Add help buttons for different views

bndtools.core/bndtools.cocoa.macosx.aarch64.bndrun

@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@
 	org.eclipse.ui.ide;version='[3.19.100,3.19.101)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.ide.application;version='[1.4.500,1.4.501)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.intro;version='[3.6.600,3.6.601)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.quicklinks;version='[1.1.200,1.1.201)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.quicklinks.source;version='[1.1.200,1.1.201)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.source;version='[3.6.600,3.6.601)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.universal;version='[3.4.300,3.4.301)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.universal.source;version='[3.4.300,3.4.301)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.navigator;version='[3.10.300,3.10.301)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.navigator.resources;version='[3.8.400,3.8.401)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.views;version='[3.11.200,3.11.201)',\

bndtools.core/bndtools.cocoa.macosx.x86_64.bndrun

@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@
 	org.eclipse.ui.ide;version='[3.19.100,3.19.101)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.ide.application;version='[1.4.500,1.4.501)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.intro;version='[3.6.600,3.6.601)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.quicklinks;version='[1.1.200,1.1.201)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.quicklinks.source;version='[1.1.200,1.1.201)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.source;version='[3.6.600,3.6.601)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.universal;version='[3.4.300,3.4.301)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.universal.source;version='[3.4.300,3.4.301)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.navigator;version='[3.10.300,3.10.301)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.navigator.resources;version='[3.8.400,3.8.401)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.views;version='[3.11.200,3.11.201)',\

bndtools.core/bndtools.gtk.linux.x86_64.bndrun

@@ -273,6 +273,11 @@
 	org.eclipse.ui.ide;version='[3.19.100,3.19.101)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.ide.application;version='[1.4.500,1.4.501)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.intro;version='[3.6.600,3.6.601)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.quicklinks;version='[1.1.200,1.1.201)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.quicklinks.source;version='[1.1.200,1.1.201)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.source;version='[3.6.600,3.6.601)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.universal;version='[3.4.300,3.4.301)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.universal.source;version='[3.4.300,3.4.301)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.navigator;version='[3.10.300,3.10.301)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.navigator.resources;version='[3.8.400,3.8.401)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.views;version='[3.11.200,3.11.201)',\

bndtools.core/bndtools.shared.bndrun

@@ -99,7 +99,13 @@
 	bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.ui.ide.application',\
 	bnd.identity;id='junit-platform-commons';version='${range;[===,==+);${junit.platform.eclipse.version}}',\
 	bnd.identity;id='junit-platform-engine';version='${range;[===,==+);${junit.platform.eclipse.version}}',\
-	bnd.identity;id='junit-platform-launcher';version='${range;[===,==+);${junit.platform.eclipse.version}}'
+	bnd.identity;id='junit-platform-launcher';version='${range;[===,==+);${junit.platform.eclipse.version}}',\
+	bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.ui.intro',\
+	bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.ui.intro.quicklinks',\
+	bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.ui.intro.quicklinks.source',\
+	bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.ui.intro.source',\
+	bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.ui.intro.universal',\
+	bnd.identity;id='org.eclipse.ui.intro.universal.source'
 
 -runblacklist: \
 	bnd.identity;id='biz.aQute.bnd.annotation',\

bndtools.core/bndtools.win32.x86_64.bndrun

@@ -274,6 +274,11 @@
 	org.eclipse.ui.ide;version='[3.19.100,3.19.101)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.ide.application;version='[1.4.500,1.4.501)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.intro;version='[3.6.600,3.6.601)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.quicklinks;version='[1.1.200,1.1.201)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.quicklinks.source;version='[1.1.200,1.1.201)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.source;version='[3.6.600,3.6.601)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.universal;version='[3.4.300,3.4.301)',\
+	org.eclipse.ui.intro.universal.source;version='[3.4.300,3.4.301)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.navigator;version='[3.10.300,3.10.301)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.navigator.resources;version='[3.8.400,3.8.401)',\
 	org.eclipse.ui.views;version='[3.11.200,3.11.201)',\

bndtools.core/icons.properties

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ icons.download=icons/download.png
 icons.download.disabled=icons/download_d.png
 icons.resolve=icons/lightbulb.png
 icons.match=icons/star-small.png
+icons.help=icons/help.gif
 
