/**
* Get the plugin instances that extend a specific class, use to find similar plugins. Note:
* beware the classloader fun.
*
* @param pluginSuperclass The class that your plugin is derived from.
* @return The list of plugins implementing the specified class.
*/
public List<PluginWrapper> getPlugins(Class<? extends Plugin> pluginSuperclass) {
List<PluginWrapper> result = new ArrayList<PluginWrapper>();
for (PluginWrapper p : plugins) {
if (pluginSuperclass.isInstance(p.getPlugin())) result.add(p);
}
return Collections.unmodifiableList(result);
}
/**
* Get the plugin instance that implements a specific class, use to find your plugin singleton.
* Note: beware the classloader fun.
*
* @param pluginClazz The class that your plugin implements.
* @return The plugin singleton or <code>null</code> if for some reason the plugin is not loaded.
*/
public PluginWrapper getPlugin(Class<? extends Plugin> pluginClazz) {
for (PluginWrapper p : plugins) {
if (pluginClazz.isInstance(p.getPlugin())) return p;
}
return null;
}