net.sourceforge.fluxion.pussycat.util
Class PluginManager

java.lang.Object
  net.sourceforge.fluxion.pussycat.util.PluginManager

public class PluginManager
extends java.lang.Object

Class to manage any plugins available - modified for use in the ComparaGRID project

Author:

Rob Davey

Constructor Summary

PluginManager()
Default constructor for the PluginManager object

PluginManager(java.lang.String path)
Constructs a new PluginManager with respect to a given path of plugins

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getMainClass(JarPlugin jp) Gets the main class of a JarPlugin
void	getMethods(JarPlugin jp) Gets all the methods held in the main class of the JarPlugin
java.lang.Object	getObject(JarPlugin jp) Instantiates a JarPlugin as an Object
java.util.Set<JarPlugin>	getPlugins() Returns all found JarPlugins
java.util.ArrayList	getPluginsNamesAsList() Returns the names of all found JarPlugins as an ArrayList
void	runSelectedPlugin(java.net.URL url, java.lang.String method, java.lang.String[] newArgs) Invokes the selected plugin's main class

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PluginManager

public PluginManager()

Default constructor for the PluginManager object

PluginManager

public PluginManager(java.lang.String path)

Constructs a new PluginManager with respect to a given path of plugins

Parameters:

path - Description of the Parameter

Method Detail

getPluginsNamesAsList

public java.util.ArrayList getPluginsNamesAsList()

Returns the names of all found JarPlugins as an ArrayList

Returns:

The pluginsNamesAsList value

getPlugins

public java.util.Set<JarPlugin> getPlugins()

Returns all found JarPlugins

Returns:

The plugins value

getMethods

public void getMethods(JarPlugin jp)

Gets all the methods held in the main class of the JarPlugin

Parameters:

jp - Description of the Parameter

getMainClass

public java.lang.String getMainClass(JarPlugin jp)

Gets the main class of a JarPlugin

Parameters:

jp - Description of the Parameter

Returns:

The mainClass value

getObject

public java.lang.Object getObject(JarPlugin jp)
                           throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException,
                                  java.lang.InstantiationException,
                                  java.lang.IllegalAccessException

Instantiates a JarPlugin as an Object

Parameters:

jp - Description of the Parameter

Returns:

The object value

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - Description of the Exception

java.lang.InstantiationException - Description of the Exception

java.lang.IllegalAccessException - Description of the Exception

runSelectedPlugin

public void runSelectedPlugin(java.net.URL url,
                              java.lang.String method,
                              java.lang.String[] newArgs)

Invokes the selected plugin's main class

Parameters:

url - Description of the Parameter

method - Description of the Parameter

newArgs - Description of the Parameter