Loading .dll plugins into IBM Rational Rhapsody project

Answer

Dll plugins can be loaded into the project in two ways :

• From the rhapsody.ini file.

You can add plugin entries in the rhapsody.ini file in the below format :

[Plugin]

Plugins=<plugin item names>

Name=<plugin name>

RhpVersion=<Rhapsody version>

DLL=<path to the plugin DLL>

MenuItem=<plugin menu item name>

where :

<plugin item names>: A list of all plugins separated by comma (<plugin1 item name>[,<plugin2 item name>])

<plugin item name>: The plugin subject name in the INI file

<plugin name>: The plugin display name

<Rhapsody version>: The Rhapsody version that the plugin should work with.

<path to the plugin DLL>: A full path to the plugin DLL

<plugin menu item name>: Optional menu item name that is added in Rhapsody tools menu.

Example :

[Plugin]

Plugins=UserPlugin

[UserPlugin]

Name=MyPlugin

RhpVersion=7.5

DLL=C:\MyProject\debug\MyPlugin.dll

MenuItem=Invoke MyPlugin

• From the .hep file

[Helpers]

numberOfElements=1

name1=<PluginName>

command1=<path to the plugin DLL>

isVisible1=1

isPlugin1=1

Example :

[Helpers]

numberOfElements=1

name1=MyPlugin

command1=.\MyProject\debug\MyPlugin.dll

isVisible1=1

isPlugin1=1