org.eclipse.gmt.modisco.discoverersmanager
Class DiscoverersManager

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin
      extended by org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin
          extended by org.eclipse.gmt.modisco.discoverersmanager.DiscoverersManager
All Implemented Interfaces:
org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator

public class DiscoverersManager
extends org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin

The activator class controls the plug-in life cycle


Field Summary
static java.lang.String PLUGIN_ID
           
 
Fields inherited from class org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin
PLUGIN_PREFERENCE_SCOPE, PREFERENCES_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_BASE_NAME, PREFERENCES_DEFAULT_OVERRIDE_FILE_NAME
 
Constructor Summary
DiscoverersManager()
          The constructor
 
Method Summary
static DiscoverersManager getDefault()
          Returns the shared instance
static Discoverer getDiscoverer(java.lang.String discovererName)
          Accessor to one discoverer registered in DiscoverersManager through extensions.
static java.util.List<DiscovererHandler> getDiscovererHandlers()
          Technical accessor : Accessor to all discoverers registered in DiscoverersManager through extensions.
static java.util.List<? extends Discoverer> getDiscoverers()
          Accessor to all discoverers registered in DiscoverersManager through extensions.
static org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor(java.lang.String path)
          Returns an image descriptor for the image file at the given plug-in relative path
 void start(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
           
 void stop(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
           
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin
getDialogSettings, getImageRegistry, getPreferenceStore, getWorkbench, imageDescriptorFromPlugin, shutdown, startup
 
Methods inherited from class org.eclipse.core.runtime.Plugin
find, find, getBundle, getDescriptor, getLog, getPluginPreferences, getStateLocation, internalInitializeDefaultPluginPreferences, isDebugging, openStream, openStream, savePluginPreferences, setDebugging, toString
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 

Field Detail

PLUGIN_ID

public static final java.lang.String PLUGIN_ID
See Also:
Constant Field Values
Constructor Detail

DiscoverersManager

public DiscoverersManager()
The constructor

Method Detail

start

public void start(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
           throws java.lang.Exception
Specified by:
start in interface org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator
Overrides:
start in class org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin
Throws:
java.lang.Exception

stop

public void stop(org.osgi.framework.BundleContext context)
          throws java.lang.Exception
Specified by:
stop in interface org.osgi.framework.BundleActivator
Overrides:
stop in class org.eclipse.ui.plugin.AbstractUIPlugin
Throws:
java.lang.Exception

getDefault

public static DiscoverersManager getDefault()
Returns the shared instance

Returns:
the shared instance

getImageDescriptor

public static org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor(java.lang.String path)
Returns an image descriptor for the image file at the given plug-in relative path

Parameters:
path - the path
Returns:
the image descriptor

getDiscoverers

public static java.util.List<? extends Discoverer> getDiscoverers()
Accessor to all discoverers registered in DiscoverersManager through extensions.

Returns:
the list of discoverers available in registry

getDiscovererHandlers

public static java.util.List<DiscovererHandler> getDiscovererHandlers()
Technical accessor : Accessor to all discoverers registered in DiscoverersManager through extensions. Except that a discoverer handler provides also informations available in extension (name, path).

Returns:
the list of discoverers available in registry

getDiscoverer

public static Discoverer getDiscoverer(java.lang.String discovererName)
Accessor to one discoverer registered in DiscoverersManager through extensions.

Parameters:
discovererName - name of a discoverer
Returns:
the discoverer with specified name, or null if there is no discoverer registered with specified name.