title: How to make an Eclipse plug-in to run standalone application
body: <p>I'd like to create an eclipse plug-in that, when activated (via some extra menu or context menu) starts a standalone java application that was downloaded as part of the plug-in package. I am new to eclipse plug-in development, so I'm not quite sure what I would need to do to achieve this. </p>
  
  <p>Would it be possible to include the standalone application's files within the source of the plugin and have the plugin run shell code to execute the application?</p>