diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 55430c4..dc4e01e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,12 +20,6 @@ Artifacts
 Using Maven
 -------------------
 
-First you must install the pf4j artifacts in your local maven repository with:
-
-    mvn clean install
-
-I will upload these artifacts in maven central repository as soon as possible.
-
 In your pom.xml you must define the dependencies to PF4J artifacts with:
 
 ```xml
@@ -43,8 +37,8 @@ How to use
 It's very simple to add pf4j in your application:
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
-    	...
-    	
+        ...
+        
         PluginManager pluginManager = new DefaultPluginManager();
         pluginManager.loadPlugins();
         pluginManager.startPlugins();
@@ -118,11 +112,15 @@ In above code I supply an extension for the `Greeting` extension point.
 
 You can retrieve all extensions for an extension point with:
 
-    List<ExtensionWrapper<Greeting>> greetings = pluginManager.getExtensions(Greeting.class);
-    for (ExtensionWrapper<Greeting> greeting : greetings) {
-    	System.out.println(">>> " + greeting.getInstance().getGreeting());
+    List<Greeting> greetings = pluginManager.getExtensions(Greeting.class);
+    for (Greeting greeting : greetings) {
+        System.out.println(">>> " + greeting.getGreeting());
     }
 
+The output is:
+
+    >>> Welcome
+    >>> Hello
 
 For more information please see the demo sources.
 
diff --git a/demo/app/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/demo/Boot.java b/demo/app/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/demo/Boot.java
index 9a361fa..9f218cf 100644
--- a/demo/app/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/demo/Boot.java
+++ b/demo/app/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/demo/Boot.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 
 import ro.fortsoft.pf4j.DefaultPluginManager;
-import ro.fortsoft.pf4j.ExtensionWrapper;
 import ro.fortsoft.pf4j.PluginManager;
 import ro.fortsoft.pf4j.demo.api.Greeting;
 
@@ -37,9 +36,9 @@ public class Boot {
         pluginManager.loadPlugins();
         pluginManager.startPlugins();
         
-        List<ExtensionWrapper<Greeting>> greetings = pluginManager.getExtensions(Greeting.class);
-        for (ExtensionWrapper<Greeting> greeting : greetings) {
-        	System.out.println(">>> " + greeting.getInstance().getGreeting());
+        List<Greeting> greetings = pluginManager.getExtensions(Greeting.class);
+        for (Greeting greeting : greetings) {
+        	System.out.println(">>> " + greeting.getGreeting());
         }
         
         pluginManager.stopPlugins();
diff --git a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/CyclicDependencyException.java b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/CyclicDependencyException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..483665c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/CyclicDependencyException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 Decebal Suiu
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this work except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License in the LICENSE file, or at:
+ * 
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
+ * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+package ro.fortsoft.pf4j;
+
+/**
+ * CyclicDependencyException will be thrown if a cyclic dependency is detected.
+ * 
+ * @author Decebal Suiu
+ */
+class CyclicDependencyException extends PluginException {
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+
+	public CyclicDependencyException(String message) {
+		super(message);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/DefaultPluginManager.java b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/DefaultPluginManager.java
index ea56e67..2b36357 100644
--- a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/DefaultPluginManager.java
+++ b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/DefaultPluginManager.java
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ package ro.fortsoft.pf4j;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FilenameFilter;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
-import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -30,7 +28,6 @@ import ro.fortsoft.pf4j.util.UberClassLoader;
 import ro.fortsoft.pf4j.util.Unzip;
 import ro.fortsoft.pf4j.util.ZipFilter;
 
-
 /**
  * Default implementation of the PluginManager interface.
  *
@@ -52,7 +49,7 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager {
     /**
      * A map of plugins this manager is responsible for (the key is the 'pluginId').
      */
-    private Map<String, Plugin> plugins;
+    private Map<String, PluginWrapper> plugins;
 
     /**
      * A map of plugin class loaders (he key is the 'pluginId').
@@ -67,17 +64,17 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager {
     /**
      * A list with unresolved plugins (unresolved dependency).
      */
-    private List<Plugin> unresolvedPlugins;
+    private List<PluginWrapper> unresolvedPlugins;
 
     /**
      * A list with resolved plugins (resolved dependency).
      */
-    private List<Plugin> resolvedPlugins;
+    private List<PluginWrapper> resolvedPlugins;
 
     /**
      * A list with disabled plugins.
