Package org.bukkit.plugin

Interface PluginLoader

All Known Implementing Classes:

JavaPluginLoader

public interface PluginLoader

Represents a plugin loader, which handles direct access to specific types of plugins

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
@NotNull Map<Class<? extends Event>,Set<RegisteredListener>>	createRegisteredListeners(@NotNull Listener listener, @NotNull Plugin plugin)	Creates and returns registered listeners for the event classes used in this listener
void	disablePlugin(@NotNull Plugin plugin)	Disables the specified plugin
void	enablePlugin(@NotNull Plugin plugin)	Enables the specified plugin
@NotNull PluginDescriptionFile	getPluginDescription(@NotNull File file)	Loads a PluginDescriptionFile from the specified file
@NotNull Pattern[]	getPluginFileFilters()	Returns a list of all filename filters expected by this PluginLoader
@NotNull Plugin	loadPlugin(@NotNull File file)	Loads the plugin contained in the specified file

Method Detail

loadPlugin

@NotNull
@NotNull Plugin loadPlugin(@NotNull
                           @NotNull File file)
                    throws InvalidPluginException,
                           UnknownDependencyException

Loads the plugin contained in the specified file

Parameters:

file - File to attempt to load

Returns:

Plugin that was contained in the specified file, or null if unsuccessful

Throws:

InvalidPluginException - Thrown when the specified file is not a plugin

UnknownDependencyException - If a required dependency could not be found

getPluginDescription

@NotNull
@NotNull PluginDescriptionFile getPluginDescription(@NotNull
                                                    @NotNull File file)
                                             throws InvalidDescriptionException

Loads a PluginDescriptionFile from the specified file

Parameters:

file - File to attempt to load from

Returns:

A new PluginDescriptionFile loaded from the plugin.yml in the specified file

Throws:

InvalidDescriptionException - If the plugin description file could not be created

getPluginFileFilters

@NotNull
@NotNull Pattern[] getPluginFileFilters()

Returns a list of all filename filters expected by this PluginLoader

Returns:

The filters

createRegisteredListeners

@NotNull
@NotNull Map<Class<? extends Event>,Set<RegisteredListener>> createRegisteredListeners(@NotNull
                                                                                       @NotNull Listener listener,
                                                                                       @NotNull
                                                                                       @NotNull Plugin plugin)

Creates and returns registered listeners for the event classes used in this listener

Parameters:

listener - The object that will handle the eventual call back

plugin - The plugin to use when creating registered listeners

Returns:

The registered listeners.

enablePlugin

void enablePlugin(@NotNull
                  @NotNull Plugin plugin)

Enables the specified plugin

Attempting to enable a plugin that is already enabled will have no effect

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin to enable

disablePlugin

void disablePlugin(@NotNull
                   @NotNull Plugin plugin)

Disables the specified plugin

Attempting to disable a plugin that is not enabled will have no effect

Parameters:

plugin - Plugin to disable