org.java.plugin.registry

Interface PluginFragment

All Superinterfaces:

Documentable<PluginFragment>, Identity, UniqueIdentity

public interface PluginFragment
extends UniqueIdentity, Documentable<PluginFragment>

Interface to get access to main information about plug-in fragment. This does not include information about libraries, extensions and extension points, defined in this fragment, such information is available as part of plug-in, to which this fragment contributes.

Plug-in fragment UID is a combination of plug-in fragment ID and version identifier that is unique within whole set of registered plug-ins and fragments.

Version:

$Id$

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
URL	getLocation()
MatchingRule	getMatchingRule()
String	getPluginId()
Version	getPluginVersion()
PluginRegistry	getRegistry()
String	getVendor()
Version	getVersion()
boolean	matches(PluginDescriptor descr) Checks is this fragment may contribute to given plug-in.

Methods inherited from interface org.java.plugin.registry.UniqueIdentity

getUniqueId

Methods inherited from interface org.java.plugin.registry.Identity

getId

Methods inherited from interface org.java.plugin.registry.Documentable

getDocsPath, getDocumentation

Method Detail

getVendor

String getVendor()

Returns:

vendor as specified in manifest file or empty string

getVersion

Version getVersion()

Returns:

plug-in fragment version identifier as specified in manifest file

getPluginId

String getPluginId()

Returns:

ID of plug-in to which this fragment may contribute

getPluginVersion

Version getPluginVersion()

Returns:

version identifier of plug-in to which this fragment may contribute or null if no version specified in manifest

getRegistry

PluginRegistry getRegistry()

Returns:

plug-ins registry

matches

boolean matches(PluginDescriptor descr)

Checks is this fragment may contribute to given plug-in.

Parameters:

descr - plug-in descriptor

Returns:

true if this fragment may contribute to given plug-in

getMatchingRule

MatchingRule getMatchingRule()

Returns:

the match rule as it specified in manifest

getLocation

URL getLocation()

Returns:

location from which this fragment was registered