      */
-    private List<Plugin> disabledPlugins;
+    private List<PluginWrapper> disabledPlugins;
     
     private UberClassLoader uberClassLoader;
 
@@ -96,12 +93,12 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager {
      */
     public DefaultPluginManager(File pluginsDirectory) {
         this.pluginsDirectory = pluginsDirectory;
-        plugins = new HashMap<String, Plugin>();
+        plugins = new HashMap<String, PluginWrapper>();
         pluginClassLoaders = new HashMap<String, PluginClassLoader>();
         pathToIdMap = new HashMap<String, String>();
-        unresolvedPlugins = new ArrayList<Plugin>();
-        resolvedPlugins = new ArrayList<Plugin>();
-        disabledPlugins = new ArrayList<Plugin>();
+        unresolvedPlugins = new ArrayList<PluginWrapper>();
+        resolvedPlugins = new ArrayList<PluginWrapper>();
+        disabledPlugins = new ArrayList<PluginWrapper>();
         pluginDescriptorFinder = new DefaultPluginDescriptorFinder();
         uberClassLoader = new UberClassLoader();
         extensionFinder = new DefaultExtensionFinder(uberClassLoader);
@@ -110,23 +107,23 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager {
     /**
      * Retrieves all active plugins.
      */
-    public List<Plugin> getPlugins() {
-        return new ArrayList<Plugin>(plugins.values());
+    public List<PluginWrapper> getPlugins() {
+        return new ArrayList<PluginWrapper>(plugins.values());
     }
 
-	public List<Plugin> getResolvedPlugins() {
+	public List<PluginWrapper> getResolvedPlugins() {
 		return resolvedPlugins;
 	}
 
-	public Plugin getPlugin(String pluginId) {
+	public PluginWrapper getPlugin(String pluginId) {
 		return plugins.get(pluginId);
 	}
 
-    public List<Plugin> getUnresolvedPlugins() {
+    public List<PluginWrapper> getUnresolvedPlugins() {
 		return unresolvedPlugins;
 	}
 
-	public List<Plugin> getDisabledPlugins() {
+	public List<PluginWrapper> getDisabledPlugins() {
 		return disabledPlugins;
 	}
 
@@ -134,13 +131,13 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager {
      * Start all active plugins.
      */
     public void startPlugins() {
-    	List<Plugin> resolvedPlugins = getResolvedPlugins();
-        for (Plugin plugin : resolvedPlugins) {
+    	List<PluginWrapper> resolvedPlugins = getResolvedPlugins();
+        for (PluginWrapper pluginWrapper : resolvedPlugins) {
             try {
-				plugin.start();
+            	LOG.info("Start plugin '" + pluginWrapper.getDescriptor().getPluginId() + "'");
+				pluginWrapper.getPlugin().start();
 			} catch (PluginException e) {
-				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
-				e.printStackTrace();
+				LOG.error(e.getMessage(), e);
 			}
         }
     }
@@ -149,13 +146,13 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager {
      * Stop all active plugins.
      */
     public void stopPlugins() {
-    	List<Plugin> resolvedPlugins = getResolvedPlugins();
-        for (Plugin plugin : resolvedPlugins) {
+    	List<PluginWrapper> resolvedPlugins = getResolvedPlugins();
+        for (PluginWrapper pluginWrapper : resolvedPlugins) {
             try {
-				plugin.stop();
+            	LOG.info("Stop plugin '" + pluginWrapper.getDescriptor().getPluginId() + "'");
+            	pluginWrapper.getPlugin().stop();
 			} catch (PluginException e) {
-				// TODO Auto-generated catch block
-				e.printStackTrace();
+				LOG.error(e.getMessage(), e);
 			}
         }
     }
@@ -178,7 +175,6 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager {
 				expandPluginArchive(zipFile);
 			} catch (IOException e) {
 				LOG.error(e.getMessage(), e);
-				e.printStackTrace();
 			}
         }
 
@@ -188,9 +184,8 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager {
         for (String directory : directories) {
             try {
                 loadPlugin(directory);
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+            } catch (PluginException e) {
 				LOG.error(e.getMessage(), e);
-                e.printStackTrace();
             }
         }
 
@@ -201,7 +196,11 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager {
         }
 
         // resolve 'unresolvedPlugins'
-        resolvePlugins();
+        try {
+			resolvePlugins();
+		} catch (PluginException e) {
+			LOG.error(e.getMessage(), e);
+		}
     }
 
     /**
@@ -211,11 +210,17 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager {
     	return pluginClassLoaders.get(pluginId);
     }
 
-	public <T> List<ExtensionWrapper<T>> getExtensions(Class<T> type) {
-		return extensionFinder.find(type);
+	public <T> List<T> getExtensions(Class<T> type) {
+		List<ExtensionWrapper<T>> extensionsWrapper = extensionFinder.find(type);
+		List<T> extensions = new ArrayList<T>(extensionsWrapper.size());
+		for (ExtensionWrapper<T> extensionWrapper : extensionsWrapper) {
+			extensions.add(extensionWrapper.getInstance());
+		}
+		
+		return extensions;
 	}
 	
