Interface IPluginDescriptor<T extends PropCnr>

Method Details

• getID

  String getID()

  Gets the ID of the plug-in, e.g. "com.iizigo.db".

  Returns:

  Predefined descriptors such as Images, Panels, etc, return null.

• getServerID

  String getServerID()

  Gets the ID of the plug-in, e.g. "com.iizix.db".

  Returns:

  Predefined descriptors such as Images, Panels, etc, return null.

• getDescription

  String getDescription()

  Gets the description of the plug-in.

  Returns:

  The description.

• getPropertiesURL

  URL getPropertiesURL()

  Gets the properties file URL for "properties.xml".

  Returns:

  The URL for the properties file.

• getClassLoader

  ClassLoader getClassLoader()

  Gets the class loader to use for loading properties classes.

  Returns:

  A class loader or null to use the default class loader.

• getModuleDirectory

  String getModuleDirectory()

  Gets the directory name in Module projects.

  Returns:

  The module directory name.

• getModuleFileExtension

  String getModuleFileExtension()

  Gets the file extension.

  Returns:

  The file extension used in Module projects, null for all.

• getPropertyClass

  Class<T> getPropertyClass()

  Gets the property class for files.

  Returns:

  The main property class used, null if there are multiple ones, in which case the getPropertyClasses() method must be used.

• getPropertyClasses

  Class<T>[] getPropertyClasses()

  Gets all the possible property class for files in case there is more than one.

  Returns:

  The main property class used.

• getClasspathEntries

  List<URL> getClasspathEntries()

  Gets the URL's to the required classpath entries when running in the Server. This method is also called from the Designer, and the reply should include a representation of the same libraries or paths.

  Returns:

  A list of the classpath entries, or null for no special processing.

• classpathEntriesFromClasses

  static List<URL> classpathEntriesFromClasses(Class<?>... classes)

  Default implementation of getClasspathEntries() that can be used, but should be cached into a variable to avoid calculation.

  Parameters:

  classes - A list of classes where to grab URL's and check the classpath. Use a class from every bundle or Jar to get all URL's.

  Returns:

  A list of URL's without duplicates, in the ordering of the classes.