Bug 155411 - [launch] Need a way to assign stdin to a file from Run

Dialog 

Signed-off-by: Sarika Sinha <sarika.sinha@in.ibm.com>

9 files changed, 267 insertions, 53 deletions

diff --git a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 23e049f33..03f95a7e7 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.debug.ui; singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 3.10.100.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 3.11.0.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.DebugUIPlugin
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
diff --git a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/pom.xml b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/pom.xml
index a3f860b2e..0268bba4e 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/pom.xml
+++ b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   </parent>
   <groupId>org.eclipse.debug</groupId>
   <artifactId>org.eclipse.debug.ui</artifactId>
-  <version>3.10.100-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>3.11.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>eclipse-plugin</packaging>
   <build>
     <plugins>
diff --git a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/LaunchConfigurationsMessages.java b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/LaunchConfigurationsMessages.java
index 5bba34bd5..2cee56329 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/LaunchConfigurationsMessages.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/LaunchConfigurationsMessages.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- *  Copyright (c) 2000, 2013 IBM Corporation and others.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2000, 2014 IBM Corporation and others.
  *  All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  *  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  *  which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ public class LaunchConfigurationsMessages extends NLS {
 	public static String CommonTab__Common_15;
 	public static String CommonTab_Display_in_favorites_menu__10;
 	public static String CommonTab_Invalid_shared_configuration_location_14;
+	public static String CommonTab_Invalid_stdin_file_location_15;
 	public static String CommonTab_L_ocal_3;
 	public static String CommonTab_S_hared_4;
 	public static String CommonTab_Select_a_location_for_the_launch_configuration_13;
+	public static String CommonTab_Select_a_location_for_the_Input_File_15;
 	public static String CommonTab_Cannot_save_launch_configuration_in_a_closed_project__1;
 	public static String CommonTab_10;
 	public static String CommonTab_11;
@@ -32,7 +34,12 @@ public class LaunchConfigurationsMessages extends NLS {
 	public static String CommonTab_1;
 
 	public static String CommonTab_15;
+	public static String CommonTab_16;
+	public static String CommonTab_17;
+	public static String CommonTab_18;
+	public static String CommonTab_19;
 	public static String CommonTab_2;
+	public static String CommonTab_20;
 	public static String CommonTab_3;
 	public static String CommonTab_4;
 	public static String CommonTab_5;
diff --git a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/LaunchConfigurationsMessages.properties b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/LaunchConfigurationsMessages.properties
index 2ac072cac..ce25f1b6f 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/LaunchConfigurationsMessages.properties
+++ b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/launchConfigurations/LaunchConfigurationsMessages.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ###############################################################################
-#  Copyright (c) 2000, 2013 IBM Corporation and others.
+#  Copyright (c) 2000, 2014 IBM Corporation and others.
 #  All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
 #  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 #  which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -13,26 +13,33 @@ CommonTab__Browse_6=&Browse...
 CommonTab__Common_15=&Common
 CommonTab_Display_in_favorites_menu__10=Display in favor&ites menu
 CommonTab_Invalid_shared_configuration_location_14=Invalid shared configuration location
+CommonTab_Invalid_stdin_file_location_15=No file specified for process input
 CommonTab_L_ocal_3=L&ocal file
 CommonTab_S_hared_4=S&hared file:
 CommonTab_Select_a_location_for_the_launch_configuration_13=Select a location for the launch configuration
+CommonTab_Select_a_location_for_the_Input_File_15=Select a location for the standard input file
 CommonTab_Cannot_save_launch_configuration_in_a_closed_project__1=Cannot save launch configuration in a closed project.
 CommonTab_10=Launch in bac&kground
 CommonTab_11=A&ppend
-CommonTab_12=&Workspace...
+CommonTab_12=Output &Workspace...
 CommonTab_13=Select a Resource:
 CommonTab_14=Select a resource to redirect output to:
 CommonTab_0=Save as
 CommonTab_1=Encoding
 CommonTab_15=The selected encoding is not supported.
+CommonTab_16=Input W&orkspace...
+CommonTab_17=Input File
+CommonTab_18=Select a resource to redirect input from:
+CommonTab_19=Input File Sys&tem...
 CommonTab_2=Defa&ult - inherited ({0})
+CommonTab_20=Input Varia&bles...
 CommonTab_3=Oth&er
 CommonTab_4=Standard Input and Output
 CommonTab_5=&Allocate console (necessary for input)
-CommonTab_6=Fi&le:
-CommonTab_7=File Syste&m...
+CommonTab_6=Output Fi&le:
+CommonTab_7=Output File Syste&m...
 CommonTab_8=No file specified for process output
-CommonTab_9=Variable&s...
+CommonTab_9=Output Variable&s...
 
