/** Resets the factory finder and prepares for a new full scan of the SPI subsystems */
public static void reset() {
FactoryRegistry copy = registry;
registry = null;
if (copy != null) {
copy.deregisterAll();
}
}
/**
* Scans for factory plug-ins on the application class path. This method is needed because the
* application class path can theoretically change, or additional plug-ins may become available.
* Rather than re-scanning the classpath on every invocation of the API, the class path is scanned
* automatically only on the first invocation. Clients can call this method to prompt a re-scan.
* Thus this method need only be invoked by sophisticated applications which dynamically make new
* plug-ins available at runtime.
*/
public static void scanForPlugins() {
synchronized (ReferencingFactoryFinder.class) {
authorityNames = null;
if (registry != null) {
registry.scanForPlugins();
}
}
GeoTools.fireConfigurationChanged();
}