 # Repository View
 icons.add=icons/add_obj.png

bndtools.core/resources/processed/intro/whatsnewExtensionContent.xml

@@ -1,6 +1,28 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
 
 <introContent>
+	<extensionContent id="bndtools.core" name="Bndtools"
+		style="css/whatsnew.css" alt-style="css/whatsnew.properties" path="overview/@">
+		<group id="content-group" style-id="content-group">
+			<link label="Bndtools" url="https://bndtools.org" id="bndtools-overview" style-id="content-link">
+				<text>
+					Learn how to develop OSGi applications with Bndtools!
+				</text>
+			</link>
+		</group>
+	</extensionContent>
+
+	<extensionContent id="bndtools.core" name="Bndtools"
+		style="css/whatsnew.css" alt-style="css/whatsnew.properties" path="tutorials/@">
+		<group id="content-group" style-id="content-group">
+			<link label="Bndtools" url="https://bndtools.org/tutorial.html" id="bndtools-tutorials" style-id="content-link">
+				<text>
+					In this tutorial we will build a sample OSGi application composed of two components and an API.
+				</text>
+			</link>
+		</group>
+	</extensionContent>
+
 	<extensionContent id="bndtools.core" name="Bndtools"
 		style="css/whatsnew.css" alt-style="css/whatsnew.properties" path="whatsnew/@">
 		<group id="content-group" style-id="content-group">

bndtools.core/resources/unprocessed/intro/css/whatsnew.css

@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
+a#bndtools-overview img {
+	background-image: url(../images/bndtools.gif);
+}
+
+a#bndtools-overview:hover img {
+	background-image: url(../images/bndtools-glow.gif);
+}
+
+a#bndtools-tutorials img {
+	background-image: url(../images/bndtools.gif);
+}
+
+a#bndtools-tutorials:hover img {
+	background-image: url(../images/bndtools-glow.gif);
+}
+
 a#bndtools-noteworthy img {
 	background-image: url(../images/bndtools.gif);
 }
 
 a#bndtools-noteworthy:hover img {
 	background-image: url(../images/bndtools-glow.gif);
-}
+}

bndtools.core/resources/unprocessed/intro/css/whatsnew.properties

@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
+whatsnew.bndtools-overview.link-icon = intro/images/bndtools.gif
+whatsnew.bndtools-overview.hover-icon = intro/images/bndtools-glow.gif
+whatsnew.bndtools-tutorials.link-icon = intro/images/bndtools.gif
+whatsnew.bndtools-tutorials.hover-icon = intro/images/bndtools-glow.gif
 whatsnew.bndtools-noteworthy.link-icon = intro/images/bndtools.gif
 whatsnew.bndtools-noteworthy.hover-icon = intro/images/bndtools-glow.gif

bndtools.core/src/bndtools/editor/common/HelpButtons.java

@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package bndtools.editor.common;
+
+import static bndtools.utils.EditorUtils.createButton;
+import static bndtools.utils.EditorUtils.createButtonWithText;
+
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.Action;
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem;
+
+/**
+ * Helper containing help buttons for different parts / views which link to the
+ * user manual.
+ */
+public final class HelpButtons {
+
+	public static final Action					HELP_BTN_REPOSITORIES			= createButton(
+		"https://bndtools.org/manual/repositories-view.html",
+		"The Repositories View provides a user-friendly interface to inspect and manage the bundle repositories that are available to your Bndtools projects. Click to open manual in the browser.");
+
+	public static final Action					HELP_BTN_BNDTOOLS_EXPLORER		= createButton(
+		"https://bndtools.org/manual/packageexplorer.html",
+		"The explorer provides an overview of the projects and their contents and allows advanced filtering. Click to open manual in the browser.");
+
+	public static final Action					HELP_BTN_RESOLUTION_VIEW		= createButton(
+		"https://bndtools.org/manual/resolution-view.html",
+		"The Resolution view shows the requirements and capabilities of one or multiple selected items, be they bnd.bnd files, JAR files, or entries in the Repositories view. This is useful for understanding dependencies as it provides information about what requirements are matched with what capabilities from the included resources. Click to open manual in the browser.");
+
+	public static final Action					HELP_BTN_BND_EDITOR				= createButton(
+		"https://bndtools.org/manual/bndeditor.html",
+		"This editor allows to edit bnd.bnd files, which define OSGi bundle metadata and build instructions for Java projects, encompassing sections for builtpath, imports, exports, bundle headers, and instructions to control the generation of the resulting OSGi bundle. Click to open manual in the browser.");
+
+	public static final Action					HELP_BTN_BND_EDITOR_WORKSPACE	= createButton(
+		"https://bndtools.org/manual/bndeditor.html",
+		"This editor allows to edit global .bnd files such as the main cnf/build.bnd, which serves as the central configuration hub for the entire bndtools workspace, allowing users to define and manage global build settings, plugins, repository references, and other overarching workspace properties. Click to open manual in the browser.");
+
+	public static final ActionContributionItem	HELP_BTN_BND_EDITOR_RUN			= createButtonWithText(
+		"https://bndtools.org/manual/bndeditor.html#run", "Help",
+		"The bnd editor for .bndrun files facilitates dependency management, automated resolution of required bundles, configuration of JVM and framework properties, direct launching of OSGi instances for testing, and the export of run configurations as executable JARs. Click to open manual in the browser.");
+
+	private HelpButtons() {}
+}

