This plug-in provides a core engine and user interface to allow students or other users to package and submit their projects easily from within Eclipse to an automated grading system or file collection server.

The key features of this plug-in include:

• Built-in support for http, https, ftp, mailto, and file protocols
• Built-in support for ZIP and JAR archiving
• Additional protocols/packagers can be added via extension points
• Hierarchical tree of submission targets configured by an easy-to-understand XML file
• File-pattern-based inclusion and exclusion of files in submissions
• File-pattern-based specification of required files in submissions