====== Eclipse ======

[[http://www.eclipse.org|Eclipse]] is an open source integrated development environment (IDE) for [[http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/index.html/|Java]]. More generally, Eclipse is described as "an open extensible IDE for anything and nothing in particular."  Eclipse provides a robust Java development environment that incorporates popular tools like [[http://www.junit.org/|JUnit]]. The beauty of Eclipse is in the extensibility of the platform beyond a basic Java development environment through plug-ins.


===== Resources =====


  * [[http://open.ncsu.edu/se/tutorials/eclipse/|Getting Started Using Eclipse]]
  * [[http://open.ncsu.edu/se/tutorials/install_plugin/|Installing Plugins]]
  * [[http://eclipsetutorial.sourceforge.net/debugger.html|Using the Eclipse Debugger]]
  * [[http://open.ncsu.edu/se/tutorials/junit/|JUnit]]

===== Remote System Access =====

Eclipse has remote system access built into it.  

To use it with our systems, go to ''File --> New --> Other --> Remote System Explorer --> Connection''.  Select ''SSH Only''.  Use ''fred.you_know_the_rest.edu'' as the host name.

You may need to switch into the ''Remote System Explorer'' view by going to ''Window --> Perspective --> Open Perspective --> Other --> Remote System Explorer''.  The perspective you're currently in shows up in little icons in the upper right hand corner of Eclipse.

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Right-click on the connection you just made, and click ''Connect'', and enter your password.  After making a connection, in the left ''Remote Systems'' side bar, you should see something like the image on the right: 

You should be able to open the various folders to see your directories.  You can drag and drop or copy/paste files from your (local) machine into the remote directories in this Eclipse view.
===== Plugins =====

==== EclEmma ====

Records program coverage

==== Metrics ====

I found two different Metrics plugins.

This one has a summary view and is the one demonstrated in CS209: [[http://metrics2.sourceforge.net/|Metrics Site]]


This one shows you for what metrics your code is starting to be bad:
[[http://eclipse-metrics.sourceforge.net/|Metrics Site]]