Eclipse Theia

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Eclipse Theia
Developer(s) EclipseSource, Ericsson, Red Hat, STMicroelectronics, TypeFox
Initial releaseMarch 2017;6 years ago (March 2017)
Stable release
1.43 [1]   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg / 2 November 2023;2 months ago (2 November 2023)
Repository github.com/eclipse-theia
Written in TypeScript
Type Programming tool, Integrated development environment
License Eclipse Public License 2.0 (EPL2) or GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPLv2) with the classpath exception [2]
Website https://theia-ide.org/

Eclipse Theia is an Eclipse open source project providing the Theia Platform and the Theia IDE.

Contents

The Eclipse Theia Platform is a free and open-source framework for building IDEs and tools based on modern web technologies. [3] Theia-based applications can be deployed as desktop and web applications. [4] It is implemented in TypeScript, reuses parts of Visual Studio Code, and emphasizes extensibility. [5] [6] [7]

The Eclipse Theia IDE [8] is a modern and open IDE for cloud and desktop. The Theia IDE is based on the Theia platform.

History

Theia was originally developed by TypeFox and Ericsson, and continually receives contributions from EclipseSource, Red Hat, IBM, Google, Arm Holdings as well as from individual contributors. [9] [10] It was first launched in March 2017. [11] Since May 2018, Theia has been a project of the Eclipse Foundation. [12] Eclipse Theia is now considered to be the next generation Eclipse Platform for tools and IDEs [13] .

About

Theia is built on the Language Server Protocol (LSP) and supports a variety of programming languages. [14] It can be used as a desktop application, a web application, or a hybrid application with separate front and back ends. All of Theia's features are implemented as extensions, which allows third-party developers to modify Theia's functionality by using the same application programming interfaces (APIs) as the application's default components. [15] Theia's layout consists of draggable docks. [15] [16] Theia is compatible with Visual Studio Code extensions. [17]

Theia is a free and open-source software project under the Eclipse Foundation and is licensed under the Eclipse Public License 2.0 (EPL2). [18]

Usage

Eclipse Che uses Eclipse Theia as its default IDE starting from version 7. [19]

In September 2018, the online IDE Gitpod was released which was based on Theia. [20] (In 2021, Gitpod switched to Visual Studio Code. [21] )

Arduino IDE 2.0 is based on Eclipse Theia, replacing the Processing-based IDE. [22]

Reception

In January 2019, JAXenter, a website and blog about coding, [23] ranked Theia as the third-most popular JavaScript integrated development environment of 2018 according to GitHub metrics, behind Visual Studio Code and Atom. [24]

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Eclipse (software)</span> Software development environment

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References

  1. ↑ "Eclipse Theia 1.43 Release: News and Noteworthy".
  2. ↑ "Theia license". GitHub .
  3. ↑ Helming, Jonas; Koegel, Maximilian (2018-06-20). "What is Eclipse Theia?". EclipseSource. Retrieved 2022-03-12.
  4. ↑ "Theia · GitBook". www.theia-ide.org. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  5. ↑ Le Meur, Stevan (2018-12-19). "Eclipse Che 7 is Coming and It's Really Hot (2/4)". RHD Blog. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  6. ↑ Ferrara, Claudio Davide (2017-12-04). "Theia: un solo IDE per Desktop e Cloud". HTML.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-02-14.
  7. ↑ Heller, Martin (2019-02-25). "Cloud IDE review: AWS Cloud9 vs. Eclipse Che vs. Eclipse Theia". InfoWorld. Retrieved 2019-02-25.
  8. ↑ "Theia IDE website". www.theia-ide.org. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  9. ↑ "Theia Project Contributor Overview". projects.eclipse.org. 2021-12-30. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
  10. ↑ "Theia - Cloud and Desktop IDE". www.theia-ide.org. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  11. ↑ Mohilo, Dominik (2017-05-30). "What Theia is all about — A classic IDE built with modern technology". JAXenter. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  12. ↑ "Eclipse Theia". projects.eclipse.org. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  13. ↑ "Eclipse Theia is the Next Generation Eclipse Platform for IDEs and Tools!". eclipsesource.com/. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  14. ↑ "Langserver.org". langserver.org. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  15. 1 2 Mohilo, Dominik (2017-05-18). "Theia: Eine einzige IDE auf dem Desktop und in der Cloud". JAXenter (in German). Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  16. ↑ Le Meur, Stevan (2018-12-17). "Eclipse Che 7 is Coming and It's Really Hot (1/4)". Eclipse Che Blog. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  17. ↑ "Extensions and Plugins". Theia - Cloud and Desktop IDE Platform.
  18. ↑ Beaton, Wayne. "Eclipse Public License 2.0 | The Eclipse Foundation". www.eclipse.org. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
  19. ↑ Helming, Jonas (2019). "Eclipse Che vs. Eclipse Theia".
  20. ↑ Claburn, Thomas (2018). "Gitpod git-bolts git-IDE onto GitHub for in-browser code git-editing".
  21. ↑ Kosyakov, Anton. "From Theia to OpenVSCode Server - A history of Cloud IDEs". Gitpod. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  22. ↑ Jean-Luc Aufranc (2021-03-03). "Arduino IDE 2.0 beta released with live debugger, revamped user interface". cnx-software.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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  24. ↑ Papadopoulou, Eirini-Eleni (2019-01-17). "Vue.js is the absolute rockstar of the JavaScript ecosystem". JAXenter. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
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