Class PluginMetadataHelper


  • public class PluginMetadataHelper
    extends Object
    Various helper methods to retrieve plugin metadat from plugin.xml files.
    Author:
    Guus der Kinderen, guus.der.kinderen@gmail.com
    • Constructor Detail

      • PluginMetadataHelper

        public PluginMetadataHelper()
    • Method Detail

      • getParentPlugin

        public static String getParentPlugin​(Plugin plugin)
        Returns the name of the directory of the parent for this plugin. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin (which is casted down to lower-case). If the value could not be found, null will be returned.
        Parameters:
        plugin - The plugin (cannot be null)
        Returns:
        the parent plugin's directory name
      • getParentPlugin

        public static String getParentPlugin​(Path pluginDir)
        Returns the name of the directory of the parent for this plugin. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin (which is casted down to lower-case). If the value could not be found, null will be returned.
        Parameters:
        pluginDir - the path of the plugin directory.
        Returns:
        the parent plugin's directory name
      • getCanonicalName

        public static String getCanonicalName​(Plugin plugin)
        Returns the canonical name for the plugin, derived from the plugin archive file name. Note that this value can be different from the 'human readable' plugin name, as returned by getName(Path). Note that this method will return data only for plugins that have successfully been installed. To obtain data from plugin (directories) that have not (yet) been installed, refer to the overloaded method that takes a Path argument.
        Parameters:
        plugin - The plugin (cannot be null)
        Returns:
        the plugin's canonical name.
      • getCanonicalName

        public static String getCanonicalName​(Path pluginPath)
        Returns the canonical name for the plugin, derived from the plugin directory or archive file name. The provided path can refer to either the plugin archive file, or the directory in which the archive was extracted. Note that this value can be different from the 'human readable' plugin name, as returned by getName(Path).
        Parameters:
        pluginPath - the path of the plugin directory, or plugin archive file.
        Returns:
        the plugin's canonical name.
      • getName

        public static String getName​(Plugin plugin)
        Returns the name of a plugin. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, null will be returned. Note that this value is a 'human readable' name, which can be distinct from the name of the plugin directory as returned by getCanonicalName(Path). Note that this method will return data only for plugins that have successfully been installed. To obtain data from plugin (directories) that have not (yet) been installed, refer to the overloaded method that takes a Path argument.
        Parameters:
        plugin - The plugin (cannot be null)
        Returns:
        the plugin's human-readable name.
      • getName

        public static String getName​(Path pluginDir)
        Returns the name of a plugin. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, null will be returned. Note that this value is a 'human readable' name, which can be distinct from the name of the plugin directory as returned by getCanonicalName(Path).
        Parameters:
        pluginDir - the path of the plugin directory.
        Returns:
        the plugin's human-readable name.
      • getDescription

        public static String getDescription​(Plugin plugin)
        Returns the description of a plugin. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, null will be returned. Note that this method will return data only for plugins that have successfully been installed. To obtain data from plugin (directories) that have not (yet) been installed, refer to the overloaded method that takes a Path argument.
        Parameters:
        plugin - The plugin (cannot be null)
        Returns:
        the plugin's description.
      • getDescription

        public static String getDescription​(Path pluginDir)
        Returns the description of a plugin. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, null will be returned.
        Parameters:
        pluginDir - the path of the plugin directory.
        Returns:
        the plugin's description.
      • getAuthor

        public static String getAuthor​(Plugin plugin)
        Returns the author of a plugin. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, null will be returned. Note that this method will return data only for plugins that have successfully been installed. To obtain data from plugin (directories) that have not (yet) been installed, refer to the overloaded method that takes a Path argument.
        Parameters:
        plugin - The plugin (cannot be null)
        Returns:
        the plugin's author.
      • getAuthor

        public static String getAuthor​(Path pluginDir)
        Returns the author of a plugin. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, null will be returned.
        Parameters:
        pluginDir - the path of the plugin directory.
        Returns:
        the plugin's author.
      • getVersion

        public static Version getVersion​(Plugin plugin)
        Returns the version of a plugin. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, null will be returned. Note that this method will return data only for plugins that have successfully been installed. To obtain data from plugin (directories) that have not (yet) been installed, refer to the overloaded method that takes a Path argument.
        Parameters:
        plugin - The plugin (cannot be null)
        Returns:
        the plugin's version.
      • getVersion

        public static Version getVersion​(Path pluginDir)
        Returns the version of a plugin. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, null will be returned.
        Parameters:
        pluginDir - the path of the plugin directory.
        Returns:
        the plugin's version.
      • getMinServerVersion

        public static Version getMinServerVersion​(Plugin plugin)
        Returns the minimum server version this plugin can run within. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, null will be returned. Note that this method will return data only for plugins that have successfully been installed. To obtain data from plugin (directories) that have not (yet) been installed, refer to the overloaded method that takes a Path argument.
        Parameters:
        plugin - The plugin (cannot be null)
        Returns:
        the plugin's minimum server version (possibly null).
      • getMinServerVersion