 CompileErrorPromptStatusHandler_0=Errors in Workspace
 CompileErrorPromptStatusHandler_1=Errors exist in a required project. Continue launch?
diff --git a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/console/ConsoleMessages.java b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/console/ConsoleMessages.java
index 935439620..5ad0c055b 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/console/ConsoleMessages.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/console/ConsoleMessages.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- *  Copyright (c) 2000, 2009 IBM Corporation and others.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2000, 2014 IBM Corporation and others.
  *  All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  *  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  *  which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public class ConsoleMessages extends NLS {
 
 	public static String ProcessConsole_1;
 	public static String ProcessConsole_2;
+	public static String ProcessConsole_3;
 
 	static {
 		// load message values from bundle file
diff --git a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/console/ConsoleMessages.properties b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/console/ConsoleMessages.properties
index 9c441dc1a..55b4e0531 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/console/ConsoleMessages.properties
+++ b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/console/ConsoleMessages.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ###############################################################################
-#  Copyright (c) 2000, 2009 IBM Corporation and others.
+#  Copyright (c) 2000, 2014 IBM Corporation and others.
 #  All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
 #  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
 #  which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ ProcessConsole_0=<terminated> {0}
 
 ProcessConsole_1=[Console output redirected to file:{0}]\n
 ProcessConsole_2=[Invalid file specified for console output: {0}]\n
+ProcessConsole_3=[Invalid file specified for  stdin file: {0}]\n
 ShowStandardErrorAction_0=Show Console When Standard Error Changes
 ShowStandardOutAction_0=Show Console When Standard Out Changes
diff --git a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/console/ProcessConsole.java b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/console/ProcessConsole.java
index abffd38da..ef2b50f81 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/console/ProcessConsole.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/internal/ui/views/console/ProcessConsole.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- *  Copyright (c) 2000, 2012 IBM Corporation and others.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2000, 2014 IBM Corporation and others.
  *  All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  *  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  *  which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ package org.eclipse.debug.internal.ui.views.console;
 
 import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
@@ -96,11 +98,12 @@ public class ProcessConsole extends IOConsole implements IConsole, IDebugEventSe
 
     private IConsoleColorProvider fColorProvider;
 
-    private IOConsoleInputStream fInput;
+	private InputStream fInput;
 
     private FileOutputStream fFileOutputStream;
 
     private boolean fAllocateConsole = true;
+	private String fStdInFile = null;
 
     private boolean fStreamsClosed = false;
     
@@ -126,11 +129,18 @@ public class ProcessConsole extends IOConsole implements IConsole, IDebugEventSe
         boolean append = false;
         if (configuration != null) {
             try {
-                file = configuration.getAttribute(IDebugUIConstants.ATTR_CAPTURE_IN_FILE, (String) null);
-                if (file != null) {
-                    IStringVariableManager stringVariableManager = VariablesPlugin.getDefault().getStringVariableManager();
-                    file = stringVariableManager.performStringSubstitution(file);
-                    append = configuration.getAttribute(IDebugUIConstants.ATTR_APPEND_TO_FILE, false);
+				file = configuration.getAttribute(IDebugUIConstants.ATTR_CAPTURE_IN_FILE, (String) null);
+				fStdInFile = configuration.getAttribute(IDebugUIConstants.ATTR_CAPTURE_STDIN_FILE, (String) null);
+				if (file != null || fStdInFile != null) {
+					IStringVariableManager stringVariableManager = VariablesPlugin.getDefault().getStringVariableManager();
+					if (file != null) {
+						file = stringVariableManager.performStringSubstitution(file);
+						append = configuration.getAttribute(IDebugUIConstants.ATTR_APPEND_TO_FILE, false);
+					}
+
+					if (fStdInFile != null) {
+						fStdInFile = stringVariableManager.performStringSubstitution(fStdInFile);
+					}
                 }
             } catch (CoreException e) {
             }
@@ -181,15 +191,41 @@ public class ProcessConsole extends IOConsole implements IConsole, IDebugEventSe
             } catch (CoreException e) {
             }
         }
+		if (fStdInFile != null && configuration != null) {
+			String message = null;
+			try {
+				fInput = new FileInputStream(new File(fStdInFile));
+				if (fInput != null) {
+					setInputStream(fInput);
+				}
 
