org.liquidsite.app.plugin
Class PluginLoader

java.lang.Object
  org.liquidsite.app.plugin.PluginLoader

public class PluginLoader

extends java.lang.Object

A plugin loader and manager. This class handles the initialization and loading of the application plugins.

Constructor Summary

PluginLoader()

Method Summary

void	shutdown() Shuts down the plugin loader and deinitializes all loaded plugins.
void	startup(java.io.File dir) Initializes the plugin loader.

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

startup

public void startup(java.io.File dir)
             throws PluginException

Initializes the plugin loader. All the plugins found in the specified directory will automatically be loaded and initialized.

Parameters:

dir - the plugin directory

Throws:

PluginException - if some plugin failed to load or initialize correctly

shutdown

public void shutdown()

Shuts down the plugin loader and deinitializes all loaded plugins.