Need XSDs, API Java Docs and Java (with callback hooks) extension sample

Question

Would someone(Sue Harper?) please give us an ETA on when the info we developers need to develop extensions to SqlDeveloper will be made avaialble by Oracle?
We have been waiting over a year to:
1. Get the XSD files the poster refers to - the list of XSDs is on the page cited but all of the links take you to a generic download page and the XSDs are nowhere to be found. These must exist somewhere so it is very frustrating that no one on the development team will provide them.
2. Get the API Javadocs so we can understand the java classes available and how to use them. As with #1, these must be available to the development team so why won't Oracle release them to us?
3. Get a working example of a Jave extension. The lone example provided is not useful since it is really just an XML extension written in Java.l A useful Java extension would show how to create the hooks to cause SqlDeveloper to perform callbacks to the Java extension code when certain user actions take place. Same here as with #1 and #2. It's hard to beleive that someone on the dev team doesn't have the code for a simple Java extension with callbacks.
JDeveloper has 'hook' elements in its example extension.xml files but there is no documentation for SqlDeveloper to show the equivalent.
Please either provide the above requested items, provide an ETA on when Oracle will provide the items or at least be gracious enough to tell us Oracle won't provide the items.
I'm sure there are many like myself that would love to start working with extensions but can't because Oracle won't share information and data that almost assuredly already exists.
Waiting patiently. . .

Answer 1

Hi,
I'm sorry are feeling so aggrieved by the apparent lack of response from the SQL Developer team. There is a lot of information on the Oracle Wiki, where it has been available for well over a year. The detail and examples were initially created and published in 2008, while the xsds were added earlier this year. The recent OTN migration (in July) broke the links to the xsds, which I was unaware of and am glad you brought that to my attention.
I see from your note that you have found the Oracle Wiki and the examples, so your complaint is really that the examples are not sufficient. Oracle is not hiding the detail, and we have every intention of adding more. This is just like any other feature request in the product. We are prioritizing the work that must be done and right now the team is focusing on those features most requested by the broadest audience. We do plan to add more and it was on our feature list for the next release. Like all features features proposed for future releases, we can't guarantee they will be included and we don't provide dates. The advantage of this particluar "feature" is that it is not dependent on a release date and can be updated after the next production release.
We already have a number of customer teams writing Java extensions to the product very successfully.</p>
<p> I will update the wiki withthe XSD link, but until that is done here they are:<br>
Dialogs<br>
Displays<br>
Editors<br>
Navigators<br>
Query<br>
Snippets</p>
<p>Regards<br>
Sue Harper<br>
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