+			} catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+				message = MessageFormat.format(ConsoleMessages.ProcessConsole_3, new Object[] { fStdInFile });
+			}
+			if (message != null) {
+				try {
+					IOConsoleOutputStream stream = newOutputStream();
+					stream.write(message);
+					stream.close();
+				} catch (IOException e) {
+					DebugUIPlugin.log(e);
+				}
+			}
+		}
         fColorProvider = colorProvider;
-        fInput = getInputStream();
+		if (fInput == null) {
+			fInput = getInputStream();
+		}
+
+
         colorProvider.connect(fProcess, this);
 
         setName(computeName());
 
         Color color = fColorProvider.getColor(IDebugUIConstants.ID_STANDARD_INPUT_STREAM);
-        fInput.setColor(color);
+		if (fInput instanceof IOConsoleInputStream) {
+			((IOConsoleInputStream)fInput).setColor(color);
+		}
 
         IConsoleLineTracker[] lineTrackers = DebugUIPlugin.getDefault().getProcessConsoleManager().getLineTrackers(process);
         if (lineTrackers.length > 0) {
@@ -315,8 +351,8 @@ public class ProcessConsole extends IOConsole implements IConsole, IDebugEventSe
                 stream.setColor(fColorProvider.getColor(IDebugUIConstants.ID_STANDARD_ERROR_STREAM));
             }
         } else if (property.equals(IDebugPreferenceConstants.CONSOLE_SYS_IN_COLOR)) {
-            if (fInput != null) {
-                fInput.setColor(fColorProvider.getColor(IDebugUIConstants.ID_STANDARD_INPUT_STREAM));
+			if (fInput != null && fInput instanceof IOConsoleInputStream) {
+				((IOConsoleInputStream) fInput).setColor(fColorProvider.getColor(IDebugUIConstants.ID_STANDARD_INPUT_STREAM));
             }
         } else if (property.equals(IDebugUIConstants.PREF_CONSOLE_FONT)) {
             setFont(JFaceResources.getFont(IDebugUIConstants.PREF_CONSOLE_FONT));
@@ -521,10 +557,11 @@ public class ProcessConsole extends IOConsole implements IConsole, IDebugEventSe
 	private void connect(IStreamMonitor streamMonitor, String streamIdentifier, boolean activateOnWrite) {
         IOConsoleOutputStream stream = null;
         if (fAllocateConsole) {
-            stream = newOutputStream();
-            Color color = fColorProvider.getColor(streamIdentifier);
-            stream.setColor(color);
-            stream.setActivateOnWrite(activateOnWrite);
+
+			stream = newOutputStream();
+			Color color = fColorProvider.getColor(streamIdentifier);
+			stream.setColor(color);
+			stream.setActivateOnWrite(activateOnWrite);
         }
         synchronized (streamMonitor) {
             StreamListener listener = new StreamListener(streamIdentifier, streamMonitor, stream);
diff --git a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/CommonTab.java b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/CommonTab.java
index fdac516a5..94e333365 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/CommonTab.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/CommonTab.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2000, 2013 IBM Corporation and others.
+ * Copyright (c) 2000, 2014 IBM Corporation and others.
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  * are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  * which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ import org.eclipse.core.resources.IWorkspaceRoot;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.ResourcesPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IStatus;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Path;
+import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
 import org.eclipse.core.variables.VariablesPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.DebugPlugin;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchConfiguration;
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Text;
 import org.eclipse.ui.PlatformUI;
 import org.eclipse.ui.dialogs.ContainerSelectionDialog;
 import org.eclipse.ui.dialogs.ElementTreeSelectionDialog;
+import org.eclipse.ui.dialogs.ISelectionStatusValidator;
 import org.eclipse.ui.ide.IDEEncoding;
 import org.eclipse.ui.model.WorkbenchContentProvider;
 import org.eclipse.ui.model.WorkbenchLabelProvider;
@@ -123,13 +126,19 @@ public class CommonTab extends AbstractLaunchConfigurationTab {
     private Button fDefaultEncodingButton;
     private Button fAltEncodingButton;
     private Combo fEncodingCombo;
-    private Button fConsoleOutput;
+	private Button fConsoleOutput;
     private Button fFileOutput;
     private Button fFileBrowse;
     private Text fFileText;
     private Button fVariables;
     private Button fAppend;
     private Button fWorkspaceBrowse;
+
+	private Button fInputFileCheckButton;
+	private Text fInputFileLocationText;
+	private Button fInputFileBrowse;
+	private Button fInputVariables;
+	private Button fInputWorkspaceBrowse;
 	
