org.xmlBlaster.util.plugin
Interface I_PluginManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

PluginManagerBase

public interface I_PluginManager

A managare that loads plugins.

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2004-11-24 20:15:11 +0000 (Wed, 24 Nov 2004) $

Author:

Peter Antman

Method Summary

java.lang.String	createPluginPropertyKey(java.lang.String type, java.lang.String version)
java.lang.String	getDefaultPluginName(java.lang.String type, java.lang.String version)
java.lang.String	getName()
I_Plugin	getPluginObject(java.lang.String type, java.lang.String version) Return a specific plugin.

Method Detail

getPluginObject

public I_Plugin getPluginObject(java.lang.String type,
                                java.lang.String version)
                         throws XmlBlasterException

Return a specific plugin.

Returns:

I_Plugin The plugin which is suitable to handle the request.

Throws:

XmlBlasterException - Thrown if no suitable plugin has been found.

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Returns:

The name of the property in xmlBlaster.property, e.g. "Security.Server.Plugin" for "Security.Server.Plugin[simple][1.0]"

createPluginPropertyKey

public java.lang.String createPluginPropertyKey(java.lang.String type,
                                                java.lang.String version)

Returns:

e.g. "Security.Server.Plugin[simple][1.0]"

getDefaultPluginName

public java.lang.String getDefaultPluginName(java.lang.String type,
                                             java.lang.String version)

Returns:

The name of the property in xmlBlaster.property, e.g. "Security.Server.Plugin" for "Security.Server.Plugin[simple][1.0]"