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This page describes how to create a new plugin for Aptana.

Instructions

To create a new plugin for Aptana:

1. From the File menu, select New > Project.
2. On the New Project window, select Plug-in Project.
3. Click the Next button.
4. Name the project using com.aptana.ide.editor.XXX naming scheme.
5. Browse to the location where you'd like to create the plug-in directory. (The default location is fine.)
6. All other settings should be set correctly by default. Make sure they match the image below.

   

7. Click the Next button.
8. Set your plug-in properties following the image below.

   

   Note: The values in "Plug-in Version", "Plug-in Name", and "Plug-in Provider". "Plug-in Version" will change, so use what's appropriate currently. Also, since this is an editor, you need to make sure "This plug-in will make contributions to the UI" is checked.

9. Click the Finish button.
10. See Adding a plugin to the build process for additional details on adding a new plug-in.

Core References

You will need to make sure that you have the minimal set of required dependencies defined in your plug-in.

1. Open your plug-in's plugin.xml file
2. Navigate to the Dependencies tab
3. Click the Add... button and add each dependency as seen in the following image.

Related Topics

• Creating a new Aptana Editor
• Creating an Editor extension
• Creating a file wizard
• Creating file wizard extensions
• Defining file wizard content
• Creating an Aptana Editor class

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