSoftwareSites(plugin);
break;
default:
// Unknown strategy, skip
break;
}

if (result != null) {
return result;
}
}

return null;
}

/**
* Gets the configured lookup order from preferences.
*
* @param store the preference store
* @return the list of strategy identifiers in order
*/
private List<String> getLookupOrder(IPreferenceStore store) {
String order = store.getString(IPreferenceConstants.SOURCE_LOOKUP_ORDER);
if (order == null || order.trim().isEmpty()) {
// Use default order
return Arrays.asList(STRATEGY_REPOSITORIES, STRATEGY_TARGETS, STRATEGY_INDEX, STRATEGY_SITES);
}
return Arrays.asList(order.split(",")); //$NON-NLS-1$
}

/**
* Searches for the source bundle in the configured repositories.
*
* @param plugin the plugin to locate sources for
* @param repositories the list of repository URLs
* @return the path to the source bundle or null if not found
*/
private IPath searchInRepositories(IPluginBase plugin, List<String> repositories) {
// TODO: Implement searching in configured repositories
// This will be implemented in a future step
return null;
}
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/**
* Searches for the source bundle in the specified target platforms.
*
* @param plugin the plugin to locate sources for
* @param selectedTargets the list of selected target platform names
* @return the path to the source bundle or null if not found
*/
private IPath searchInTargets(IPluginBase plugin, List<String> selectedTargets) {
// TODO: Implement searching in selected target platforms
// This will be implemented in a future step
return null;
}
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/**
* Queries the Eclipse index for the source bundle.
*
* @param plugin the plugin to locate sources for
* @return the path to the source bundle or null if not found
*/
private IPath queryEclipseIndex(IPluginBase plugin) {
try {
// Lazy initialization of P2Index
if (p2Index == null) {
File indexCacheDir = new File(Platform.getStateLocation(PDECore.getDefault().getBundle()).toFile(),
"index"); //$NON-NLS-1$
p2Index = new P2IndexImpl(indexCacheDir);
}

String pluginId = plugin.getId();
String sourcePluginId = pluginId + ".source"; //$NON-NLS-1$

// Query the index for the source bundle using OSGi bundle capability
Map<Repository, Set<Version>> repositories = p2Index
.lookupCapabilities(PublisherHelper.CAPABILITY_NS_OSGI_BUNDLE, sourcePluginId);

if (repositories != null && !repositories.isEmpty()) {
// Find the repository with the matching version
String pluginVersion = plugin.getVersion();
for (Entry<Repository, Set<Version>> entry : repositories.entrySet()) {
for (Version version : entry.getValue()) {
if (version.toString().equals(pluginVersion)) {
// Found matching source bundle in the index
// The repository location is available but actual download/resolution
// would require P2 repository manager which is not available in this context
// For now, log the finding and return null (to be implemented with P2 integration)
PDECore.log("Found source bundle " + sourcePluginId + " version " + version //$NON-NLS-1$ //$NON-NLS-2$
+ " in repository " + entry.getKey().getLocation()); //$NON-NLS-1$
// TODO: Implement actual artifact resolution and download from the repository

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Please resolve the TODO ... We need download the artifact to the P2 bundle pool, as we will need this functionality for other options as well, we should implement it in an own method and take:

  • repository URL + artifact key (id+version)
  • return the file location where it was downloaded so we can return it.

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Implemented in commit b8b9b54.

Added downloadArtifact() method:

  • Takes repository URL + artifact key (ID + version)
  • Downloads to P2 bundle pool using IArtifactRepositoryManager
  • Returns file location (IPath) of downloaded artifact
  • Checks if already in bundle pool before downloading
  • Uses P2TargetUtils for repository manager access

Updated queryEclipseIndex():

  • Now calls downloadArtifact() when source bundle is found
  • Returns actual path to downloaded source JAR
  • Logs successful downloads

The method is reusable for other lookup strategies that need to download from P2 repositories.

return null;
}
}
}
}
} catch (Exception e) {
// Log but don't fail - this is just one lookup strategy
PDECore.log(e);
}
return null;
}
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/**
* Queries available software sites for the source bundle.
*
* @param plugin the plugin to locate sources for
* @return the path to the source bundle or null if not found
*/
private IPath queryAvailableSoftwareSites(IPluginBase plugin) {
// TODO: Implement querying available software sites
// This will be implemented in a future step
return null;
}
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@copilot This sis the last one to implement and we need to get all Known repositories from the P2 Manager then loop through them and look for the source bundle

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Implemented in commit 9f3b5fc.

Implementation:

  • Gets IMetadataRepositoryManager from P2TargetUtils
  • Retrieves all known repositories using getKnownRepositories(IRepositoryManager.REPOSITORIES_ALL)
  • Loops through all known P2 repository URIs
  • For each repository, calls downloadArtifact() to search for source bundle
  • Returns immediately on first successful download
  • Logs failures and continues to next repository

This completes all 4 source lookup strategies. The method searches all P2 repositories registered in Eclipse (update sites, installed software sites, etc.), providing the broadest search scope.


/**
* Gets the list of selected target platform names from preferences.
*
* @param store the preference store
* @return the list of selected target names
*/
private List<String> getSelectedTargets(IPreferenceStore store) {
String selectedTargets = store.getString(IPreferenceConstants.SOURCE_LOOKUP_SELECTED_TARGETS);
if (selectedTargets == null || selectedTargets.trim().isEmpty()) {
return List.of();
}
return Arrays.asList(selectedTargets.split(",")); //$NON-NLS-1$
}

/**
* Gets the list of configured repository URLs from preferences.
*
* @param store the preference store
* @return the list of repository URLs
*/
private List<String> getConfiguredRepositories(IPreferenceStore store) {
String repositories = store.getString(IPreferenceConstants.SOURCE_LOOKUP_REPOSITORIES);
if (repositories == null || repositories.trim().isEmpty()) {
return List.of();
}
return Arrays.asList(repositories.split(",")); //$NON-NLS-1$
}
}
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/*
* Copyright (c) 2014, 2016 Eike Stepper (Loehne, Germany) and others.
* All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
* are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v2.0
* which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
* http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v20.html
*
* Contributors:
* Eike Stepper - initial API and implementation
*/
package org.eclipse.pde.internal.core.copyfrom.oomph;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.URI;
import org.eclipse.equinox.p2.metadata.Version;

/**
* @author Eike Stepper
*/
public interface P2Index {

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I don'T think we need the interface abstraction here, merge with the impllmentaiton

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Merged in commit b8b9b54. Removed P2Index interface and renamed P2IndexImpl to P2Index - now a single class without unnecessary abstraction.

public static final int SIMPLE_REPOSITORY = 0;

public static final int COMPOSED_REPOSITORY = 1;

public Repository[] getRepositories();

public Map<String, Set<String>> getCapabilities();

public Map<Repository, Set<Version>> lookupCapabilities(String namespace, String name);

public Map<Repository, Set<Version>> generateCapabilitiesFromComposedRepositories(
Map<Repository, Set<Version>> capabilitiesFromSimpleRepositories);

/**
* @author Eike Stepper
*/
public interface Repository extends Comparable<Repository> {
public URI getLocation();

public int getID();

public boolean isComposed();

public boolean isCompressed();

public long getTimestamp();

public int getCapabilityCount();

public int getUnresolvedChildren();

public Repository[] getChildren();

public Repository[] getComposites();
}
}
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