How to call the Eclipse plugin from the command line?

Question

If I have a plugin that checks code in Eclipse for a specific standard / spec, can I call this plugin from the command line, passing the source files as arguments?

thanks

Answer 1

Example:

java -jar plugins\org.eclipse.equinox.launcher_1.0.0.v20070523.jar -consoleLog -console -nosplash -application Console.ConsoleStatistics file:///c:/temp/test.aaxl 

From: https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/aadl/index.php/Creating_Headless_ (Command_Line) _Plugins

Answer 2

You can create a new headless application and run it through the command line. Here is a simple hi-word example.

http://www.developertesting.com/archives/month200508/20050823-HeadlessHelloWorldInEclipse.html