net.sourceforge.mflow.api
Interface PluginManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

PluginManagerImpl

public interface PluginManager

Manages MFlow plugins

Version:

$Revision: 1.3 $

Author:

David Carr

Method Summary

AccountManager	getAccountManager() Returns the account manager
ComponentManager	getComponentManager() Returns the component manager
ContactManager	getContactManager() Returns the contact manager
ContactMethodManager	getContactMethodManager() Returns the contact method manager
Plugin[]	getKnownPlugins() Returns an array of all known plugins
MFlowUIManager	getUIManager() Returns the UI manager
void	refreshPluginList() Updates the list of known plugins
void	shutdown() Shuts down the plugin system, notifying all plugins to dispose of resources
void	toggleLoading(Plugin plugin) Enables/disables a given plugin

Method Detail

getKnownPlugins

Plugin[] getKnownPlugins()

Returns an array of all known plugins

Returns:

an array of all known plugins

refreshPluginList

void refreshPluginList()

Updates the list of known plugins

toggleLoading

void toggleLoading(Plugin plugin)

Enables/disables a given plugin

Parameters:

plugin - the plugin to enable/disable

To Do:

change to setEnabled

shutdown

void shutdown()

Shuts down the plugin system, notifying all plugins to dispose of resources

getContactMethodManager

ContactMethodManager getContactMethodManager()

Returns the contact method manager

Returns:

the contact method manager

getComponentManager

ComponentManager getComponentManager()

Returns the component manager

Returns:

the component manager

getUIManager

MFlowUIManager getUIManager()

Returns the UI manager

Returns:

the UI manager

getContactManager

ContactManager getContactManager()

Returns the contact manager

Returns:

the contact manager

getAccountManager

AccountManager getAccountManager()

Returns the account manager

Returns:

the account manager