# Process Factories

###### Identifier:

org.eclipse.debug.core.processFactories

###### Since:

3.0

###### Description:

This extension point provides a mechanism for specifying a process factory to be used with a launch configuration to create the appropriate instance of IProcess. The launch configuration will require the DebugPlugin.ATTR_PROCESS_FACTORY_ID attribute set to the appropriate process factory ID that will be used to create the IProcess

###### Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (processFactory*)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id CDATA #IMPLIED

name CDATA #IMPLIED

>

- point - a fully qualified identifier of the target extension point
- id - an optional identifier of the extension instance
- name - an optional name of the extension instance

<!ELEMENT processFactory EMPTY>

<!ATTLIST processFactory

id CDATA #REQUIRED

class CDATA #REQUIRED

>

- id - specifies a unique identifier for this process factory.
- class - specifies the fully qualified name of the Java class that implements `IProcessFactory`.

###### Examples:

The following is an example of a process factory extension point:

     <extension point="org.eclipse.debug.core.processFactories">
      <processFactory
           id="com.example.ExampleIdentifier"
           class="com.example.ExampleProcessFactory">
      </processFactory>
     </extension>

###### API Information:

Value of the attribute class must be a fully qualified name of a Java class that implements the interface org.eclipse.debug.core.IProcessFactory.

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