 	/**
 	 * Check box list for specifying favorites
@@ -253,24 +262,13 @@ public class CommonTab extends AbstractLaunchConfigurationTab {
      * Creates the component set for the capture output composite
      * @param parent the parent to add this component to
      */
-    private void createOutputCaptureComponent(Composite parent) {
+	private void createOutputCaptureComponent(Composite parent) {
         Group group = SWTFactory.createGroup(parent, LaunchConfigurationsMessages.CommonTab_4, 5, 2, GridData.FILL_HORIZONTAL);
+		createInputCaptureComponent(group);
         Composite comp = SWTFactory.createComposite(group, 5, 5, GridData.FILL_BOTH);
-        GridLayout ld = (GridLayout)comp.getLayout();
-        ld.marginWidth = 1;
-        ld.marginHeight = 1;
-        fConsoleOutput = createCheckButton(comp, LaunchConfigurationsMessages.CommonTab_5); 
-        GridData gd = new GridData(SWT.BEGINNING, SWT.NORMAL, true, false);
-        gd.horizontalSpan = 5;
-        fConsoleOutput.setLayoutData(gd);
-        fConsoleOutput.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() {
-            @Override
-			public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
-                updateLaunchConfigurationDialog();
-            }
-        });
-        
-        fFileOutput = createCheckButton(comp, LaunchConfigurationsMessages.CommonTab_6); 
+
+
+		fFileOutput = createCheckButton(comp, LaunchConfigurationsMessages.CommonTab_6);
         fFileOutput.setLayoutData(new GridData(SWT.BEGINNING, SWT.NORMAL, false, false));
         fFileOutput.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() {
             @Override
@@ -289,7 +287,7 @@ public class CommonTab extends AbstractLaunchConfigurationTab {
         fFileText.addModifyListener(fBasicModifyListener);
         
         Composite bcomp = SWTFactory.createComposite(comp, 3, 5, GridData.HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_END);
-        ld = (GridLayout)bcomp.getLayout();
+		GridLayout ld = (GridLayout)bcomp.getLayout();
         ld.marginHeight = 1;
         ld.marginWidth = 0;
         fWorkspaceBrowse = createPushButton(bcomp, LaunchConfigurationsMessages.CommonTab_12, null); 
@@ -339,7 +337,8 @@ public class CommonTab extends AbstractLaunchConfigurationTab {
 			public void widgetDefaultSelected(SelectionEvent e) {}
         });
         fAppend = createCheckButton(comp, LaunchConfigurationsMessages.CommonTab_11); 
-        gd = new GridData(SWT.LEFT, SWT.TOP, true, false);
+
+		GridData gd = new GridData(SWT.LEFT, SWT.TOP, true, false);
         gd.horizontalSpan = 4;
         fAppend.setLayoutData(gd);
 		fAppend.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() {
@@ -350,6 +349,102 @@ public class CommonTab extends AbstractLaunchConfigurationTab {
 		});   
     }
 
