Easy Shell - Eclipse Plugin

While working in eclipse you may want to open selected file from project explorer to windows/unix console. One way is by selecting file, go to properites, copying path and open command prompt and go to that path. It can be automated by using external tools(viz http://javadevtool.blogspot.in/2014/06/running-batch-files-in-eclipse.html). But Easy shell does a light weight(1.5MB) plugin that does this job in a single click as shown in below.

• Install this plugin from eclipse market palce or download it from here . 
• Select a file/folder and in context menu select Easy Shell. 
• Select Open to open file in command prompt, Run to run this file in case of batch. Explore to open in file explorer, Copy Path to copy the file path. 

To install eclipse plugins : http://javadevtool.blogspot.in/2014/05/installation-of-plugins-in-eclipse.html
Project home : http://marketplace.eclipse.org/content/easyshell#.U66ZzZSSyT5

Done. 

InstaSearch - Eclipse Plugin

InstaSearch is one of my favorite eclipse plugins. Although eclipse provides a search engine, most of the times we want to find some text in some text files which will take hell lot of time in eclipse if you have many projects loaded in your workspace. 
InstaSearch is one of the coolest light - weight eclipse plugin that based on Apache Lucene search engine. 


Features : 

• Instantly shows search results
• Shows suggestions using auto-completion and preview using relevant lines
• Opens and highlights matches in files
• Searches jar source attachments

Usage: 

• Install this plugin and click on InstaSearch menu item from Search toolbar menu. 
• Start typing your word to search.(viz preview below)

Drawbacks : 

• It doesn't support regex pattern(By the time I write this). 

Done.
To install eclipse plugins : http://javadevtool.blogspot.in/2014/05/installation-of-plugins-in-eclipse.html
Project home : InstaSearch

Spket - Eclipse Plugin

Spket is an eclipse plugin for javascript libraries like Extjs 3.x,4.x, Angular JS...etc. If you are working in one of these frameworks using eclipse, then spket is a must have plugin for your eclipse.

Features: 

• Code Completion (intellisense)
• Syntax Highlighting
• Javascript validation (For example missing commas, unequal brackets etc)

Usage: 

• Download spket eclipse plugin and install it in your eclipse. 
• Once you install this plugin, you need to create a profile and configure extjs builds. 
• Steps to create Extjs profile : http://spket.com/extjs.html.
• After profile creation, restart eclipse and open javascript files in spket editor. 

Drawbacks: 

• Spket doesn't allow to customize javascript profile in free license version, for example if you want to change default indentation levels, you need to move to licensed version of it. 

Once configuration is complete, restart your eclipse,
To install eclipse plugins : http://javadevtool.blogspot.in/2014/05/installation-of-plugins-in-eclipse.html

Project home : http://spket.com

Done.

Java Decompiler - Eclipse Plugin

JDEClipse allows us to view decompiled source for a class even though source is not attached to the class. It can be shown as a plaing java class using eclipse default editor.

Features :

• Decompiling java class files

To install eclipse plugins : http://javadevtool.blogspot.in/2014/05/installation-of-plugins-in-eclipse.html
Project home : http://mchr3k.github.io/jdeclipse-realign/
Done

SVN Plugin for Eclipse

Subclipse is an Eclipse plug-in providing support for subversion. 

Features : 

• SVN Repository Browser
• Check-in/Check-out/Other SVN Tasks from eclipse project explorer directly
• Graphical representation of revision/merge graph

To install eclipse plugins : http://javadevtool.blogspot.in/2014/05/installation-of-plugins-in-eclipse.html
Project home : http://subclipse.tigris.org/
Done

Installation of Eclipse Plugins

Valid eclipse plugin will have two folders features and plugins. There are several ways to install plugins in eclipse.

• Method 1 : Using eclipse UI 

Go to Help menu, click on Install New Software...

Click on Archive and select plugin file(zip file), it loads and shows the files to be installed. Select them and click on next -> Finish. (If you have url instead of zip file, you can paste URL in the below screen instead of clicking archive).

• Method 2 

You can also install eclipse plugins manually. Unzip plugin zip file and paste them in eclipse installed folder in which eclipse has two folders features and plugins. It asks for confirmation to override these two folders, click on ok and restart the eclipse. 

• Method 3 

Unzip your files in a folder and copy them in dropins folder(It will be there in eclipse installation folder). You can keep your files in any folder inside dropins folder, eclipse automatically detects them.  

For more info : https://wiki.eclipse.org/FAQ_How_do_I_install_new_plug-ins%3F

ER diagram - Eclipse plug-in

ERMaster is a graphical editor for drawing ER Diagrams in eclipse. It runs as eclipse plugin.

Features : 

• It can be done graphically to making ER diagram.
• Printing ER Diagram
• Exporting DDL from diagram
• Creating mock data
• Importing from DB etc..

To install eclipse plugins : http://javadevtool.blogspot.in/2014/05/installation-of-plugins-in-eclipse.html
For more info :  user manual
Done