net.tridentsdk.plugin

Interface PluginLoader

All Known Implementing Classes:

PluginClassLoader

@PossiblyThreadSafe
public interface PluginLoader

Loads plugin classes

Since:

0.4-alpha

Author:

The TridentSDK Team

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<?>	defineClass(String name, byte[] source) Creates a new Java class object for the class and the class source given
void	link(Class<?> c) Links all of the class dependencies
Map<String,Class<?>>	loadedClasses() Obtains the classes loaded by this plugin loader
void	putClass(Class<?> cls) Lists the class as loaded
void	unloadClasses() Unloads the classes that were loaded from this class loader

Method Detail

link

void link(Class<?> c)

Links all of the class dependencies

Parameters:

c - the class to link

defineClass

Class<?> defineClass(String name,
                     byte[] source)

Creates a new Java class object for the class and the class source given

Parameters:

name - the class name

source - the class bytecode

Returns:

the class representing the bytes given

putClass

void putClass(Class<?> cls)

Lists the class as loaded

Parameters:

cls - the class to list

loadedClasses

Map<String,Class<?>> loadedClasses()

Obtains the classes loaded by this plugin loader

Returns:

the class mapped to the class name, class

unloadClasses

void unloadClasses()

Unloads the classes that were loaded from this class loader