Module openj9.dtfj

Package com.ibm.java.diagnostics.utils.plugins

Interface PluginManager

All Known Implementing Classes:

PluginManagerImpl

public interface PluginManager

Used so that the DTFJPluginClassloader will not be referenced directly in code, but only loaded through reflection, using a dedicated classloader (in DTFJContext)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	addListener(ClassListener listener)	Add a listener to the manager.
Container	getCache()
URL[]	getClasspath()
Set<ClassListener>	getListeners()
void	refreshSearchPath()
boolean	removeListener(ClassListener listener)
void	scanForClassFiles()

Method Details

refreshSearchPath

void refreshSearchPath()

scanForClassFiles

void scanForClassFiles()
                throws CommandException

Throws:

CommandException

getCache

Container getCache()

addListener

boolean addListener(ClassListener listener)

Add a listener to the manager. If the listener already exists as determined by a call to equals() then the existing instance is replace by the new one. This allows clients to install a single type of handler but update the configuration or it's methods of operation without retaining a handle to original listener.

Parameters:

listener - listener to add

Returns:

result from the standard Set.add() method

removeListener

boolean removeListener(ClassListener listener)

getListeners

Set<ClassListener> getListeners()

getClasspath

URL[] getClasspath()