bndtools.core/src/bndtools/editor/pages/BundleContentPage.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import org.bndtools.core.ui.ExtendedFormEditor;
 import org.bndtools.core.ui.IFormPageFactory;
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.IToolBarManager;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.ISelection;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredSelection;
 import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@
 import aQute.bnd.build.model.BndEditModel;
 import aQute.bnd.build.model.clauses.ExportedPackage;
 import aQute.bnd.build.model.clauses.ImportPattern;
+import bndtools.editor.common.HelpButtons;
 import bndtools.editor.common.MDSashForm;
 import bndtools.editor.contents.BundleCalculatedImportsPart;
 import bndtools.editor.contents.GeneralInfoPart;
@@ -69,6 +71,12 @@ protected void createFormContent(IManagedForm managedForm) {
 		ScrolledForm scrolledForm = managedForm.getForm();
 		scrolledForm.setText("Bundle Content");
 
+		// buttons top of form
+		IToolBarManager toolbar = scrolledForm.getForm()
+			.getToolBarManager();
+		toolbar.add(HelpButtons.HELP_BTN_BND_EDITOR);
+		toolbar.update(true);
+
 		Form form = scrolledForm.getForm();
 		toolkit.decorateFormHeading(form);
 		form.addMessageHyperlinkListener(new MessageHyperlinkAdapter(getEditor()));

bndtools.core/src/bndtools/editor/pages/ProjectRunPage.java

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 import aQute.bnd.build.Workspace;
 import aQute.bnd.build.model.BndEditModel;
 import bndtools.central.Central;
+import bndtools.editor.common.HelpButtons;
 import bndtools.editor.common.MDSashForm;
 import bndtools.editor.project.AvailableBundlesPart;
 import bndtools.editor.project.RepositorySelectionPart;
@@ -142,6 +143,9 @@ protected void createFormContent(IManagedForm managedForm) {
 			form.getToolBarManager()
 				.add(exportContrib);
 
+		form.getToolBarManager()
+			.add(HelpButtons.HELP_BTN_BND_EDITOR_RUN);
+
 		form.getToolBarManager()
 			.update(true);
 

bndtools.core/src/bndtools/editor/pages/WorkspacePage.java

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import org.bndtools.core.ui.ExtendedFormEditor;
 import org.bndtools.core.ui.IFormPageFactory;
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.IToolBarManager;
 import org.eclipse.jface.viewers.StructuredSelection;
 import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridLayout;
 import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import aQute.bnd.build.model.BndEditModel;
 import aQute.bnd.build.model.clauses.HeaderClause;
+import bndtools.editor.common.HelpButtons;
 import bndtools.editor.workspace.PluginPathPart;
 import bndtools.editor.workspace.PluginsPart;
 import bndtools.editor.workspace.WorkspaceMainPart;
@@ -75,6 +77,12 @@ protected void createFormContent(IManagedForm managedForm) {
 		form.getForm()
 			.addMessageHyperlinkListener(new MessageHyperlinkAdapter(getEditor()));
 
+		// buttons top of form
+		IToolBarManager toolbar = form.getForm()
+			.getToolBarManager();
+		toolbar.add(HelpButtons.HELP_BTN_BND_EDITOR_WORKSPACE);
+		toolbar.update(false);
+
 		// Create controls
 		Composite body = form.getBody();
 

bndtools.core/src/bndtools/explorer/BndtoolsExplorer.java

@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 import bndtools.Plugin;
 import bndtools.central.Central;
 import bndtools.central.sync.WorkspaceSynchronizer;
+import bndtools.editor.common.HelpButtons;
 import bndtools.preferences.BndPreferences;
 import bndtools.preferences.ui.BndPreferencePage;
 