-	private void loadPlugin(String fileName) throws Exception {
+	private void loadPlugin(String fileName) throws PluginException {
         // test for plugin directory
         File pluginDirectory = new File(pluginsDirectory, fileName);
         if (!pluginDirectory.isDirectory()) {
@@ -244,25 +249,20 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager {
 
         // load plugin
         LOG.debug("Loading plugin '" + pluginPath + "'");
-        PluginWrapper pluginWrapper = new PluginWrapper(pluginDescriptor);
-        PluginLoader pluginLoader = new PluginLoader(this, pluginWrapper, pluginDirectory);
+        PluginLoader pluginLoader = new PluginLoader(this, pluginDescriptor, pluginDirectory);
         pluginLoader.load();
         LOG.debug("Loaded plugin '" + pluginPath + "'");
         
-        // set some variables in plugin wrapper
-        pluginWrapper.setPluginPath(pluginPath);
-        pluginWrapper.setPluginClassLoader(pluginLoader.getPluginClassLoader());
-
-        // create the plugin instance
-        LOG.debug("Creating instance for plugin '" + pluginPath + "'");
-        Plugin plugin = getPluginInstance(pluginWrapper, pluginLoader);
-        LOG.debug("Created instance '" + plugin + "' for plugin '" + pluginPath + "'");
+        // create the plugin wrapper
+        LOG.debug("Creating wrapper for plugin '" + pluginPath + "'");
+        PluginWrapper pluginWrapper = new PluginWrapper(pluginDescriptor, pluginPath, pluginLoader.getPluginClassLoader());
+        LOG.debug("Created wrapper '" + pluginWrapper + "' for plugin '" + pluginPath + "'");
 
         String pluginId = pluginDescriptor.getPluginId();
 
         // add plugin to the list with plugins
-        plugins.put(pluginId, plugin);
-        unresolvedPlugins.add(plugin);
+        plugins.put(pluginId, pluginWrapper);
+        unresolvedPlugins.add(pluginWrapper);
 
         // add plugin class loader to the list with class loaders
         PluginClassLoader pluginClassLoader = pluginLoader.getPluginClassLoader();
@@ -289,39 +289,17 @@ public class DefaultPluginManager implements PluginManager {
         }
     }
 
-    private Plugin getPluginInstance(PluginWrapper pluginWrapper, PluginLoader pluginLoader)
-    		throws Exception {
-    	String pluginClassName = pluginWrapper.getDescriptor().getPluginClass();
-
-        ClassLoader pluginClassLoader = pluginLoader.getPluginClassLoader();
-        Class<?> pluginClass = pluginClassLoader.loadClass(pluginClassName);
-
-        // once we have the class, we can do some checks on it to ensure
-        // that it is a valid implementation of a plugin.
-        int modifiers = pluginClass.getModifiers();
-        if (Modifier.isAbstract(modifiers) || Modifier.isInterface(modifiers)
-                || (!Plugin.class.isAssignableFrom(pluginClass))) {
-            throw new PluginException("The plugin class '" + pluginClassName
-                    + "' is not compatible.");
-        }
-
-        // create the plugin instance
-        Constructor<?> constructor = pluginClass.getConstructor(new Class[] { PluginWrapper.class });
-        Plugin plugin = (Plugin) constructor.newInstance(new Object[] { pluginWrapper });
-
-        return plugin;
-    }
-
-	private void resolvePlugins() {
-        resolveDependencies();
+	private void resolvePlugins() throws PluginException {
+		resolveDependencies();
 	}
 
-	private void resolveDependencies() {
+	private void resolveDependencies() throws PluginException {
 		DependencyResolver dependencyResolver = new DependencyResolver(unresolvedPlugins);
-        resolvedPlugins = dependencyResolver.getSortedDependencies();
-        for (Plugin plugin : resolvedPlugins) {
-        	unresolvedPlugins.remove(plugin);
-        	uberClassLoader.addLoader(plugin.getWrapper().getPluginClassLoader());
+		resolvedPlugins = dependencyResolver.getSortedPlugins();
+        for (PluginWrapper pluginWrapper : resolvedPlugins) {
+        	unresolvedPlugins.remove(pluginWrapper);
+        	uberClassLoader.addLoader(pluginWrapper.getPluginClassLoader());
+        	LOG.info("Plugin '" + pluginWrapper.getDescriptor().getPluginId() + "' resolved");
         }
 	}
 
diff --git a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/DependencyResolver.java b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/DependencyResolver.java
index 7485b22..524d4cc 100644
--- a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/DependencyResolver.java
+++ b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/DependencyResolver.java
@@ -28,24 +28,24 @@ class DependencyResolver {
 
 	private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DependencyResolver.class);
 	
-    private List<Plugin> plugins;
+    private List<PluginWrapper> plugins;
 
-	public DependencyResolver(List<Plugin> plugins) {
+	public DependencyResolver(List<PluginWrapper> plugins) {
 		this.plugins = plugins;
 	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Get the list of plugins in dependency sorted order.
