Time for action – setting job properties

It is possible to associate arbitrary properties with a Job, which can be used to present its progress in different ways. For example, by specifying a command, it's possible to click on a running job and then execute something in the user interface, such as a detailed job description. Job properties are set with setProperty and can include any key/value combination. The keys use a QualifiedName, which is like a pair of strings for namespace/value. In the case of the progress view, there is an IProgressConstants2 interface that defines what values can be set, including COMMAND_PROPERTY, which can be used to associate a command with a Job.

1. Open the HelloHandler and go to the execute method. Just before the Job is scheduled, acquire the Command from the ICommandService and then stamp it on the job as a property. This will require adding an argument into the method signature and adding org.eclipse.core.commands as a dependent bundle:

   public void execute...