org.springframework.plugin.metadata
Class AbstractMetadataBasedPlugin

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.plugin.metadata.AbstractMetadataBasedPlugin

All Implemented Interfaces:

Plugin<PluginMetadata>, MetadataProvider

public abstract class AbstractMetadataBasedPlugin
extends Object
implements Plugin<PluginMetadata>, MetadataProvider

Abstract base class for plugins based on PluginMetadata. Plugins based on this class can be selected from the PluginRegistry via an instance of PluginMetadata. Therefore you can regard this as a role model implementation of a base class for certain delimiter implmentations.

Author:

Oliver Gierke

Constructor Summary

AbstractMetadataBasedPlugin(String name, String version)
Creates a new instance of AbstractMetadataBasedPlugin.

Method Summary

PluginMetadata	getMetadata() Returns the plugins metadata.
boolean	supports(PluginMetadata delimiter)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AbstractMetadataBasedPlugin

public AbstractMetadataBasedPlugin(String name,
                                   String version)

Creates a new instance of AbstractMetadataBasedPlugin.

Parameters:

name - must not be null.

version - must not be null.

Method Detail

supports

public boolean supports(PluginMetadata delimiter)

Specified by:

supports in interface Plugin<PluginMetadata>

getMetadata

public PluginMetadata getMetadata()

Description copied from interface: MetadataProvider

Returns the plugins metadata.

Specified by:

getMetadata in interface MetadataProvider

Returns:

the plugins metadata