How to perform a p2 Install programmatically

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  •  23-06-2022
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Question

I would like to use p2 to perform an installation through code, much as the p2 Director does it, but I can't find the API. Could someone please point me to a good place to start looking?

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Solution

I found a good starting point in the class DirectorApplication, which is part of the plug-in org.eclipse.equinox.p2.director.app.

OTHER TIPS

I use a script to perform this operation. There you can define special variables in case you need them. A script which is passed to ruby and run. You should be able to do the same in JAVA. Depends though how platform-independent should it be.

An idea for the API would be to look how the Marketplace Client plugin does the installation of the Marketplace plugins.

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