+    private void createInputCaptureComponent(Composite parent){
+		Composite comp1 = SWTFactory.createComposite(parent, parent.getFont(), 3, 3, GridData.FILL_BOTH, 0, 0);
+		fConsoleOutput = createCheckButton(comp1, LaunchConfigurationsMessages.CommonTab_5);
+
+		Composite comp = SWTFactory.createComposite(comp1, 5, 5, GridData.FILL_BOTH);
+		fInputFileCheckButton = createCheckButton(comp, LaunchConfigurationsMessages.CommonTab_17);
+		GridData gd = new GridData(SWT.BEGINNING, SWT.NORMAL, false, false);
+		gd.horizontalSpan = 3;
+
+		fInputFileCheckButton.setLayoutData(gd);
+		fInputFileCheckButton.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() {
+			@Override
+			public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent evt) {
+				handleInputFileButtonSelected();
+				updateLaunchConfigurationDialog();
+			}
+		});
+
+		fInputFileLocationText = SWTFactory.createSingleText(comp, 1);
+		fInputFileLocationText.getAccessible().addAccessibleListener(new AccessibleAdapter() {
+			@Override
+			public void getName(AccessibleEvent e) {
+				e.result = LaunchConfigurationsMessages.CommonTab_17;
+			}
+		});
+		fInputFileLocationText.addModifyListener(fBasicModifyListener);
+		Composite bcomp = SWTFactory.createComposite(comp, 3, 5, GridData.HORIZONTAL_ALIGN_END);
+		GridLayout ld = (GridLayout) bcomp.getLayout();
+		ld.marginHeight = 1;
+		ld.marginWidth = 0;
+		fInputWorkspaceBrowse = createPushButton(bcomp, LaunchConfigurationsMessages.CommonTab_16, null);
+		fInputWorkspaceBrowse.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() {
+			@Override
+			public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
+				ElementTreeSelectionDialog dialog = new ElementTreeSelectionDialog(getShell(), new WorkbenchLabelProvider(), new WorkbenchContentProvider());
+				dialog.setTitle(LaunchConfigurationsMessages.CommonTab_13);
+				dialog.setValidator(new ISelectionStatusValidator() {
+
+					@Override
+					public IStatus validate(Object[] selection) {
+						if (selection.length == 0) {
+							return new Status(IStatus.ERROR, DebugUIPlugin.getUniqueIdentifier(), 0, IInternalDebugCoreConstants.EMPTY_STRING, null);
+						}
+						for (int i = 0; i < selection.length; i++) {
+							if (!(selection[i] instanceof IFile)) {
+								return new Status(IStatus.ERROR, DebugUIPlugin.getUniqueIdentifier(), 0, IInternalDebugCoreConstants.EMPTY_STRING, null);
+							}
+						}
+						return new Status(IStatus.OK, DebugUIPlugin.getUniqueIdentifier(), 0, IInternalDebugCoreConstants.EMPTY_STRING, null);
+					}
+				});
+				dialog.setMessage(LaunchConfigurationsMessages.CommonTab_18);
+				dialog.setInput(ResourcesPlugin.getWorkspace().getRoot());
+				dialog.setComparator(new ResourceComparator(ResourceComparator.NAME));
+				dialog.setDialogBoundsSettings(getDialogBoundsSettings(WORKSPACE_SELECTION_DIALOG), Dialog.DIALOG_PERSISTSIZE);
+				if (dialog.open() == IDialogConstants.OK_ID) {
+					IResource resource = (IResource) dialog.getFirstResult();
+					if (resource != null) {
+						String arg = resource.getFullPath().toString();
+						String fileLoc = VariablesPlugin.getDefault().getStringVariableManager().generateVariableExpression("workspace_loc", arg); //$NON-NLS-1$
+						fInputFileLocationText.setText(fileLoc);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		});
+		fInputFileBrowse = createPushButton(bcomp, LaunchConfigurationsMessages.CommonTab_19, null);
+		fInputFileBrowse.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter() {
+			@Override
+			public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
+				String filePath = fInputFileLocationText.getText();
+				FileDialog dialog = new FileDialog(getShell(), SWT.OK);
+				filePath = dialog.open();
+				if (filePath != null) {
+					fInputFileLocationText.setText(filePath);
+				}
+			}
+		});
+		fInputVariables = createPushButton(bcomp, LaunchConfigurationsMessages.CommonTab_20, null);
+		fInputVariables.addSelectionListener(new SelectionListener() {
+			@Override
+			public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
+				StringVariableSelectionDialog dialog = new StringVariableSelectionDialog(getShell());
+				dialog.open();
+				String variable = dialog.getVariableExpression();
+				if (variable != null) {
+					fInputFileLocationText.insert(variable);
+				}
+			}
+
+			@Override
+			public void widgetDefaultSelected(SelectionEvent e) {
+			}
+		});
+
+		setInputFileEnabled(false);
+    }
     /**
      * Enables or disables the output capture widgets based on the the specified enablement
      * @param enable if the output capture widgets should be enabled or not
@@ -496,6 +591,14 @@ public class CommonTab extends AbstractLaunchConfigurationTab {
 	}
 	
