org.java.plugin.standard

Class StandardPluginLocation

java.lang.Object

org.java.plugin.standard.StandardPluginLocation

All Implemented Interfaces:

PluginManager.PluginLocation

public class StandardPluginLocation
extends Object
implements PluginManager.PluginLocation

A standard implementation of plug-in location interface. It may be used to create plug-in locations from JAR or ZIP files of plug-in folders, or from any URL pointers.

Inspired by Per Cederberg.

Version:

$Id$

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
StandardPluginLocation(File file, String manifestPath) Creates a new plug-in location from a jar or a zip file or a folder.
StandardPluginLocation(URL aContext, URL aManifest) Creates a new plug-in location from a given context an manifest URL's.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static PluginManager.PluginLocation	create(File file) Creates plug-in location from a given file and checks that all required resources are available.
URL	getContextLocation()
URL	getManifestLocation()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

StandardPluginLocation

public StandardPluginLocation(URL aContext,
                              URL aManifest)

Creates a new plug-in location from a given context an manifest URL's.

Parameters:

aContext - plug-in context URL

aManifest - plug-in manifest URL

StandardPluginLocation

public StandardPluginLocation(File file,
                              String manifestPath)
                       throws MalformedURLException

Creates a new plug-in location from a jar or a zip file or a folder. This plug-in manifest file path specified is relative to the root directory of the jar or zip file or given folder.

Parameters:

file - the plug-in zip file or plug-in folder

manifestPath - the relative manifest path

Throws:

MalformedURLException - if the plug-in URL's couldn't be created

Method Detail

create

public static PluginManager.PluginLocation create(File file)
                                           throws MalformedURLException

Creates plug-in location from a given file and checks that all required resources are available. Before creating location object, this method probes given ZIP file of folder for presence of any of the following files:

• /plugin.xml
• /plugin-fragment.xml
• /META-INF/plugin.xml
• /META-INF/plugin-fragment.xml

If any of those files present, a new plug-in location object created and returned.

Parameters:

file - plug-in JAR or ZIP file or plug-in folder

Returns:

created new plug-in location or null if given file doesn't points to a valid plug-in file or folder

Throws:

MalformedURLException - if the plug-in URL's couldn't be created

getManifestLocation

public URL getManifestLocation()

Specified by:

getManifestLocation in interface PluginManager.PluginLocation

Returns:

location of plug-in manifest

See Also:

PluginManager.PluginLocation.getManifestLocation()

getContextLocation

public URL getContextLocation()

Specified by:

getContextLocation in interface PluginManager.PluginLocation

Returns:

location of plug-in context ("home")

See Also:

PluginManager.PluginLocation.getContextLocation()

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object

See Also:

Object.toString()