Package com.atlassian.plugin.loaders

Class ClassPathPluginLoader

java.lang.Object

com.atlassian.plugin.loaders.ClassPathPluginLoader

All Implemented Interfaces:

PluginLoader

public class ClassPathPluginLoader
extends Object
implements PluginLoader

Loads plugins from the classpath

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ClassPathPluginLoader()
ClassPathPluginLoader(String fileNameToLoad)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
ModuleDescriptor<?>	createModule(Plugin plugin, Element module, ModuleDescriptorFactory moduleDescriptorFactory)	If this loader is capable of loading a plugin of the type passed, attempt to create a module descriptor.
boolean	isDynamicPluginLoader()
Iterable<Plugin>	loadAllPlugins(ModuleDescriptorFactory moduleDescriptorFactory)	Loads all plugins that can be installed in the plugin system.
Iterable<Plugin>	loadFoundPlugins(ModuleDescriptorFactory moduleDescriptorFactory)	Load all newly found plugins that can be installed in the plugin system.
void	removePlugin(Plugin plugin)	Remove a specific plugin
boolean	supportsAddition()
boolean	supportsRemoval()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

ClassPathPluginLoader

public ClassPathPluginLoader()

ClassPathPluginLoader

public ClassPathPluginLoader(String fileNameToLoad)

Method Details

loadAllPlugins

public Iterable<Plugin> loadAllPlugins(ModuleDescriptorFactory moduleDescriptorFactory)

Description copied from interface: PluginLoader

Loads all plugins that can be installed in the plugin system.

Specified by:

loadAllPlugins in interface PluginLoader

Parameters:

moduleDescriptorFactory - the factory for module descriptors

Returns:

the list of found plugins, may be empty

supportsRemoval

public boolean supportsRemoval()

Specified by:

supportsRemoval in interface PluginLoader

Returns:

true if this PluginLoader tracks whether or not plugins are removed from it.

supportsAddition

public boolean supportsAddition()

Specified by:

supportsAddition in interface PluginLoader

Returns:

true if this PluginLoader tracks whether or not plugins are added to it.

isDynamicPluginLoader

public boolean isDynamicPluginLoader()

Specified by:

isDynamicPluginLoader in interface PluginLoader

Returns:

true if this plugin loader can load plugins dynamically

createModule

public ModuleDescriptor<?> createModule(Plugin plugin,
 Element module,
 ModuleDescriptorFactory moduleDescriptorFactory)

Description copied from interface: PluginLoader

If this loader is capable of loading a plugin of the type passed, attempt to create a module descriptor. Add that module descriptor to the plugin.

If capable, always return a ModuleDescriptor, even if it indicates a failure case. Caller is responsible for handling exceptional ModuleDescriptor.

Specified by:

createModule in interface PluginLoader

Parameters:

plugin - that the module will be added to

module - to create

moduleDescriptorFactory - basic factory, may be overridden

Returns:

null if incapable of creating

loadFoundPlugins

public Iterable<Plugin> loadFoundPlugins(ModuleDescriptorFactory moduleDescriptorFactory)

Description copied from interface: PluginLoader

Load all newly found plugins that can be installed in the plugin system. Only plugins not previously loaded will be added.

Specified by:

loadFoundPlugins in interface PluginLoader

Parameters:

moduleDescriptorFactory - the factory for module descriptors

Returns:

a list of newly discovered plugins since the last time plugins were loaded

removePlugin

public void removePlugin(Plugin plugin)

Description copied from interface: PluginLoader

Remove a specific plugin

Specified by:

removePlugin in interface PluginLoader