Download and Installation

Initial Setup Using the JavaSketch Update Manager Website

• Open the Eclipse Update Manager
  0. Launch Eclipse if it's not already running.
  1. Choose Software Updates->Find and Install from the Help menu.
  2. Select Search for new features to install and press Next.
• Define a site bookmark
  3. Press New Remote Site...
  4. Enter "JavaSketch" (or something similar) as the name, and http://javasketch.sourceforge.net/update/ for the URL.
• Download and install the plugin
  5. Press Finish.
  6. Check the box and press Next.
  7. Accept the license agreement and press Next.
  8. Press Finish.
  9. Press Install after the download finishes.
• Restart Eclipse
  10. Eclipse may ask if you want to restart. You can click Apply Changes to use JavaSketch right away, but content assist integration will not work until you restart Eclipse.
  11. If prompted to reset the current perspective, click Yes to add the JavaSketch view to the main view stack or No if you want to add it manually (see below)
• Verify the installation
  12. To verify JDT content assist integration, open a Java file, position the cursor inside a method and press Ctrl-Space twice. You should see an entry for JavaSketch; pressing Enter will open the JavaSketch view (and may execute a query depending on where you positioned the cursor).
  13. You can also open the JavaSketch view via Window->Show View->Other, then Java->JavaSketch.

Initial Setup Using a Downloaded Snapshot

• Obtain a snapshot
  1. Get the latest JavaSketch archive from the SourceForge download area.
• Open the Eclipse Update Manager
  2. Launch Eclipse if it's not already running.
  3. Choose Software Updates->Find and Install from the Help menu.
  4. Select Search for new features to install and press Next.
• Import the archive
  5. Click New Archived Site....
  6. Select the file you downloaded.
  7. Click OK.
• Install the plugin
  8. Press Finish.
  9. Select the checkbox and press Next.
  10. Accept the license agreement and press Next.
  11. Press Finish.
  12. Press Install after the download finishes.
• Restart Eclipse
  13. Eclipse may ask if you want to restart. You can click Apply Changes to use JavaSketch right away, but content assist integration will not work until you restart Eclipse.
  14. If prompted to reset the current perspective, click Yes to add the JavaSketch view to the main view stack or No if you want to add it manually (see below)
• Verify the installation
  15. To verify JDT content assist integration, open a Java file, position the cursor inside a method and press Ctrl-Space twice. You should see an entry for JavaSketch; pressing Enter will open the JavaSketch view (and may execute a query depending on where you positioned the cursor).
  16. You can also open the JavaSketch view via Window->Show View->Other, then Java->JavaSketch.

Upgrading Using the JavaSketch Update Manager Website

0. Launch Eclipse if it's not already running.
1. Choose Software Updates->Find and Install from the Help menu.
2. You have two choices:
   Run a full update
   • Select Search for updates of the currently installed features and press Next.
     This may take a while since it checks all your plugins
   Update only JavaSketch
   • Select Search for new features to install and press Next.
   • Make sure the JavaSketch update site is present (if not, see above for how to add it).
   • Check only JavaSketch and press Finish
3. Proceed with the installation as mentioned in initial setup.

Upgrading Using a Downloaded Snapshot

• The instructions are exactly the same as for installing using a snapshot.

Manual Installation