 	/**
+	 * handles the input file  being selected
+	 */
+	private void handleInputFileButtonSelected() {
+		setInputFileEnabled(isInputFile());
+		updateLaunchConfigurationDialog();
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * Sets the widgets for specifying that a launch configuration is to be shared to the enable value
 	 * @param enable the enabled value for 
 	 */
@@ -504,6 +607,13 @@ public class CommonTab extends AbstractLaunchConfigurationTab {
 		fSharedLocationButton.setEnabled(enable);
 	}
 	
+	private void setInputFileEnabled(boolean enable) {
+		fInputFileLocationText.setEnabled(enable);
+		fInputFileBrowse.setEnabled(enable);
+		fInputWorkspaceBrowse.setEnabled(enable);
+		fInputVariables.setEnabled(enable);
+	}
+
 	private String getDefaultSharedConfigLocation(ILaunchConfiguration config) {
 		String path = IInternalDebugCoreConstants.EMPTY_STRING;
 		try {
@@ -531,6 +641,16 @@ public class CommonTab extends AbstractLaunchConfigurationTab {
 	}
 	
 	/**
+	 * if the input file button is selected, indicating that the launch will
+	 * take input file as stdin
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if the check button is selected, false otherwise
+	 */
+	private boolean isInputFile() {
+		return fInputFileCheckButton.getSelection();
+	}
+
+	/**
 	 * Handles the shared location button being selected
 	 */
 	private void handleSharedLocationButtonSelected() { 
@@ -594,17 +714,20 @@ public class CommonTab extends AbstractLaunchConfigurationTab {
      */
     private void updateConsoleOutput(ILaunchConfiguration configuration) {
         boolean outputToConsole = true;
+		String stdinFromFile = null;
         String outputFile = null;
         boolean append = false;
         
         try {
             outputToConsole = configuration.getAttribute(IDebugUIConstants.ATTR_CAPTURE_IN_CONSOLE, true);
+			stdinFromFile = configuration.getAttribute(IDebugUIConstants.ATTR_CAPTURE_STDIN_FILE, (String) null);
+
             outputFile = configuration.getAttribute(IDebugUIConstants.ATTR_CAPTURE_IN_FILE, (String)null);
             append = configuration.getAttribute(IDebugUIConstants.ATTR_APPEND_TO_FILE, false);
         } catch (CoreException e) {
         }
         
