org.biolegato.core.plugins
Class PluginWrapper

java.lang.Object
  org.biolegato.core.plugins.PluginWrapper

public class PluginWrapper
extends java.lang.Object

This class is used to wrap plugins.

Author:

Graham Alvare, Brian Fristensky

Constructor Summary

PluginWrapper(java.lang.String pluginName, java.lang.Class<?> pluginClass)
Creates a new instance of the plugin wrapper class.

Method Summary

java.lang.Object	create() Creates a new object the plugin class.
java.lang.Object	create(java.lang.Class[] classes, java.lang.Object[] data) Creates a new object the plugin class.
java.lang.String	getName() Returns the class's name.
boolean	isA(java.lang.Class<?> test) Used to test instanceof for plugin.
java.lang.Object	smethod(java.lang.String name) Invokes a static method from the plugin.
java.lang.Object	smethod(java.lang.String name, java.lang.Class[] classes, java.lang.Object[] parameters) Invokes a static method from the plugin

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PluginWrapper

public PluginWrapper(java.lang.String pluginName,
                     java.lang.Class<?> pluginClass)

Creates a new instance of the plugin wrapper class.

Parameters:

pluginName - the name of the plugin

pluginClass - the instance of the plugin

Method Detail

create

public java.lang.Object create()

Creates a new object the plugin class. Alias for create(new Class[]{}, new Object[]{});

Returns:

the instance of the object of the type of plugin

create

public java.lang.Object create(java.lang.Class[] classes,
                               java.lang.Object[] data)

Creates a new object the plugin class.

Parameters:

classes - the class types to use when searching for the constructor

data - the data to pass to the plugin's class constructor

Returns:

the instance of the object of the type of plugin

smethod

public java.lang.Object smethod(java.lang.String name)

Invokes a static method from the plugin. Alias for: smethod(name, new Class[]{}, new Object[]{});

Parameters:

name - the name of the method

Returns:

the result of the method

smethod

public java.lang.Object smethod(java.lang.String name,
                                java.lang.Class[] classes,
                                java.lang.Object[] parameters)

Invokes a static method from the plugin

Parameters:

name - the name of the method

classes - the classes for the parameters

parameters - the parameters to use

Returns:

the result of the method

isA

public boolean isA(java.lang.Class<?> test)

Used to test instanceof for plugin.

Parameters:

test - the class to test instanciation of

Returns:

the result of the test

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns the class's name.

Returns:

the name of the plugin