        public static Version getMinServerVersion​(Path pluginDir)
        Returns the minimum server version this plugin can run within. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, null will be returned.
        Parameters:
        pluginDir - the path of the plugin directory.
        Returns:
        the plugin's minimum server version (possibly null).
      • getPriorToServerVersion

        public static Version getPriorToServerVersion​(Plugin plugin)
        Returns the server version up, but not including, in which this plugin can run within. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, null will be returned. Note that this method will return data only for plugins that have successfully been installed. To obtain data from plugin (directories) that have not (yet) been installed, refer to the overloaded method that takes a Path argument.
        Parameters:
        plugin - The plugin (cannot be null)
        Returns:
        the plugin's maximum server version (possibly null).
      • getPriorToServerVersion

        public static Version getPriorToServerVersion​(Path pluginDir)
        Returns the server version up, but not including, in which this plugin can run within. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, null will be returned.
        Parameters:
        pluginDir - the path of the plugin directory.
        Returns:
        the plugin's maximum server version (possibly null).
      • getMinJavaVersion

        public static JavaSpecVersion getMinJavaVersion​(Plugin plugin)
        Returns the minimum Java specification version this plugin needs to run. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, null will be returned. Note that this method will return data only for plugins that have successfully been installed. To obtain data from plugin (directories) that have not (yet) been installed, refer to the overloaded method that takes a Path argument.
        Parameters:
        plugin - The plugin (cannot be null)
        Returns:
        the plugin's minimum Java version (possibly null).
      • getMinJavaVersion

        public static JavaSpecVersion getMinJavaVersion​(Path pluginDir)
        Returns the minimum Java specification version this plugin needs to run. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, null will be returned.
        Parameters:
        pluginDir - the path of the plugin directory.
        Returns:
        the plugin's minimum Java version (possibly null).
      • isCsrfProtectionEnabled

        public static boolean isCsrfProtectionEnabled​(Plugin plugin)
      • isCsrfProtectionEnabled

        public static boolean isCsrfProtectionEnabled​(Path pluginDir)
      • getDatabaseKey

        public static String getDatabaseKey​(Plugin plugin)
        Returns the database schema key of a plugin, if it exists. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, null will be returned. Note that this method will return data only for plugins that have successfully been installed. To obtain data from plugin (directories) that have not (yet) been installed, refer to the overloaded method that takes a Path argument.
        Parameters:
        plugin - The plugin (cannot be null)
        Returns:
        the plugin's database schema key or null if it doesn't exist.
      • getDatabaseKey

        public static String getDatabaseKey​(Path pluginDir)
        Returns the database schema key of a plugin, if it exists. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, null will be returned.
        Parameters:
        pluginDir - the path of the plugin directory.
        Returns:
        the plugin's database schema key or null if it doesn't exist.
      • getDatabaseVersion

        public static int getDatabaseVersion​(Plugin plugin)
        Returns the database schema version of a plugin, if it exists. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, -1 will be returned. Note that this method will return data only for plugins that have successfully been installed. To obtain data from plugin (directories) that have not (yet) been installed, refer to the overloaded method that takes a Path argument.
        Parameters:
        plugin - The plugin (cannot be null)
        Returns:
        the plugin's database schema version or -1 if it doesn't exist.
      • getDatabaseVersion

        public static int getDatabaseVersion​(Path pluginDir)
        Returns the database schema version of a plugin, if it exists. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. If the value could not be found, -1 will be returned.
        Parameters:
        pluginDir - the path of the plugin directory.
        Returns:
        the plugin's database schema version or -1 if it doesn't exist.
      • getLicense

        public static String getLicense​(Plugin plugin)
        Returns the license agreement type that the plugin is governed by. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin. Note that this method will return data only for plugins that have successfully been installed. To obtain data from plugin (directories) that have not (yet) been installed, refer to the overloaded method that takes a Path argument.
        Parameters:
        plugin - The plugin (cannot be null)
        Returns:
        the plugin's license agreement.
      • getLicense

        public static String getLicense​(Path pluginDir)
        Returns the license agreement type that the plugin is governed by. The value is retrieved from the plugin.xml file of the plugin.
        Parameters:
        pluginDir - the path of the plugin directory.
        Returns:
        the plugin's license agreement.
      • getIcon

        public static URL getIcon​(Plugin plugin)
      • getIcon

        public static URL getIcon​(Path pluginDir)
      • getReadme

        public static URL getReadme​(Plugin plugin)
      • getReadme

        public static URL getReadme​(Path pluginDir)
      • getChangelog

        public static URL getChangelog​(Plugin plugin)
      • getChangelog

        public static URL getChangelog​(Path pluginDir)