sharpster.common
Class PluginManager

java.lang.Object
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  +--sharpster.common.PluginManager

Direct Known Subclasses:

DaemonPluginManager, LocalPluginManager

public class PluginManager

extends java.lang.Object

Field Summary

protected java.util.LinkedList

plugins A list holding all loaded plugins

Constructor Summary

PluginManager()
Constructor

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getPluginDescription(java.lang.String name) Returns a description about the given plug-in name.
sharpster.common.PartOfFilePlugin	getPluginFromName(java.lang.String pluginName) Returns a plug-in object given a specific plug-in name
java.lang.String[]	getPluginNames() Returns an array of available plug-in names.
boolean	loadPlugins(java.lang.String directory) Loads all plug-ins from the given directory (Loads all classes ending with Plugin.class).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

plugins

protected java.util.LinkedList plugins

A list holding all loaded plugins

Constructor Detail

PluginManager

public PluginManager()

Constructor

Method Detail

loadPlugins

public boolean loadPlugins(java.lang.String directory)

Loads all plug-ins from the given directory (Loads all classes ending with Plugin.class).

getPluginNames

public java.lang.String[] getPluginNames()

Returns an array of available plug-in names.

getPluginFromName

public sharpster.common.PartOfFilePlugin getPluginFromName(java.lang.String pluginName)

Returns a plug-in object given a specific plug-in name

getPluginDescription

public java.lang.String getPluginDescription(java.lang.String name)

Returns a description about the given plug-in name.