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| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginClassLoader.java | 2 |
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@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ It's very simple to add pf4j in your application: In above code, I created a **DefaultPluginManager** (it's the default implementation for **PluginManager** interface) that loads and starts all active(resolved) plugins. Each available plugin is loaded using a different java class loader, **PluginClassLoader**. -The **PluginClassLoader** contains only classes found in **PluginClasspath** (default _classes_ and _lib_ folders) of plugin and runtime classes and libraries of the required/dependent plugins. +The **PluginClassLoader** contains only classes found in **PluginClasspath** (default _classes_ and _lib_ folders) of plugin and runtime classes and libraries of the required/dependent plugins. +This class loader is a Parent Last ClassLoader - it loads the classes from the plugin's jars before delegating to the parent class loader. The plugins are stored in a folder. You can specify the plugins folder in the constructor of DefaultPluginManager. If the plugins folder is not specified than the location is returned by `System.getProperty("pf4j.pluginsDir", "plugins")`. diff --git a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginClassLoader.java b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginClassLoader.java index 8167565..efa759c 100644 --- a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginClassLoader.java +++ b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginClassLoader.java @@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import java.util.List; /** * One instance of this class should be created by plugin manager for every available plug-in. + * This class loader is a Parent Last ClassLoader - it loads the classes from the plugin's jars before delegating + * to the parent class loader. * * @author Decebal Suiu */ |