# ervandew/eclim

Expose eclipse features inside of vim.

Repository: https://github.com/ervandew/eclim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/eclim
Homepage: http://eclim.org
Language: Java
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Archived: true
Last push: 2024-08-03T20:46:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6108, "days_push": 760, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1036, forks 122 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:19.359520+00:00)

## What it is
Eclim brings Eclipse IDE functionality (code completion, validation, navigation) into the Vim editor via a Java-based server. The project reached end of life in August 2024, as LSP implementations have made it unnecessary.

## Use cases
- use Eclipse code completion inside Vim
- run Eclipse Java validation from Vim
- navigate Java projects in Vim with Eclipse indexing
- edit Java in Vim without leaving the editor
- integrate Eclipse build features with Vim workflows

## When to choose
- you are locked into a legacy Vim + Eclipse setup and cannot migrate
- you need Eclipse-specific project tooling inside Vim on an old codebase

## When to avoid
- starting a new project - use an LSP-based setup like vim-lsp or coc.nvim instead
- you want actively maintained software with support
- you use editors other than Vim without a dedicated client

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: abandoned
- function: editor, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: jvm, cross-platform
- tags: eclipse, vim-plugin, ide-integration, end-of-life, vim

## Member repositories
- ervandew/eclim (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:19.359520+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:04:39.719736+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ervandew/eclim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:19.359520+00:00, sha e19717b4aec2)
  - homepage: http://eclim.org (fetched 2026-08-29T13:05:23.260927+00:00, sha 244b9e132b3b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.