-        fConsoleOutput.setSelection(outputToConsole);
+		fConsoleOutput.setSelection(outputToConsole);
         fAppend.setSelection(append);
         boolean haveOutputFile= outputFile != null;
         if (haveOutputFile) {
@@ -612,6 +735,13 @@ public class CommonTab extends AbstractLaunchConfigurationTab {
         }
         fFileOutput.setSelection(haveOutputFile);
         enableOuputCaptureWidgets(haveOutputFile);
+
+		boolean haveInputFile = stdinFromFile != null;
+		if (haveInputFile) {
+			fInputFileLocationText.setText(stdinFromFile);
+		}
+		fInputFileCheckButton.setSelection(haveInputFile);
+		setInputFileEnabled(haveInputFile);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -797,7 +927,7 @@ public class CommonTab extends AbstractLaunchConfigurationTab {
 		setMessage(null);
 		setErrorMessage(null);
 		
-		return validateLocalShared() && validateRedirectFile() && validateEncoding();
+		return validateLocalShared() && validateRedirectFile() && validateEncoding() && validateStdinFile();
 	}
 	
     /**
@@ -850,6 +980,22 @@ public class CommonTab extends AbstractLaunchConfigurationTab {
 		return true;		
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * validates the stdin file location
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if the stdin file exists, false otherwise
+	 */
+	private boolean validateStdinFile() {
+		if (isInputFile()) {
+			int len = fInputFileLocationText.getText().trim().length();
+			if (len == 0) {
+				setErrorMessage(LaunchConfigurationsMessages.CommonTab_Invalid_stdin_file_location_15);
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	/* (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.eclipse.debug.ui.ILaunchConfigurationTab#setDefaults(org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy)
 	 */
@@ -875,10 +1021,15 @@ public class CommonTab extends AbstractLaunchConfigurationTab {
 		boolean captureOutput = false;
 		if (fConsoleOutput.getSelection()) {
 		    captureOutput = true;
-		    configuration.setAttribute(IDebugUIConstants.ATTR_CAPTURE_IN_CONSOLE, (String)null);
+			configuration.setAttribute(IDebugUIConstants.ATTR_CAPTURE_IN_CONSOLE, (String) null);
 		} else {
 		    configuration.setAttribute(IDebugUIConstants.ATTR_CAPTURE_IN_CONSOLE, false);
 		}
+		if (fInputFileCheckButton.getSelection()) {
+			configuration.setAttribute(IDebugUIConstants.ATTR_CAPTURE_STDIN_FILE, fInputFileLocationText.getText());
+		} else {
+			configuration.setAttribute(IDebugUIConstants.ATTR_CAPTURE_STDIN_FILE, (String) null);
+		}
 		if (fFileOutput.getSelection()) {
 		    captureOutput = true;
 		    String file = fFileText.getText();
diff --git a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/IDebugUIConstants.java b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/IDebugUIConstants.java
index 59913787e..48431b7a9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/IDebugUIConstants.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.debug.ui/ui/org/eclipse/debug/ui/IDebugUIConstants.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- *  Copyright (c) 2000, 2013 IBM Corporation and others.
+ *  Copyright (c) 2000, 2014 IBM Corporation and others.
  *  All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
  *  are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
  *  which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
@@ -961,10 +961,20 @@ public interface IDebugUIConstants {
 	public static final String ATTR_CAPTURE_IN_CONSOLE = PLUGIN_ID + ".ATTR_CONSOLE_OUTPUT_ON"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	
 	/**
-	 * Launch configuration attribute specifying a file name that console output should
-	 * be written to or <code>null</code> if none. Default value is <code>null</code>.
-	 * When specified, all output from the launched process will be written to the file.
-	 * The file name attribute may contain variables which will be resolved by the
+	 * Launch configuration boolean attribute specifying whether input for the
+	 * launched process will be captured from file. Default value is
+	 * <code>null</code>.
+	 * 
+	 * @since 3.11
+	 */
+	public static final String ATTR_CAPTURE_STDIN_FILE = PLUGIN_ID + ".ATTR_CAPTURE_STDIN_FILE"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+
+	/**
+	 * Launch configuration attribute specifying a file name that console output
+	 * should be written to or <code>null</code> if none. Default value is
+	 * <code>null</code>. When specified, all output from the launched process
+	 * will be written to the file. The file name attribute may contain
+	 * variables which will be resolved by the
 	 * {@link org.eclipse.core.variables.IStringVariableManager}.
 	 * 
 	 * @since 3.1