FlowArg/PluginLoaderAPI

A simple API for loading plugins on any java application.

PluginLoaderAPI

How to se

First, declare all plugin loaders you need:

public class Main
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        final PluginLoader testPluginLoader = new PluginLoader("Test", new File(".", "plugins"), Main.class);
        final PluginLoader anotherPluginLoader = new PluginLoader("Another", new File(".", "plugins/another"), Main.class, new APIImplementation());
    }
}

First parameter : the name of the plugin loader (ex: Test)r. Second parameter : the directory of plugins to load (ex: "./plugins"). Third parameter : the declaring class of plugin loader (ex: Main.class). API parameter: the provided api to provide to plugins loaded by this plugin loader.

Next, register all plugins loader :

public class Main
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        final PluginLoader testPluginLoader = new PluginLoader("Test", new File(".", "plugins"), Main.class);
        final PluginLoader anotherPluginLoader = new PluginLoader("Another", new File(".", "plugins/another"), Main.class, new APIImplementation());

        PluginLoaderAPI.registerPluginLoader(testPluginLoader).complete();
        PluginLoaderAPI.registerPluginLoader(anotherPluginLoader).complete();
    }
}

Calling complete method is needed to execute the task.

Then, ready the declaring class:

public class Main
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        final PluginLoader testPluginLoader = new PluginLoader("Test", new File(".", "plugins"), Main.class);
        final PluginLoader anotherPluginLoader = new PluginLoader("Another", new File(".", "plugins/another"), Main.class, new APIImplementation());

        PluginLoaderAPI.registerPluginLoader(testPluginLoader).complete();
        PluginLoaderAPI.registerPluginLoader(anotherPluginLoader).complete();
        PluginLoaderAPI.ready(Main.class).complete();
    }
}