You can mark any interface or abstract class as an extension point (with marker interface ExtensionPoint) and you specified that an class is an extension with @Extension annotation.
You can mark any interface or abstract class as an extension point (with marker interface ExtensionPoint) and you specified that an class is an extension with @Extension annotation.
Also, PF4J can be used in web applications. For example web applications that require want modularity can use [pf4j-wicket](https://github.com/pf4j/pf4j-wicket).
Components
Components
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- **Plugin** is the base class for all plugins types. Each plugin is loaded into a separate class loader to avoid conflicts.
- **Plugin** is the base class for all plugins types. Each plugin is loaded into a separate class loader to avoid conflicts.
@ -93,7 +91,7 @@ public class WelcomePlugin extends Plugin {
}
}
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In above code we've been created a plugin (welcome) that comes with one extension for the `Greeting` extension point.
In above code we've created a plugin (welcome) that comes with one extension for the `Greeting` extension point.
You can distribute your plugin as a jar file (the simple solution). In this case add the plugin's metadata in `MANIFEST.MF` file of jar:
You can distribute your plugin as a jar file (the simple solution). In this case add the plugin's metadata in `MANIFEST.MF` file of jar:
Decebal Suiu
2 years ago