Mule IDE 1.4.3 provides an integrated environment for developing 1.4.x Mule applications in Eclipse.  Your feedback is welcome.

Installing Mule IDE 1.4.3

1. Install a current version of Eclipse IDE that includes the Java development environment. You can download an Eclipse distribution here. Mule IDE has been tested with the Europa (3.3) version of Eclipse IDE for Java Developers using a Java 5 JRE.
2. Have a look at the Eclipse tips in Working with an IDE for installing and setting up Eclipse.
3. Mule IDE requires the Eclipse EMF Core plugins.  The standard Eclipse IDE for Java Developers and Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers distributions will include the necessary EMF support.  If you need to add EMF to your Eclipse installation, you can use Help -> Software Updates -> Find and Install... to download the EMF framework from the Europa Discovery Site, or you can go to directly to the Eclipse Modeling Framework download page.
4. Start Eclipse.
5. Go to the menu Help -> Software Updates -> Find and Install...
6. Select the option "Search for new features and install". Click the Next button.
7. Click the New Remote Site button.
8. This opens a dialog. In the top field enter MuleIDE, and in the bottom field add this Url http://dist.muleforge.org/mule-ide/updates/. Click OK.
9. Click the Finish Button and follow the onscreen prompts. This will install the MuleIDE plugins.

Examples

Mule IDE's New Project Wizard allows you to easily create Eclipse projects based on the sample projects shipped with the full Mule distribution.  The following examples provide a great way to start working with Mule projects in Eclipse.

Hello Example - Describes creating and running the Hello Example project in Eclipse.

Error Handler Example - Describes creating and running the Error Handler Example project in Eclipse.

Release Notes

More information about this release can be found here.