jas2.util.pluginmanager

Class PluginManager

java.lang.Object

jas2.util.pluginmanager.PluginManager

public class PluginManager
extends java.lang.Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
PluginManager(java.lang.String system, java.lang.String user) The plugin manager class is used to manage all of the plugins in jas.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	getReadPluginXMLOK()
java.lang.String	getSystemDirectory() This method will return either of the two possible install directory paths.
java.lang.String	getUserDirectory()
void	initializePluginList() This method is called when the plugin manager menu item is selected.
void	setPluginLoadedAtStart(java.lang.String pluginname, java.lang.String version, java.lang.String path, java.lang.String file) Called when a plugin is loaded at startup
void	showPluginManager(java.awt.Frame frame)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

PluginManager

public PluginManager(java.lang.String system,
                     java.lang.String user)

The plugin manager class is used to manage all of the plugins in jas. The pluginmanagerui, installpluginsui and updatepluginsui classes receive and report their information from this class.

Method Detail

getSystemDirectory

public java.lang.String getSystemDirectory()

This method will return either of the two possible install directory paths. If the argument is true then the system path will be returned, if false then the user path will be returned.

getUserDirectory

public java.lang.String getUserDirectory()

setPluginLoadedAtStart

public void setPluginLoadedAtStart(java.lang.String pluginname,
                                   java.lang.String version,
                                   java.lang.String path,
                                   java.lang.String file)

Called when a plugin is loaded at startup

initializePluginList

public void initializePluginList()

This method is called when the plugin manager menu item is selected. It reads the known jas plugin informattion from the jasplugin.xml file and adds them to the available plugins list. Finally if calls the checkLoadedAtStart method set those plugins as loaded. Returns true if plugin xml file was previously read and ok or if first time read is ok. Returns false otherwise and an error message is displayed.

getReadPluginXMLOK

public boolean getReadPluginXMLOK()

showPluginManager

public void showPluginManager(java.awt.Frame frame)