 	 */
-	public List<Plugin> getSortedDependencies() {
+	public List<PluginWrapper> getSortedPlugins() throws PluginException {
 		DirectedGraph<String> graph = new DirectedGraph<String>();
-		for (Plugin plugin : plugins) {
-			PluginDescriptor descriptor = plugin.getWrapper().getDescriptor();
+		for (PluginWrapper pluginWrapper : plugins) {
+			PluginDescriptor descriptor = pluginWrapper.getDescriptor();
 			String pluginId = descriptor.getPluginId();
-			List<String> dependencies = descriptor.getDependencies();
+			List<PluginDependency> dependencies = descriptor.getDependencies();
 			if (!dependencies.isEmpty()) {
-				for (String dependency : dependencies) {
-					graph.addEdge(pluginId, dependency);
+				for (PluginDependency dependency : dependencies) {
+					graph.addEdge(pluginId, dependency.getPluginId());
 				}
 			} else {
 				graph.addVertex(pluginId);
@@ -56,12 +56,11 @@ class DependencyResolver {
 		List<String> pluginsId = graph.reverseTopologicalSort();
 
 		if (pluginsId == null) {
-			LOG.error("Cyclic dependences !!!");
-			return null;
+			throw new CyclicDependencyException("Cyclic dependences !!!" + graph.toString());
 		}
 
 		LOG.debug("Plugins order: " + pluginsId);
-		List<Plugin> sortedPlugins = new ArrayList<Plugin>();
+		List<PluginWrapper> sortedPlugins = new ArrayList<PluginWrapper>();
 		for (String pluginId : pluginsId) {
 			sortedPlugins.add(getPlugin(pluginId));
 		}
@@ -69,14 +68,14 @@ class DependencyResolver {
 		return sortedPlugins;
 	}
 
-	private Plugin getPlugin(String pluginId) {
-		for (Plugin plugin : plugins) {
-			if (pluginId.equals(plugin.getWrapper().getDescriptor().getPluginId())) {
-				return plugin;
+	private PluginWrapper getPlugin(String pluginId) throws PluginNotFoundException {
+		for (PluginWrapper pluginWrapper : plugins) {
+			if (pluginId.equals(pluginWrapper.getDescriptor().getPluginId())) {
+				return pluginWrapper;
 			}
 		}
 
-		return null;
+		throw new PluginNotFoundException(pluginId);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginClassLoader.java b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginClassLoader.java
index 1d80c92..2f7ce1e 100644
--- a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginClassLoader.java
+++ b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginClassLoader.java
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ class PluginClassLoader extends URLClassLoader {
 	private static final String PLUGIN_PACKAGE_PREFIX = "ro.fortsoft.pf4j.";
 
 	private PluginManager pluginManager;
-	private PluginWrapper pluginWrapper;
-
-	public PluginClassLoader(PluginManager pluginManager, PluginWrapper pluginWrapper, ClassLoader parent) {
+	private PluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor;
+	
+	public PluginClassLoader(PluginManager pluginManager, PluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor, ClassLoader parent) {
 		super(new URL[0], parent);
 		
 		this.pluginManager = pluginManager;
-		this.pluginWrapper = pluginWrapper;
+		this.pluginDescriptor = pluginDescriptor;
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ class PluginClassLoader extends URLClassLoader {
         }
 
         // look in dependencies
-        List<String> dependencies = pluginWrapper.getDescriptor().getDependencies();
-        for (String dependency : dependencies) {
-        	PluginClassLoader classLoader = pluginManager.getPluginClassLoader(dependency);
+        List<PluginDependency> dependencies = pluginDescriptor.getDependencies();
+        for (PluginDependency dependency : dependencies) {
+        	PluginClassLoader classLoader = pluginManager.getPluginClassLoader(dependency.getPluginId());
         	try {
         		return classLoader.loadClass(className);
         	} catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
diff --git a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginDependency.java b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginDependency.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d63b66a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginDependency.java
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 Decebal Suiu
