Module org.spongepowered.plugin.spi

Package org.spongepowered.plugin

Interface PluginLoader<P extends PluginContainer>

Type Parameters:

P - The container type

public interface PluginLoader<P extends PluginContainer>

A loader used to create and load plugins.

Implementors of this class are required to have a no-args constructor

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
P	loadPlugin(Environment environment, PluginCandidate candidate, ClassLoader targetClassLoader)	Instructs the loader to load the candidate as a container into the target classloader.
ArtifactVersion	version()

Method Details

version

ArtifactVersion version()

Returns:

The version, as a maven artifact

loadPlugin

P loadPlugin(Environment environment,
 PluginCandidate candidate,
 ClassLoader targetClassLoader)
      throws InvalidPluginException

Instructs the loader to load the candidate as a container into the target classloader.

Parameters:

environment - The environment

candidate - The candidate

targetClassLoader - The classloader

Throws:

InvalidPluginException - If the candidate is invalid