Tooling
Below you can find general information on how to use the ToolDef tooling, both on the command line, and in the Eclipse IDE.
To start using the ToolDef tooling, create a .tooldef file. See the language reference documentation for more information on the syntax.
Command line
To execute a ToolDef script on the command line, use the tooldef executable. To start executing a ToolDef script, enter something like this on the command line:
tooldef some_script.tooldefAdditional options are available, to influence how the script is executed. For details, execute the ToolDef interpreter with the --help or -h command line option:
tooldef --helpIn particular, consider the following options:
Tool invocation (
--invoke=INVOCATIONor-i INVOCATION)The tool to invoke, and its arguments, in ToolDef syntax. For example:
tooldef some_script.tooldef --invoke='mytool(1, true)'to invoke themytooltool with arguments1andtrue. If the option is not used, the entire ToolDef script is executed instead. By default, the entire script is executed.
Eclipse IDE
To execute a ToolDef script in the Eclipse IDE, right click the file or an open text editor for the script, and choose Execute ToolDef. Alternatively, choose Execute ToolDef…​ to first shown an option dialog. The dialog shows several options that influence how the script is executed. These options can be configured as desired before executing the script.
It is also possible to start executing a script by pressing F10, while a .tooldef file is selected or an open text editor for such a file has the focus. Finally, clicking the corresponding toolbar icon (
) has the same effect.
Execution of ToolDef script can be manually terminated by means of the termination features of the Applications view.