bug 352166: ErrorParserManager does not have an API for adding markers

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/ErrorParserManager.java

@@ -564,9 +564,18 @@ outer:
 	 */
 	public void generateExternalMarker(IResource file, int lineNumber, String desc, int severity, String varName, IPath externalPath) {
 		ProblemMarkerInfo problemMarkerInfo = new ProblemMarkerInfo(file, lineNumber, desc, severity, varName, externalPath);
+		this.addProblemMarker(problemMarkerInfo);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add the given marker to the list of error markers.
+	 * @param problemMarkerInfo - The marker to be added.
+	 * @since 5.4
+	 */
+	public void addProblemMarker(ProblemMarkerInfo problemMarkerInfo){
 		fErrors.add(problemMarkerInfo);
 		fMarkerGenerator.addMarker(problemMarkerInfo);
-		if (severity == IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_ERROR_RESOURCE)
+		if (problemMarkerInfo.severity == IMarkerGenerator.SEVERITY_ERROR_RESOURCE)
 			hasErrors = true;
 	}
 

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/ProblemMarkerInfo.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2006, 2009 Siemens AG.
+ * Copyright (c) 2006, 2009, 2011 Siemens AG and others.
  * All rights reserved. This content and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -7,14 +7,26 @@
  *
  * Contributors:
  * Norbert Ploett - Initial implementation
+ * Sami Wagiaalla (Red Hat) - Bug 352166: Added attributes and type API
+ *                            and improved documentation.
  *******************************************************************************/
 
 package org.eclipse.cdt.core;
 
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.eclipse.cdt.core.resources.ACBuilder;
+import org.eclipse.core.resources.IMarker;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IResource;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
 
 /**
+ * {@link ProblemMarkerInfo} is an object used to pass error properties to {@link ErrorParserManager}.
+ * @see ErrorParserManager#addProblemMarker(ProblemMarkerInfo) and
+ * @see ErrorParserManager#generateMarker(IResource, int, String, int, String) and
+ * @see ErrorParserManager#generateExternalMarker(IResource, int, String, int, String, IPath)
+ * The information stored in this object will later be used to create an {@link IMarker} by {@link ACBuilder}
  * @noextend This class is not intended to be subclassed by clients.
  */
 public  class ProblemMarkerInfo {
@@ -25,25 +37,93 @@ public  class ProblemMarkerInfo {
 		public int severity;
 		public String variableName;
 		public IPath externalPath ;
+		private Map<String, String> attributes;
+		private String type;
 
-		public ProblemMarkerInfo(IResource file, int lineNumber, String desciption, int severity, String variableName) {
+		/**
-			this.file = file;
+		 * Create a new {@link ProblemMarkerInfo} object.
-			this.lineNumber = lineNumber;
+		 * @param file - the file where the problem has occurred.
-			this.description = desciption;
+		 * @param lineNumber - the line number of the problem.
-			this.severity = severity;
+		 * @param description - a description of the problem.
-			this.variableName = variableName;
+		 * @param severity - the severity of the problem @see {@link IMarkerGenerator}
-			this.externalPath = null ;
+		 *        for acceptable severity values
-		}
+		 * @param variableName - the name of the variable involved in the error if any.
-
+		 */
-
+		public ProblemMarkerInfo(IResource file, int lineNumber, String description, int severity, String variableName) {
-		public ProblemMarkerInfo(IResource file, int lineNumber, String description, int severity, String variableName, IPath externalPath) {
-			super();
 			this.file = file;
 			this.lineNumber = lineNumber;
 			this.description = description;
 			this.severity = severity;
 			this.variableName = variableName;
+			this.externalPath = null ;
+			this.type = null;
+			this.attributes = new HashMap<String, String>();
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Create a new {@link ProblemMarkerInfo} object.
+		 * @param file - the file where the problem has occurred.
+		 * @param lineNumber - the line number of the problem.
+		 * @param description - a description of the problem.
+		 * @param severity - the severity of the problem @see {@link IMarkerGenerator}
+		 *        for acceptable severity values
+		 * @param variableName - the name of the variable involved in the error if any.
+		 * @param externalPath - if this error involves a file outside the workspace this parameter should
+		 *                       contain the path to that file.
+		 */
+		public ProblemMarkerInfo(IResource file, int lineNumber, String description, int severity, String variableName, IPath externalPath) {
+			this(file, lineNumber, description, severity, variableName);
 			this.externalPath = externalPath;
 		}
 		
+		/**
+		 * Get the attribute map.
+		 * @return Map of attributes and their values.
+		 * @since 5.4
+		 */
+		public Map<String, String> getAttributes(){
+			return this.attributes;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Return the value of the attribute with the given key,
+		 * or null if no such attribute exists.
+		 * @param key - attribute key.
+		 * @return attribute value
+		 * @since 5.4
+		 */
+		public String getAttribute (String key){
+			return this.attributes.get(key);
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Set the value of the attribute with the given key
+		 * to the given value, or add one if one does not already
+		 * exist.
+		 * @param key - attribute key.
+		 * @param value - new attribute value.
+		 * @since 5.4
+		 */
+		public void setAttribute (String key, String value){
+			this.attributes.put(key, value);
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Return the type of this problem marker or null
+		 * if type was not set.
+		 * @return the type.
+		 * @since 5.4
+		 */
+		public String getType() {
+			return this.type;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Set the type of this problem marker.
+		 * @param type - the new type.
+		 * @since 5.4
+		 */
+		public void setType(String type){
+			this.type = type;
+		}
 }

core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/src/org/eclipse/cdt/core/resources/ACBuilder.java

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ package org.eclipse.cdt.core.resources;
 
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Map.Entry;
 
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.CCorePlugin;
 import org.eclipse.cdt.core.CCorePreferenceConstants;
@@ -85,7 +86,11 @@ public abstract class ACBuilder extends IncrementalProjectBuilder implements IMa
 				}
 			}
 			
-			IMarker marker = markerResource.createMarker(ICModelMarker.C_MODEL_PROBLEM_MARKER);
+			String type = problemMarkerInfo.getType();
+			if (type == null)
+				type = ICModelMarker.C_MODEL_PROBLEM_MARKER;
+
+			IMarker marker = markerResource.createMarker(type);
 			marker.setAttribute(IMarker.MESSAGE, problemMarkerInfo.description);
 			marker.setAttribute(IMarker.SEVERITY, mapMarkerSeverity(problemMarkerInfo.severity));
 			marker.setAttribute(IMarker.LINE_NUMBER, problemMarkerInfo.lineNumber);
@@ -105,6 +110,14 @@ public abstract class ACBuilder extends IncrementalProjectBuilder implements IMa
 			} else if (problemMarkerInfo.lineNumber==0){
 				marker.setAttribute(IMarker.LOCATION, " "); //$NON-NLS-1$
 			}
+
+			// Add all other client defined attributes.
+			Map<String, String> attributes = problemMarkerInfo.getAttributes();
+			if (attributes != null){
+				for (Entry<String, String> entry : attributes.entrySet()) {
+					marker.setAttribute(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
+				}
+			}
 		}
 		catch (CoreException e) {
 			CCorePlugin.log(e.getStatus());