it.jnrpe.plugins
Interface IPluginRepository

All Known Implementing Classes:

PluginRepository

public interface IPluginRepository

The interface that all the plugin repository classes must implement.

Author:

Massimiliano Ziccardi

Method Summary

void	addPluginDefinition(PluginDefinition pluginDef) Adds a plugin definition to this repository.
Collection<PluginDefinition>	getAllPlugins() Returns all the plugin definitions managed by this repository.
IPluginInterface	getPlugin(String name) Returns an instance of the plugin declared inside the plugin definition.
void	removePluginDefinition(PluginDefinition pluginDef) Removes a plugin definition from the repository.

Method Detail

getPlugin

IPluginInterface getPlugin(String name)
                           throws UnknownPluginException

Returns an instance of the plugin declared inside the plugin definition. identified by the passed name.

Parameters:

name - The name of the plugin to be instantiated.

Returns:

The plugin instance

Throws:

UnknownPluginException - if no plugins with the given name exists

getAllPlugins

Collection<PluginDefinition> getAllPlugins()

Returns all the plugin definitions managed by this repository.

Returns:

The collection of plugin definitions.

addPluginDefinition

void addPluginDefinition(PluginDefinition pluginDef)

Adds a plugin definition to this repository.

Parameters:

pluginDef - The plugin definition to be added.

removePluginDefinition

void removePluginDefinition(PluginDefinition pluginDef)

Removes a plugin definition from the repository.

Parameters:

pluginDef - The plugin to be removed