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@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Also, PF4J can be used in web applications. For my web applications when I want Components ------------------- - **Plugin** is the base class for all plugins types. Each plugin is loaded into a separate class loader to avoid conflicts. -- **PluginManager** is used for all aspects of plugins management (loading, starting, stopping). You can use a built-in implementation as `DefaultPluginManager`, `JarPluginManager` or you can implement a custom plugin manager starting from `AbstractPluginManager` (implement only factory methods). +- **PluginManager** is used for all aspects of plugins management (loading, starting, stopping). You can use a built-in implementation as `JarPluginManager`, `ZipPluginManager`, `DefaultPluginManager` (it's a `JarPluginManager` + `ZipPluginManager`) or you can implement a custom plugin manager starting from `AbstractPluginManager` (implement only factory methods). - **PluginLoader** loads all information (classes) needed by a plugin. - **ExtensionPoint** is a point in the application where custom code can be invoked. It's a java interface marker. Any java interface or abstract class can be marked as an extension point (implements `ExtensionPoint` interface). @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Create an extension using `@Extension` annotation: ```java @Extension -public static class WelcomeGreeting implements Greeting { +public class WelcomeGreeting implements Greeting { public String getGreeting() { return "Welcome"; @@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ Plugin-Provider: Decebal Suiu Plugin-Version: 0.0.1 ``` -In above manifest I described a plugin with id `welcome-plugin` (mandatory), with class `org.pf4j.demo.welcome.WelcomePlugin` (optional), with version `0.0.1` (mandatory) and with dependencies -to plugins `x, y, z` (optional). +In above manifest I described a plugin with id `welcome-plugin` (mandatory attribute), with class `org.pf4j.demo.welcome.WelcomePlugin` (optional attribute), with version `0.0.1` (mandatory attribute) and with dependencies +to plugins `x, y, z` (optional attribute). Now you can play with plugins and extensions in your code: @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args) { ... // create the plugin manager - PluginManager pluginManager = new DefaultPluginManager(); // or "new JarPluginManager()" + PluginManager pluginManager = new JarPluginManager(); // or "new ZipPluginManager() / new DefaultPluginManager()" // start and load all plugins of application pluginManager.loadPlugins(); |