javatools.util
Class PluginLoader

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--javatools.util.PluginLoader

public class PluginLoader

extends java.lang.Object

Wow loads a list of plugins!

Constructor Summary

PluginLoader(java.util.Properties props)
Loads plugins from a properties object.

Method Summary

java.util.List	loadClasses(java.lang.String propertyName) Loads the classes and returns them as a list.
java.util.List	loadInstances(java.lang.String propertyName) Returns instances of classes contained in a property object.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PluginLoader

public PluginLoader(java.util.Properties props)

Loads plugins from a properties object.

Parameters:

props - The properties object to use. Each property must contains a list of classes, separated by a comma, a space or a TAB.

Method Detail

loadClasses

public java.util.List loadClasses(java.lang.String propertyName)
                           throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Loads the classes and returns them as a list.

Parameters:

propertyName - The property key to use.

Returns:

The list of classes.

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If a class cannot be found.

loadInstances

public java.util.List loadInstances(java.lang.String propertyName)
                             throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException,
                                    java.lang.IllegalAccessException,
                                    java.lang.InstantiationException

Returns instances of classes contained in a property object.

Parameters:

propertyName - The property to use to get classes from.

Returns:

The list of instance of these classes.

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - If a class cannot be found.

java.lang.IllegalAccessException - If an illegal access has been made.

java.lang.InstantiationException - If the class cannot be instantiated.