jas.util.pluginmanager
Class PluginManager

java.lang.Object
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  +--jas.util.pluginmanager.PluginManager

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.awt.event.ActionListener, java.util.EventListener

public class PluginManager

extends java.lang.Object

implements java.awt.event.ActionListener

Constructor Summary

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

void	actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e)
protected java.util.Vector	getAvailablePluginList()
protected java.util.Vector	getLoadedPluginList() Returns list of loaded plugins properties
protected java.util.Vector	getNotInstalledPluginList()
protected java.util.Vector	getOutDatedPluginList()
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.
protected void	removeAvailablePluginList(PluginProperties removeplugin)
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() Builds test app and menu items

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, 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

removeAvailablePluginList

protected void removeAvailablePluginList(PluginProperties removeplugin)

getLoadedPluginList

protected java.util.Vector getLoadedPluginList()

Returns list of loaded plugins properties

getAvailablePluginList

protected java.util.Vector getAvailablePluginList()

getNotInstalledPluginList

protected java.util.Vector getNotInstalledPluginList()

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()

getOutDatedPluginList

protected java.util.Vector getOutDatedPluginList()

showPluginManager

public void showPluginManager()

Builds test app and menu items

actionPerformed

public void actionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent e)

Specified by:

actionPerformed in interface java.awt.event.ActionListener