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/*
 * Copyright 2012 Decebal Suiu
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this work except in compliance with
 * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License in the LICENSE file, or at:
 * 
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
 * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
 * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
 */
package org.pf4j;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Provides the functionality for plugin management such as load,
 * start and stop the plugins.
 *
 * @author Decebal Suiu
 */
public interface PluginManager {

    /**
     * Retrieves all plugins.
     */
    public List<Plugin> getPlugins();

    /**
     * Load plugins.
     */
    public void loadPlugins();

    /**
     * Start all active plugins.
     */
    public void startPlugins();

    /**
     * Stop all active plugins.
     */
    public void stopPlugins();

	public PluginClassLoader getPluginClassLoader(String pluginId);

	public <T> List<ExtensionWrapper<T>> getExtensions(Class<T> type);
	
}