org.java.plugin.boot
Class ApplicationPlugin

java.lang.Object
  org.java.plugin.Plugin
      org.java.plugin.boot.ApplicationPlugin

public abstract class ApplicationPlugin
extends Plugin

This class is for "application" plug-ins - a JPF based program entry point. The class is part of "standard boot scenario" when DefaultApplicationInitializer is used for application initializing.

Version:

$Id$

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.java.plugin.Plugin

log

Constructor Summary

ApplicationPlugin()

Method Summary

protected abstract Application

initApplication(ExtendedProperties config, java.lang.String[] args) This method should instantiate and configure application instance that will then be started.

Methods inherited from class org.java.plugin.Plugin

doStart, doStop, getDescriptor, getManager, isActive, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ApplicationPlugin

public ApplicationPlugin()

Method Detail

initApplication

protected abstract Application initApplication(ExtendedProperties config,
                                               java.lang.String[] args)
                                        throws java.lang.Exception

This method should instantiate and configure application instance that will then be started.

Parameters:

config - application configuration data, see DefaultApplicationInitializer for description on how plug-in configuration data composed from boot.properties

args - command line arguments as they passed to program main method

Returns:

initialized ready to start application instance

Throws:

java.lang.Exception - if any error has occurred during application initializing