jaige.util
Class PluginLoader

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.ClassLoader
      jaige.util.PluginLoader

public class PluginLoader
extends java.lang.ClassLoader

Title:

Description:

Copyright: Copyright (c) 2004

Company:

Version:

1.0

Author:

Rob Taft

Method Summary

static <T> java.lang.Class<T>[]	getPluginClasses(java.lang.Class<T> baseClass) Searches for classes that extend the base class, and returns them.
static <T> java.util.List<T>	getPlugins(java.lang.Class<T> baseClass) Searches for classes that extend the base class, and attempts to construct an instance of each class found.
static void	loadPlugins()
static boolean	setPluginDirctory(java.lang.String directory)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.ClassLoader

clearAssertionStatus, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, defineClass, definePackage, findClass, findLibrary, findLoadedClass, findResource, findResources, findSystemClass, getPackage, getPackages, getParent, getResource, getResourceAsStream, getResources, getSystemClassLoader, getSystemResource, getSystemResourceAsStream, getSystemResources, loadClass, loadClass, resolveClass, setClassAssertionStatus, setDefaultAssertionStatus, setPackageAssertionStatus, setSigners

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

setPluginDirctory

public static boolean setPluginDirctory(java.lang.String directory)

getPluginClasses

public static <T> java.lang.Class<T>[] getPluginClasses(java.lang.Class<T> baseClass)

Searches for classes that extend the base class, and returns them.

Parameters:

baseClass - Class The parent class or interface of the classes we wish to find.

Returns:

Class[] Classes that implement the base class.

getPlugins

public static <T> java.util.List<T> getPlugins(java.lang.Class<T> baseClass)

Searches for classes that extend the base class, and attempts to construct an instance of each class found.

Parameters:

baseClass - Class The parent class or interface of the classes we wish to find.

Returns:

Object[] Instances of each base class.

loadPlugins

public static void loadPlugins()