public static void loadDescriptors( String pluginsPath, List<IdeaPluginDescriptorImpl> result, @Nullable StartupProgress progress, int pluginsCount) { final File pluginsHome = new File(pluginsPath); final File[] files = pluginsHome.listFiles(); if (files != null) { int i = result.size(); for (File file : files) { final IdeaPluginDescriptorImpl descriptor = loadDescriptor(file, PLUGIN_XML); if (descriptor == null) continue; if (progress != null) { progress.showProgress( descriptor.getName(), PLUGINS_PROGRESS_MAX_VALUE * ((float) ++i / pluginsCount)); } int oldIndex = result.indexOf(descriptor); if (oldIndex >= 0) { final IdeaPluginDescriptorImpl oldDescriptor = result.get(oldIndex); if (StringUtil.compareVersionNumbers(oldDescriptor.getVersion(), descriptor.getVersion()) < 0) { result.set(oldIndex, descriptor); } } else { result.add(descriptor); } } } }