Class PluginManager

java.lang.Object
weka.gui.beans.PluginManager

@Deprecated public class PluginManager extends Object
Deprecated.
Use weka.core.PluginManager instead
Class that manages a global map of plugins. The knowledge flow uses this to manage plugins other than step components and perspectives. Is general purpose, so can be used by other Weka components. Provides static methods for registering and instantiating plugins.
Version:
$Revision: 12407 $
Author:
Mark Hall (mhall{[at]}pentaho{[dot]}com)
  • Constructor Details

    • PluginManager

      public PluginManager()
      Deprecated.
  • Method Details

    • addToDisabledList

      public static void addToDisabledList(List<String> classnames)
      Deprecated.
      Add the supplied list of fully qualified class names to the disabled list
      Parameters:
      classnames - a list of class names to add
    • addToDisabledList

      public static void addToDisabledList(String classname)
      Deprecated.
      Add the supplied fully qualified class name to the list of disabled plugins
      Parameters:
      classname - the fully qualified name of a class to add
    • removeFromDisabledList

      public static void removeFromDisabledList(List<String> classnames)
      Deprecated.
      Remove the supplied list of fully qualified class names to the disabled list
      Parameters:
      classnames - a list of class names to remove
    • removeFromDisabledList

      public static void removeFromDisabledList(String classname)
      Deprecated.
      Remove the supplied fully qualified class name from the list of disabled plugins
      Parameters:
      classname - the fully qualified name of a class to remove
    • isInDisabledList

      public static boolean isInDisabledList(String classname)
      Deprecated.
      Returns true if the supplied fully qualified class name is in the disabled list
      Parameters:
      classname - the name of the class to check
      Returns:
      true if the supplied class name is in the disabled list
    • addFromProperties

      public static void addFromProperties(File propsFile) throws Exception
      Deprecated.
      Add all key value pairs from the supplied property file
      Parameters:
      propsFile - the properties file to add
      Throws:
      Exception - if a problem occurs
    • addFromProperties

      public static void addFromProperties(File propsFile, boolean maintainInsertionOrder) throws Exception
      Deprecated.
      Add all key value pairs from the supplied property file
      Parameters:
      propsFile - the properties file to add
      maintainInsertionOrder - true if the order of insertion of implementations is to be preserved (rather than sorted order)
      Throws:
      Exception - if a problem occurs
    • addFromProperties

      public static void addFromProperties(InputStream propsStream) throws Exception
      Deprecated.
      Add all key value pairs from the supplied properties stream
      Parameters:
      propsStream - an input stream to a properties file
      Throws:
      Exception - if a problem occurs
    • addFromProperties

      public static void addFromProperties(InputStream propsStream, boolean maintainInsertionOrder) throws Exception
      Deprecated.
      Add all key value pairs from the supplied properties stream
      Parameters:
      propsStream - an input stream to a properties file
      maintainInsertionOrder - true if the order of insertion of implementations is to be preserved (rather than sorted order)
      Throws:
      Exception - if a problem occurs
    • addFromProperties

      public static void addFromProperties(Properties props) throws Exception
      Deprecated.
      Add all key value pairs from the supplied properties object
      Parameters:
      props - a Properties object
      Throws:
      Exception - if a problem occurs
    • addFromProperties

      public static void addFromProperties(Properties props, boolean maintainInsertionOrder) throws Exception
      Deprecated.
      Add all key value pairs from the supplied properties object
      Parameters:
      props - a Properties object
      maintainInsertionOrder - true if the order of insertion of implementations is to be preserved (rather than sorted order)
      Throws:
      Exception - if a problem occurs
    • addPluginResource

      public static void addPluginResource(String resourceGroupID, String resourceDescription, String resourcePath)
      Deprecated.
      Add a resource.
      Parameters:
      resourceGroupID - the ID of the group under which the resource should be stored
      resourceDescription - the description/ID of the resource
      resourcePath - the path to the resource
    • getPluginResourceAsStream

      public static InputStream getPluginResourceAsStream(String resourceGroupID, String resourceDescription) throws IOException
      Deprecated.
      Get an input stream for a named resource under a given resource group ID.
      Parameters:
      resourceGroupID - the group ID that the resource falls under
      resourceDescription - the description/ID of the resource
      Returns:
      an InputStream for the resource
      Throws:
      IOException - if the group ID or resource description/ID are not known to the PluginManager, or a problem occurs while trying to open an input stream
    • numResourcesForWithGroupID

      public static int numResourcesForWithGroupID(String resourceGroupID)
      Deprecated.
      Get the number of resources available under a given resource group ID.
      Parameters:
      resourceGroupID - the group ID of the resources
      Returns:
      the number of resources registered under the supplied group ID
    • getResourcesWithGroupID

      public static Map<String,String> getResourcesWithGroupID(String resourceGroupID)
      Deprecated.
      Get a map of resources (description,path) registered under a given resource group ID.
      Parameters:
      resourceGroupID - the group ID of the resources to get
      Returns:
      a map of resources registered under the supplied group ID, or null if the resourceGroupID is not known to the plugin manager
    • getPluginNamesOfType

      public static Set<String> getPluginNamesOfType(String interfaceName)
      Deprecated.
      Get a set of names of plugins that implement the supplied interface.
      Parameters:
      interfaceName - the fully qualified name of the interface to list plugins for
      Returns:
      a set of names of plugins
    • addPlugin

      public static void addPlugin(String interfaceName, String name, String concreteType)
      Deprecated.
      Add a plugin.
      Parameters:
      interfaceName - the fully qualified interface name that the plugin implements
      name - the name/short description of the plugin
      concreteType - the fully qualified class name of the actual concrete implementation
    • addPlugin

      public static void addPlugin(String interfaceName, String name, String concreteType, boolean maintainInsertionOrder)
      Deprecated.
      Add a plugin.
      Parameters:
      interfaceName - the fully qualified interface name that the plugin implements
      name - the name/short description of the plugin
      concreteType - the fully qualified class name of the actual concrete implementation
      maintainInsertionOrder - true if the order of insertion of implementations is to be preserved (rather than sorted order)
    • removePlugins

      public static void removePlugins(String interfaceName, List<String> names)
      Deprecated.
      Remove plugins of a specific type.
      Parameters:
      interfaceName - the fully qualified interface name that the plugins to be remove implement
      names - a list of named plugins to remove
    • removePlugin

      public static void removePlugin(String interfaceName, String name)
      Deprecated.
      Remove a plugin.
      Parameters:
      interfaceName - the fully qualified interface name that the plugin implements
      name - the name/short description of the plugin
    • getPluginInstance

      public static Object getPluginInstance(String interfaceType, String name) throws Exception
      Deprecated.
      Get an instance of a concrete implementation of a plugin type
      Parameters:
      interfaceType - the fully qualified interface name of the plugin type
      name - the name/short description of the plugin to get
      Returns:
      the concrete plugin or null if the plugin is disabled
      Throws:
      Exception - if the plugin can't be found or instantiated