org.biolegato.main
Class PluginLoader

java.lang.Object
  org.biolegato.main.PluginLoader

public class PluginLoader
extends java.lang.Object

This class is used to handle plugins.

Author:

Graham Alvare, Brian Fristensky

Constructor Summary

PluginLoader()

Method Summary

static void	loadClass(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,PluginWrapper> pluginHash, java.net.URL url, java.lang.String name) Loads a class and its subclasses for a given url.
static void	loadJar(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,PluginWrapper> pluginHash, java.io.File file) Loads all plugin classes within a jar file.
static void	loadPlugins(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,PluginWrapper> pluginHash, java.lang.String directory) Loads an the plugins into BioLegato.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PluginLoader

public PluginLoader()

Method Detail

loadPlugins

public static void loadPlugins(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,PluginWrapper> pluginHash,
                               java.lang.String directory)

Loads an the plugins into BioLegato.

Parameters:

directory - the directory to load the plugins from

loadJar

public static void loadJar(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,PluginWrapper> pluginHash,
                           java.io.File file)
                    throws java.io.IOException

Loads all plugin classes within a jar file.

Parameters:

file - the jar file to read classes from.

Throws:

java.io.IOException

loadClass

public static void loadClass(java.util.Map<java.lang.String,PluginWrapper> pluginHash,
                             java.net.URL url,
                             java.lang.String name)

Loads a class and its subclasses for a given url.

Parameters:

url - the url to load the classes in

name - the name of the class to load

file - the file that contains the classes