Each annotation type has
its own semantics and supports a set of properties.
To define a new annotation type, complete these procedures:
- Declare a new annotation type in the plugin.xml file by using the com.ibm.rational.test.lt.recorder.core.recorderAnnotation extension point and the annotationType element.
- Assign the type a unique ID. Typically the ID is in this form: pluginName.type.
- Assign a user-readable name to the type. The name is visible in
the recording session editor.
For best results, complete these optional steps:
- Define an interface that contains a string constant with the annotation
type ID defined earlier.
- In this interface, include a string constant for each property
name that the annotation type supports. Specify the meaning and the
type of the property in the constant Javadoc information. Property
types can be those that are supported by setters and getters of the
com.ibm.rational.test.lt.recorder.core.property.AbstractConfiguration
class.
Also, define a label provider for the annotation type. A label
provider returns a dynamic label that is based on the annotation properties
and an image. The label and the icon are visible in the recording
session editor. To define a label provider, complete these procedures:
- Declare a new annotation label provider in the plugin.xml file by using the com.ibm.rational.test.lt.recorder.ui.annotationContribution extension point and the annotationLabelProvider element.
- Specify the annotation type that the label provider supports.
- Define an implementation class of the label provider. The implementation
class must implement the JFace ILabelProvider interface. Any object
passed to this interface is always an instance of the com.ibm.rational.test.lt.recorder.core.annotations.RecorderAnnotation
class.