Installing the API Manager Tooling Plug-In

The API Manager tooling plug-in gives the capabilities of a complete Eclipse-based development environment for the API Manager. You can develop services, features and artifacts and manage their links and dependencies through a simplified graphical editor.

There are 3 possible methods using which you can install the tooling plug-in.

• Install the plug-in with pre-packaged Eclipse - This method uses a complete plug-in installation with pre-packaged Eclipse, so that you do not have to install Eclipse separately.
• Install the plug-in on Eclipse Mars using the P2 URL - This method requires you to install Eclipse Mars separately in your system, if you do not have it already.
  
• Install the plug-in on Eclipse Mars using the P2 .zip file - This method requires you to install Eclipse Mars separately in your system, if you do not have it already.

Install the plug-in with pre-packaged Eclipse

On the API Manager product page, click Tooling and then download the distribution according to your operating system under the Eclipse JavaEE Mars + API Manager Tooling 2.0.0 section.

Install the plug-in on Eclipse Mars using the P2 URL

1. Make sure you have Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers (Mars 2) installed.
2. Open Eclipse and click Help > Install New Software.
3. On the dialog box that appears, click Add.
   
4. Give APIM Tool as the name and http://product-dist.wso2.com/p2/developer-studio-kernel/4.1.0/apim-tools/releases/2.0.0/ as the location and click OK.
   

5. Select the WSO2 API Manager Tools check box and click Next.

   If you are using a fresh instance of Eclipse with no other WSO2 product tooling plug-ins installed, you need to select the Developer Studio check boxes as well.

   

6. Read and accept the license agreements and click Finish.

7. If a security warning appears saying that the authenticity or validity of the software cannot be established, click OK.

8. Restart Eclipse to complete the installation.

Install the plug-in on Eclipse Mars using the P2 .zip file

1. Make sure you have Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers (Mars 2) installed. 
2. On the API Manager product page, click Tooling and then download the P2 .zip file by clicking Download.
3. Open Eclipse and click Help > Install New Software.
4. On the dialog box that appears, click Add.
   
5. Give APIM Tool as the name and click Archive.
   
6. Navigate to the downloaded .zip file and click OK.
7. Select all the check boxes and click Next.

8. Read and accept the license agreements and click Finish.

9. If a security warning appears saying that the authenticity or validity of the software cannot be established, click OK.

10. Restart Eclipse to complete the installation.