@@ -238,6 +239,9 @@ public void linkActivated(HyperlinkEvent e) {
 		toolBarManager.add(pin);
 		toolBarManager.update(true);
 
+		toolBarManager.add(HelpButtons.HELP_BTN_BNDTOOLS_EXPLORER);
+		toolBarManager.update(true);
+
 		return header;
 	}
 

bndtools.core/src/bndtools/utils/EditorUtils.java

@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@
 
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 
+import org.bndtools.core.ui.icons.Icons;
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.Action;
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.ActionContributionItem;
+import org.eclipse.jface.action.IAction;
 import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.MessageDialog;
 import org.eclipse.jface.operation.IRunnableWithProgress;
+import org.eclipse.swt.program.Program;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IEditorPart;
 import org.eclipse.ui.IWorkbenchWindow;
 import org.eclipse.ui.forms.IFormPart;
@@ -36,4 +41,45 @@ public static final IFormPart findPartByClass(IManagedForm form, Class<? extends
 		}
 		return null;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a button with icon and tooltip.
+	 *
+	 * @param url
+	 * @param tooltipText
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static final Action createButton(String url, String tooltipText) {
+		Action btn = new Action("Help", IAction.AS_PUSH_BUTTON) {
+			@Override
+			public void run() {
+				Program.launch(url);
+			}
+		};
+		btn.setEnabled(true);
+		btn.setToolTipText(tooltipText);
+		btn.setImageDescriptor(Icons.desc("help"));
+
+		return btn;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates a button with icon, text and tooltip.
+	 *
+	 * @param url
+	 * @param buttonText
+	 * @param tooltipText
+	 * @return
+	 */
+	public static final ActionContributionItem createButtonWithText(String url, String buttonText, String tooltipText) {
+		Action btn = createButton(url, tooltipText);
+		btn.setText(buttonText);
+
+		// the ActionContributionItem is required to display text below the icon
+		// of the button
+		ActionContributionItem helpContrib = new ActionContributionItem(btn);
+		helpContrib.setMode(ActionContributionItem.MODE_FORCE_TEXT);
+
+		return helpContrib;
+	}
 }

bndtools.core/src/bndtools/views/repository/RepositoriesView.java

@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
 import bndtools.central.RepositoriesViewRefresher;
 import bndtools.central.RepositoryUtils;
 import bndtools.dnd.gav.GAVIPageListener;
+import bndtools.editor.common.HelpButtons;
 import bndtools.model.repo.RepositoryBundle;
 import bndtools.model.repo.RepositoryBundleVersion;
 import bndtools.model.repo.RepositoryEntry;
@@ -767,6 +768,8 @@ public void run() {
 		});
 	}
 
+
+
 	void createContextMenu() {
 		MenuManager mgr = new MenuManager();
 		Menu menu = mgr.createContextMenu(viewer.getControl());
@@ -876,6 +879,8 @@ private void fillToolBar(IToolBarManager toolBar) {
 		toolBar.add(new Separator());
 		toolBar.add(offlineAction);
 		toolBar.add(new Separator());
+		toolBar.add(HelpButtons.HELP_BTN_REPOSITORIES);
+		toolBar.add(new Separator());
 	}
 
 	/**

bndtools.core/src/bndtools/views/resolution/ResolutionView.java

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
 import aQute.lib.io.IO;
 import aQute.lib.strings.Strings;
 import bndtools.Plugin;
+import bndtools.editor.common.HelpButtons;
 import bndtools.model.repo.RepositoryResourceElement;
 import bndtools.model.resolution.CapReqMapContentProvider;
 import bndtools.model.resolution.CapabilityLabelProvider;
@@ -347,6 +348,9 @@ public void runWithEvent(Event event) {
 		toolBarManager.add(toggleLockInput);
 
 		doEEActionMenu(toolBarManager);
+
+		toolBarManager.add(HelpButtons.HELP_BTN_RESOLUTION_VIEW);
+
 	}
 
 	private void doEEActionMenu(IToolBarManager toolBarManager) {