Creating a Eclipse Java Project from another project, programatically

Question

I would like to create a Java project from another Java project, using some script or Java methods from an Eclipse library, whether it exists. An alternative to this can be duplicating a previously manually-created project. Is there any approach to this?

Thanks.

You need to do this programmatically or manually? – Th0rndike Apr 19 '12 at 15:32 — Th0rndike, Apr 19 '12 at 15:32
Similar Question http://stackoverflow.com/q/251807/858356 – cyberbemon Apr 19 '12 at 15:34 — cyberbemon, Apr 19 '12 at 15:34
I would like to do it programmatically. – Luis Andrés García Apr 20 '12 at 10:34 — Luis Andrés García, Apr 20 '12 at 10:34

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 19 '12 at 15:32

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I believe you can make use of IProject#copy (inherited from IResource.copy)

answered Apr 19 '12 at 15:32

Alexander Pavlov

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Ben Holland · Answer 2 · 2015-08-27T20:27:05.667

Adding to Alexander Pavlov's answer, I found that a little extra work is required to copy the project properties (such as referenced projects) in addition to just copying the project files.

public static IProject copyProject(String projectName) throws CoreException {
    IProgressMonitor m = new NullProgressMonitor();
    IWorkspaceRoot workspaceRoot = ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot();
    IProject project = workspaceRoot.getProject(projectName);
    IProjectDescription projectDescription = project.getDescription();
    String cloneName = projectName + "_copy";
    // create clone project in workspace
    IProjectDescription cloneDescription = workspaceRoot.getWorkspace().newProjectDescription(cloneName);
    // copy project files
    project.copy(cloneDescription, true, m);
    IProject clone = workspaceRoot.getProject(cloneName);
    // copy the project properties
    cloneDescription.setNatureIds(projectDescription.getNatureIds());
    cloneDescription.setReferencedProjects(projectDescription.getReferencedProjects());
    cloneDescription.setDynamicReferences(projectDescription.getDynamicReferences());
    cloneDescription.setBuildSpec(projectDescription.getBuildSpec());
    cloneDescription.setReferencedProjects(projectDescription.getReferencedProjects());
    clone.setDescription(cloneDescription, null);
    return clone;
}

Creating a Eclipse Java Project from another project, programatically

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