Description Pat McCarthy 2005-03-15 11:16:34 EST

I have a simple extension point in one plug-in, it is contributed to by that
same plug-in (one extension entry) and one other plug-in (two extension
entries).  To demonstrate this logic to a class I added features for each
plug-in and installed the set on my workbench instance.  

I can dynamically disable a the feature that references the plug-in with only a
set of extensions and my extension point logic sees one extension entry; its
own.  If I enable the feature my logic sees three entries; its own and two from
the enabled plug-in.  When I look for this same content in the plug-in registry
view I don't get the same end result.

If I go to the plug-in registry view in the beginning (one plug-in with
extension point and extension active) I see one extension entry under the
extension point node.  If I enable the feature to add to the number of
extensions found, my logic sees them, but they are not visible in the plug-in
registry view; only the one extension is shown under the extension point node
for the owning plug-in.  A refresh does not change this at all.  

If I then disable the feature with the plug-in that adds two extensions to the
extension point, the extension point node in the plug-in registry view is empty;
not even the one extension added by that same plug-in is visible under the
extension point node.  

Refresh does not do anything, but if the view is closed/opened it then displays
 the correct content.  

Seems like the plug-in registry view, given that it supports
IRegistryChangeListener, should be reacting to changes that occur in the
registry either automatically or worst-case, with a refresh.