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this work except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License in the LICENSE file, or at:
+ * 
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
+ * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+package ro.fortsoft.pf4j;
+
+/**
+ * @author Decebal Suiu
+ */
+public class PluginDependency {
+
+	private String pluginId;
+	private PluginVersion pluginVersion;
+	
+	public PluginDependency(String dependency) {
+		/*
+		 int index = dependency.indexOf(':');
+		 if (index == -1) {
+			 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Illegal dependency specifier "+ dependency);
+		 }
+		 
+		 this.pluginId = dependency.substring(0, index);
+		 this.pluginVersion = PluginVersion.createVersion(dependency.substring(index + 1));
+		 */
+		this.pluginId = dependency;
+	}
+
+	public String getPluginId() {
+		return pluginId;
+	}
+
+	public PluginVersion getPluginVersion() {
+		return pluginVersion;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String toString() {
+		return "PluginDependency [pluginId=" + pluginId + ", pluginVersion=" + pluginVersion + "]";
+	}
+	
+}
diff --git a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginDescriptor.java b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginDescriptor.java
index 494877e..aa2c495 100644
--- a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginDescriptor.java
+++ b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginDescriptor.java
@@ -33,12 +33,11 @@ class PluginDescriptor {
     private String pluginClass;
     private PluginVersion version;
     private String provider;
-    private String pluginPath;
-    private List<String> dependencies;
+    private List<PluginDependency> dependencies;
     private PluginClassLoader pluginClassLoader;
 
     public PluginDescriptor() {
-        dependencies = new ArrayList<String>();
+        dependencies = new ArrayList<PluginDependency>();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -69,18 +68,11 @@ class PluginDescriptor {
         return provider;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns the path of this plugin relative to plugins directory.
-     */
-    public String getPluginPath() {
-        return pluginPath;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns all dependencies declared by this plugin.
      * Returns an empty array if this plugin does not declare any require.
      */
-    public List<String> getDependencies() {
+    public List<PluginDependency> getDependencies() {
         return dependencies;
     }
 
@@ -100,7 +92,6 @@ class PluginDescriptor {
             .append("pluginClass", pluginClass)
             .append("version", version)
             .append("provider", provider)
-            .append("pluginPath", pluginPath)
             .append("dependencies", dependencies)
             .toString();
     }
@@ -120,14 +111,14 @@ class PluginDescriptor {
     void setProvider(String provider) {
         this.provider = provider;
     }
-
-    void setPluginPath(String pluginPath) {
-        this.pluginPath = pluginPath;
-    }
     
     void setDependencies(String dependencies) {
     	if (dependencies != null) {
-    		this.dependencies = Arrays.asList(StringUtils.split(dependencies, ','));
+    		this.dependencies = new ArrayList<PluginDependency>();
+    		List<String> tokens = Arrays.asList(StringUtils.split(dependencies, ','));
+    		for (String dependency : tokens) {
+    			this.dependencies.add(new PluginDependency(dependency));
+    		}
     	} else {
     		this.dependencies = Collections.emptyList();
     	}
diff --git a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginLoader.java b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginLoader.java
index 8ae65e7..7533f57 100644
--- a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginLoader.java
+++ b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginLoader.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import ro.fortsoft.pf4j.util.DirectoryFilter;
 import ro.fortsoft.pf4j.util.JarFilter;
 
-
 /**
  * Load all informations needed by a plugin.
