Tasks View

Purpose: To test the Tasks view in Eclipse.  We will create a java project with java classes, introduce errors in those classes, add tasks to the files, and then verify them in the tasks list.  We also test the persistance of task filtering between sessions.

Setup:

  1. Install Eclipse Platform.
Method:
  1. Start the workbench.
  2. Create a Java Project named TaskProject.  Then create a class named TaskClass with the following content.

  3. public class TaskClass {
     private int y;
     public TaskClass() {
     }
     public void doThis() {
     }
     abstract public void doThat();
     public int getX() {
      return x;
     }
    }
     

  4. If you save this file 2 errors will appear in the source.  On line 7 there is an error because abstract methods can only be defined in an abstract class.  On line 9 there is an error because x is unknown.
  5. Open the Tasks view by invoking Perspective > Show View > Tasks.  Verify that the tasks views appears and that it does not show the 2 errors in the TaskClass.
  6. Select the first line of TaskClass and invoke "Add Task" from the context menu.  Override the label with "Test Label" and press OK.  Verify that a new task icon appears on the left edge of the editor and in the tasks view.
  7. Now select the Tasks view and select the task item labelled "Test Label".  Invoke Edit > Delete to delete this task and then verify that it disappears from the tasks view and from the open editor.
  8. Within the Tasks view you can also create new tasks.  To test this press the "New Task" button on the toolbar.  A new task should appear.  Type in the label for this task and press Return.  Verify that a new task is created.  Do this a couple of times to create more than one task.
  9. A task is very similar to a bookmark.  If you select a task you can open an editor on the task source.  To test this close all editors.  Then select one of the java problems for TaskClass.java and invoke Go To File in the context menu.  Verify that an editor opens on the task and that the task is indicated by selection in the editor.
  10. Now invoke the Filters toolbar action and change the "Where priority is:" option to "High" and nothing else.  Press OK and verify that only high priority tasks appear in the task list now.
  11. Reopen the Filters dialog and select "On Selected Resource Only".  Press OK.  Now select TaskClass.java in the navigator and verify that the tasks for this file are visible in the task view.  Select the TaskProject and verify that the tasks for TaskClass.java are not visible in the tasks view.
  12. Now the task list contains a number of tasks.  It also has a couple of filtering options.  This state is persisted between sessions.  To test this note the state of the task view.  Then close the workbench and restart it.  Verify that the visible set of tasks and the filtering options are restored.