README.md

# Eclipse wsprefs-transferrer

The Eclipse Workspace Preferences Transferrer extends the Eclipses Switch Workspace feature to copy all preferences from the current workspace to another one.

Quick Start

Installation

• On some platforms, you can drag the following button into your Eclipse installation dialog:
• Or install using the Eclipse Marketplace Client
• Or install from this update site http://pellaton.github.io/wsprefs-transferrer/

Usage

1. File → Switch Workspace → Other…
2. Select the target workspace
3. Check the option Preferences
4. Hit OK

Internals

This Eclipse plug-in does exactly the same as if the user did a preferences export into a file in the current workspace and a preferences import in the other one. The functionality is split into two steps:

Export Step

• The preferences are exported into the file $NEW_WORKSPACE/.wsprefs
• This functionality is based on
  • org.eclipse.ui.preferenceTransfer
  • SettingsTransfer
  • IPreferencesService#exportPreferences()

Import Step

• If the file $NEW_WORKSPACE/.wsprefs exists, it is imported during the workspace startup.
• The file is deleted after the import
• This functionality is based on
  • org.eclipse.ui.startup
  • IStartup
  • IPreferencesService#applyPreferences()