pf4j/pf4j/src/main/java/org/pf4j/Plugin.java

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package org.pf4j;

import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * This class will be extended by all plugins and
 * serve as the common class between a plugin and the application.
 *
 * @author Decebal Suiu
 */
public class Plugin {

    /**
     * Makes logging service available for descending classes.
     */
    protected final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());

    /**
     * Wrapper of the plugin.
     */
    protected PluginWrapper wrapper;

    /**
     * Constructor to be used by plugin manager for plugin instantiation.
     * Your plugins have to provide constructor with this exact signature to
     * be successfully loaded by manager.
     */
    public Plugin(final PluginWrapper wrapper) {
        if (wrapper == null) {
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Wrapper cannot be null");
        }

        this.wrapper = wrapper;
    }

    /**
     * Retrieves the wrapper of this plug-in.
     */
    public final PluginWrapper getWrapper() {
        return wrapper;
    }

    /**
     * This method is called by the application when the plugin is started.
     * See {@link PluginManager#startPlugin(String)}.
     */
    public void start() {
    }

    /**
     * This method is called by the application when the plugin is stopped.
     * See {@link PluginManager#stopPlugin(String)}.
     */
    public void stop() {
    }

    /**
     * This method is called by the application when the plugin is deleted.
     * See {@link PluginManager#deletePlugin(String)}.
     */
    public void delete() {
    }

}