  * This means add all jar files from 'lib' directory, 'classes'
@@ -53,12 +52,12 @@ class PluginLoader {
 
     private PluginClassLoader pluginClassLoader;
 
-    public PluginLoader(PluginManager pluginManager, PluginWrapper pluginWrapper, File pluginRepository) {
+    public PluginLoader(PluginManager pluginManager, PluginDescriptor pluginDescriptor, File pluginRepository) {
         this.pluginRepository = pluginRepository;
         classesDirectory = new File(pluginRepository, "classes");
         libDirectory = new File(pluginRepository, "lib");
         ClassLoader parent = getClass().getClassLoader(); 
-        pluginClassLoader = new PluginClassLoader(pluginManager, pluginWrapper, parent);        
+        pluginClassLoader = new PluginClassLoader(pluginManager, pluginDescriptor, parent);        
         LOG.debug("Created class loader " + pluginClassLoader);
     }
 
diff --git a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginManager.java b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginManager.java
index e191e22..c8e4fe9 100644
--- a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginManager.java
+++ b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginManager.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public interface PluginManager {
     /**
      * Retrieves all plugins.
      */
-    public List<Plugin> getPlugins();
+    public List<PluginWrapper> getPlugins();
 
     /**
      * Load plugins.
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ public interface PluginManager {
 
 	public PluginClassLoader getPluginClassLoader(String pluginId);
 
-	public <T> List<ExtensionWrapper<T>> getExtensions(Class<T> type);
+	public <T> List<T> getExtensions(Class<T> type);
 	
 }
diff --git a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginNotFoundException.java b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginNotFoundException.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67658f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginNotFoundException.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2012 Decebal Suiu
+ * 
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this work except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License in the LICENSE file, or at:
+ * 
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on
+ * an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
+ */
+package ro.fortsoft.pf4j;
+
+/**
+ * @author Decebal Suiu
+ */
+class PluginNotFoundException extends PluginException {
+
+	private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
+	
+	private String pluginId;
+
+	public PluginNotFoundException(String pluginId) {
+		super("Plugin '" + pluginId + "' not found.");
+		
+		this.pluginId = pluginId;
+	}
+
+	public String getPluginId() {
+		return pluginId;
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginWrapper.java b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginWrapper.java
index 6d935e0..a1a6368 100644
--- a/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginWrapper.java
+++ b/pf4j/src/main/java/ro/fortsoft/pf4j/PluginWrapper.java
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@
  */
 package ro.fortsoft.pf4j;
 
+import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang.builder.ToStringBuilder;
+import org.apache.commons.lang.builder.ToStringStyle;
+
 /**
  * A wrapper over plugin instance.
  *
@@ -22,9 +28,20 @@ public class PluginWrapper {
 	PluginDescriptor descriptor;
 	String pluginPath;
 	PluginClassLoader pluginClassLoader;
+	Plugin plugin;
 	
-	public PluginWrapper(PluginDescriptor descriptor) {
+	public PluginWrapper(PluginDescriptor descriptor, String pluginPath, PluginClassLoader pluginClassLoader) {
 		this.descriptor = descriptor;
+		this.pluginPath = pluginPath;
+		this.pluginClassLoader = pluginClassLoader;
+		
+		// TODO
+		try {
+			plugin = createPluginInstance();
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			// TODO Auto-generated catch block
+			e.printStackTrace();
+		}
 	}
 	
     /**
@@ -50,12 +67,36 @@ public class PluginWrapper {
     	return pluginClassLoader;
     }
 
-	void setPluginPath(String pluginPath) {
-		this.pluginPath = pluginPath;
+    public Plugin getPlugin() {
+		return plugin;
 	}
 
-	void setPluginClassLoader(PluginClassLoader pluginClassLoader) {
-		this.pluginClassLoader = pluginClassLoader;
-	}
+	private Plugin createPluginInstance() throws Exception {
+    	String pluginClassName = descriptor.getPluginClass();
+        Class<?> pluginClass = pluginClassLoader.loadClass(pluginClassName);
+
+        // once we have the class, we can do some checks on it to ensure
+        // that it is a valid implementation of a plugin.
+        int modifiers = pluginClass.getModifiers();
+        if (Modifier.isAbstract(modifiers) || Modifier.isInterface(modifiers)
+                || (!Plugin.class.isAssignableFrom(pluginClass))) {
+            throw new PluginException("The plugin class '" + pluginClassName + "' is not compatible.");
+        }
+
+        // create the plugin instance
+        Constructor<?> constructor = pluginClass.getConstructor(new Class[] { PluginWrapper.class });
+        Plugin plugin = (Plugin) constructor.newInstance(new Object[] { this });
+
+        return plugin;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return new ToStringBuilder(this, ToStringStyle.MULTI_LINE_STYLE)
+            .append("descriptor", descriptor)
+            .append("pluginPath", pluginPath)
+            .append("plugin", plugin)
+            .toString();
+    }
 
 }