# Console Line Trackers

###### Identifier:

org.eclipse.debug.ui.consoleLineTrackers

###### Since:

2.1

###### Description:

This extension point provides a mechanism to listen to console output for a type of process.

###### Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (consoleLineTracker*)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id CDATA #IMPLIED

name CDATA #IMPLIED>

- point - a fully qualified identifier of the target extension point
- id - an optional identifier of the extension instance
- name - an optional name of the extension instance

<!ELEMENT consoleLineTracker EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST consoleLineTracker

id CDATA #REQUIRED

class CDATA #REQUIRED

processType CDATA #REQUIRED>

- id - specifies a unique identifier for this console line tracker.
- class - specifies a fully qualified name of a Java class that implements `IConsoleLineTracker`
- processType - specifies the type of process this line tracker is for. This attribute corresponds to the process attribute `IProcess.ATTR_PROCESS_TYPE`.

###### Examples:

The following is an example of a console line tracker extension point:

    <extension point="org.eclipse.debug.ui.consoleLineTrackers">
      <consoleLineTracker
         id="com.example.ExampleConsoleLineTracker"
         class="com.example.ExampleConsoleLineTracker"
         processType="ExampleProcessType">
      </consoleLineTracker>
    </extension>

In the above example, the contributed line tracker will be notified as lines are appended to the console for processes of type "ExampleProcessType", which corresponds to the process attribute IProcess.ATTR_PROCESS_TYPE. Process types are client defined, and are set by clients that create processes.

###### API Information:

Value of the attribute class must be a fully qualified name of a Java class that implements the interface org.eclipse.debug.ui.console.IConsoleLineTracker.

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